Gone With the Witch (Teen Witch) [Paperback]

Megan Barnes (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 6-8-- Sarah is an average high-school girl who happens to be an apprentice witch. She doesn't exactly have the hang of spellcraft yet, so her daydreaming about Gone with the Wind during a history exam accidentally transports Sarah and her best friend Micki back in time to assume the bodies and identities of two antebellum Southern belles. What follows is a melange of Scarlett O'Hara and Sweet Valley High. Micki just wants to go home, but Sarah is delighted with her new role, especially when she meets handsome Confederate lieutenant Robbie Shaw. Then Sarah's witch powers seem to be fading, and she is not sure she can get home even if she wants to. There are a few sparks of humor when the 19th and 20th centuries collide, but the characters are heavily stereotyped--empty-headed girls, a fat black "mammy," and pompous colonels--and conflicts of the period are minimized. Sarah is concerned about slavery, but consoles herself that "all these people would be freed in the near future." This succeeds neither as a magic story nor as a teen historical romance. Bewitched, no. Bothered and bewildered, yes. --Elaine E. Knight, Lincoln Elementary Schools, IL
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 11 and up
  
• Paperback
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (January 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590412981
• ISBN-13: 978-0590412988
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,883,495 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gone with the Witch #3, May 11, 2000

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Darcie Chace (Bellevue, Washington.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gone With the Witch (Teen Witch) (Paperback)

I remeber this one because I really enjoyed the richness of it's history that it was talking about. The people sure seemed real life to me when I get my self into it. Boy would I love to be a Witch like her and make things happen. Like this one I had also enjoyed the first of the set of this small series. I found it pretty similar to the Disney movie virsion entitled the same. When I've picked it up it's just too hard to put down. I'm just really wrapped into it nothing else even matters while I'm holding on to it.

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Series, August 25, 2008

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Melinda E. Workman (Salt Lake City, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gone With the Witch (Teen Witch) (Paperback)

I remembered reading these books as a teen and really enjoying them, so I bought the series to read them again. It is just fun, light reading that brings me back to when I was a kid. I think the writing is well done and I enjoy the characters. They seem natural and real without being over dramatic. I would recommend this for teens that want to read a fun series that is light hearted.