Initiation (Circle of Three, No.15) [Paperback]

Isobel Bird (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 19, 2002

Tonight you take the last step on
Your journey of a year and a day.
Welcome home, o new-made witch,
And in our circle rest and stay.

The joyful culmination of a year and a day's dedication -- Kate, Annie, and Cooper's Wiccan initiation -- brings celebration, an exhilarating ritual, and unexpected choices for the new witches.

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About the Author

Isobel Bird has been involved in the world of paganism and witchcraft for many years. She lives and dances beneath the moon somewhere in New England.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 13 and up
  
• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: HarperTeen (March 19, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060006072
• ISBN-13: 978-0060006075
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,195,521 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well..., March 25, 2002

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Nicole Alger "imanoonle" (Belmont, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Initiation (Circle of Three, No.15) (Paperback)

I hate when I get hooked on these series, especially young adult. I still read young adult books, even though I am one of the few people that I know who still does! But I got hooked on this series when I was working at my Crown Books before it closed, and I unfortunately only was able to read the first three before I had to look elsewhere to find these books.

The last one of the series... I think... not my favorite, but a good ending. Who knows, maybe there will be more. The series is about three girls who begin to learn about witchcraft. Some of the ideas are silly, and some of the ideas are profound. Isobel Bird has taken a subject that is a taboo to many and made the reader learn about the Wiccan religion while the characters themselves learn. Does it work? Most of the time. There are some fantasy events tied in with what is real life. A spell from a library book works, a ghost contacts a living girl, a group of fairies torment a girl. These perhaps do take away from the novels, because you want to believe in what Isobel Bird speaks about the Wiccan religion, but these supernatural events are tied in with the truth.

But, otherwise, the series is awesome. My favorite one dealt with wearing a pentacle to school. The girls go through the same obsticles that I faced in high school. The real life situations are believable. The dialogue is hilarious. The endings are pretty predictable, but who cares?

These 15 books have been a great read. I have learned much, and I hope there will be more.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent series of teen novels on eclectic Wicca, August 8, 2002

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This review is from: Initiation (Circle of Three, No.15) (Paperback)

I must say, this entire series has been surprisingly informative and interesting (there are even a couple of ideas that I'm interested in adapting for public rituals). I'm a 29 years old practitioner or Wicca (I've been studying for 12 years), and although these books are aimed at teenagers, I've read them all, and so have many of my friends (ages 22 to 35).

As the series evolves, we see the personal growth and studies of three teenage friends as they struggle with adolescence and with their increasing interest in the pagan religion which is Wicca. This series presents their experiences as members of a study group organised by an eclectic coven (a year and a day of studies, possibly leading to initiation) and as members of their own "circle of 3", how their friendships and personal goals develop with time, how they become stronger, more mature individuals, how their families and friends react to their interest in this path, etc. The books are informative in the ways of eclectic Wicca, if I had children I'd feel completely comfortable in letting them read them, there is no gratuitous sex or violence or any such thing. Very well done, highly recommended!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It rocks, but is sad at the same time., April 21, 2002

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"xxkrazebellaxx" (Hamilton, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Initiation (Circle of Three, No.15) (Paperback)

DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK UNLESS YOU HAVE READ AT LEAST BOOK 14, The Challenge Box.
I bought both of those books on the same night, and I'm soooo glad i did. The way book 14 ends sends you for a total loop and you really have to start reading this one right away (at least you feel like it) This book is awesome ... the ending is soooo cool. I couldnt put it down until the very end!!