Signs and Wonders (Spellbinders, Vol. 1) (Paperback)

by Mike Carey (Author), Mike Perkins (Author), Andrew Hennessy (Author)

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Getting through high school is hard enough without having to watch your back the whole time, but magic can give you a real edge over the competition. When 15-year-old Kim Vesco moves from Chicago to Salem, MA, she finds that the local student body is divided into rival factions of witches and non-witches, with both sides bidding for her allegiance. And if that weren't enough, an unknown force seems to want her... dead! Between the tribal loyalties of the schoolyard and the brutal, fight-or-die logic of the mage-war, Kim has to steer a course that will keep her alive until she can take the fight back to her enemy and reveal the true identity of someone she thought she already knew: herself. Collects Spellbinders #1-6.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Marvel Comics (November 9, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785117563
• ISBN-13: 978-0785117568
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,570,073 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and engrossing, January 1, 2009

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This graphic novel is a collection of six stories originally published in regular comic book format. Even so, they weave together nicely and form a solid, engrossing story. Kim is the new girl in school, but fitting in is the least of her worries when she discovers the not-so-secret fact that some witches also attend the school, and a few of those "wicks" think she's a witch herself. The story isn't riddled with "is she or isn't she," though, for it's obvious early on that something is different about Kim, and there is a danger lurking that affects not only her, but witches as a whole. The twists are clever and unexpected, and the mythology is well-developed, strengthening the overall plot. While having its dark moments, it is balanced with enough humor to keep it from becoming weighty. I also enjoyed the characters, but wish that some of them could have been fleshed out a little more because they eerily felt like characters I've seen before. Overall, it is a fun, absorbing read that kept me flipping the pages until there were no more pages to be flipped.