From Publishers Weekly
Bridget's friends try to convince her that she should join the wicce, or witches. PW wrote, "Thesman hammers away at her "be true to yourself" theme. Only the climax is truly compelling." Ages 10-14.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 7-9Although it is not immediately obvious, the main character of this odd novel is a witch. On the surface, Bridget is nothing more than an awkward misfit at her high school, an outsider with few friends. She is also one of the Other Ones, a circle of gentle, loving folk who possess great magical powers. The plot revolves around her struggle about whether to accept her true nature or be normal. She is watched over by a threshold guardian, a strange, cantankerous creature with an even stranger name, xiii, pronounced shhh. She also worries about her friend Jordan, who has been abandoned by his father, and a new girl at school who is taunted by her classmates and is, in fact, a shape-shifter who is really a falcon. As if all of this is not hard enough to swallow, the adults are strange as well. Bridgets Aunt Cait is a witch with two cats as familiars. Bridgets parents seem to care little for their daughter or her problems. Her English teacher and the class bully are irredeemably evil. There is excitement and suspense in the plot line, as Bridget must finally decide whether to use her powers for good or ill. However, while the story is well written, the characters remain black and white, with all of the Other Ones good and all of the other adults so reprehensible as to be unbelievable.Bruce Anne Shook, Mendenhall Middle School, Greensboro, NC
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