Houghton Mifflin, 2007, $16.00978-0-618-756384
Age/Grade Level: Intermediate
Rating: Very Good
Rating: Very Good
A fun book dealing with a clever girl, Theo, battling the forces of evil and egyptian curses during victorian times. She is the neglected daughter of a museum director, and she teaches herself to do the magic and reverse the curses. Adult characters are stereotyped, but they do their parts to move the plot along. The magical mood is different from what we expected in the Potter books; it feels more real, perhaps because the author gives detailed directions in how to make several charms. Theo gets involved in saving the world from evil, and it is an entertaining read.
Reviewer: Cathy Gillette, Orange County Public Library/La Habra branch
