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Old Magic [Mass Market Paperback]

Marianne Curley (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)

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An appealingly witchy atmosphere combined with breathlessly over-the-top narration and a generous helping of high school intrigue go a long way toward camouflaging the slack plotting and clich‚d characterizations of this first novel by an Australian writer. Witch-in-training Kate is smitten with Jarrod, the new boy at school. Numerous chapters which Kate and Jarrod take turns narrating chronicle in great detail Kate's efforts to convince the doubting Jarrod that, in addition to possessing a vast reservoir of untapped magical power, he is also the latest victim of a centuries-old family curse. On the social front, loner Kate must cope with her potential soulmate's adoption by the school elite and his apparent role as the chosen boyfriend of the most popular girl, a standard-issue nasty-but-gorgeous villainess. Eventually, Kate and Jarrod leave their tiny Australian mountain town and travel magically back in time, to a medieval-lite version of 13th-century England, where they try to stop the curse at its source. Not surprisingly, the curse is lifted by novel's end and equally important back in the contemporary world, Jarrod commits to taking Kate to a very important dance. More old hat than old magic, but fun nonetheless. Ages 12-up.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

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Grade 7-9-When Jarrod Thornton walks into the classroom, Kate Warren instantly senses that he is as different as she is. In anger, he unknowingly unleashes a storm in the science lab and Kate realizes that he has exceptional paranormal abilities that exceed her own. As an uneasy friendship forms, she helps Jarrod confront and internalize his talents. With her grandmother's help, the teens journey back to the Middle Ages and break the curse that has controlled the Thornton family for generations. On one level, this is a story about paranormal abilities, curses, and time travel. Deeper, it's an account of feeling different, friendship, and acceptance. The story is much like a train ride. The plot is fast and smooth and the characters' developing friendship is akin to the train's slowing and coming to a station stop. However, the language derails it until readers become used to the "Aussie-isms" throughout the text. (There is a glossary at the back of the book, but it is not all-inclusive.) It is obvious that Curley researched the architecture, peoples, and customs of the Middle Ages, and she skillfully integrates this information into the story. The characters are believable and are the strength of this first novel. While the message that it's all right to be different and to accept yourself for who you are is evident throughout, it's not overly dominant. Curley is definitely an author to watch.
Molly S. Kinney, Office of Public Library Services, Atlanta, GA
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The best book ever!, July 5 2004
This review is from: Old Magic (Mass Market Paperback)
I just finished reading the book last night and loved it! I was worried it would be little kiddish but i'm 17 and loved it!! I would recommened this book to just about anyone!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, Wonderful, and Hooking, July 4 2004
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This book was amazing. The two main characters are so different and almost against each other that it's hard to understand why one wants to help the other. This book is about Kate, a good witch, that has to survive humiliation and other mean things during her high school education. When a cursed clumsy boy, Jarrod, comes to her class she sees that he has amazing powers. He caused a thunderstorm in the classrom! Kate sets out to help Jarrod control his powers and uncurse his cursed family. And on the way Kate and Jarrod's relationship changes. This book was wonderful especially the ending. Magical books always come out to be magically wonderful.
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5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE IT!, July 14 2004
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ivylyn (Savannah, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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WOW!! i loved this book so much!! i read it in 2 or 3 days and i couldn't put it down! i STRONGLY reccommend it. i am lending it to my brother, my mom, and my best friend. her style of writing is really good, and i love the way she tells the story. i fell in luv with Jarrod and Kate is awesome! i really, really reccommend this book.

btw i am 15, but it is good for any age group (from about 7th or 8th grade and up).

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