Weregirls: Birth of the Pack [Paperback]

Petru Popescu (Author)

Book Description

Series: Weregirls | Publication Date: September 4, 2007

When sixteen-year-old Lily Willison and her friends Nikki, Arielle, and Grazia start up a girls' soccer club and name their team the Weregirls, they soon find themselves drawn into a battle between good and evil. Lily's father, a supernatural guardian, makes contact with Lily after his death and reveals that she has magical powers--as do her friends.
 
As the girls learn more about their powers, they inadvertently awaken the Breed, sworn enemies of the Weregirls. To fight the Weregirls, the Breed Master calls upon Lily's soccer rival--the rich, conceited, and arrogant Andra Hewlit. Desperate for powers of her own, Andra will do anything she can to destroy Lily and the Weregirls….

Editorial Reviews

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Praise for the works of Petru Popescu:

 

"One of the most bizarre adventures in the history of exploration…an extraordinary, gripping tale."--Publishers Weekly on Amazon Beaming

 

"An astonishing tale of exploration…an arresting narrative of courage and discovery in the world's most mysterious land."--Booklist on Amazon Beaming

 

"Thrilling…emotionally powerful."--Los Angeles Times on Almost Adam

 

"A rollicking adventure."--People Magazine on Almost Adam

 

"Highly recommended…a riveting thriller that grapples with the fundamental question of what it means to be human."--Library Journal on Almost Adam

 

"A rich and fascinating journey…I was engrossed from beginning to end."--William Styron, author of Sophie's Choice on The Return

 

"Petru Popescu's The Oasis is a poignant and remarkable Holocaust memoir: Filled with love, it suffuses us with hope."--Elie Wiesel

About the Author

Petru Popescu, author of the international bestsellers Amazon Beaming and Almost Adam, grew up in Romania and defected to America in the 1970s. Weregirls: Birth of the Pack is his first book for young adults. His inspiration was his teenage daughter, Chloe, who was the first reader and first fan of the book. He lives in Beverly Hills, California.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 13 and up
  
• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Tor Teen; 1st edition (September 4, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0765316412
• ISBN-13: 978-0765316417
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,492,522 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars fine urban fantasy, September 9, 2007

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Weregirls: Birth of the Pack (Paperback)

Lily Willison has never gotten over the death of her father and she feels alienated from her mother who is seeing another man. She and her friends Nikki, Arielle, and Grazia call themselves the "weregirls", a name given to them by Lily's father. Nikki set up a soccer club and it is a success. Rich girl Andra Hewitt arrives on the scene and with the help of her father forms her own soccer team.

Andra wants Lilly to give her powers like she has but Lily doesn't know what she is talking about until her late father communicates with her that she has magic in her as do her friends and that they all have different were girls for a spirit guide. He tells her to enjoy the magic now that the weregirl has awakened inside of her but Andra, whose own powers have been brought to the surface unwittlingly by Lily, has stolen her magical mirror. The weregirls have to fight Andra and her evil powers that come form the evil Breed in a classic good vs. evil confrontation.

Although this is aimed at the teen audience, adults who like a good urban fantasy will enjoy reading BIRTH OF THE PACK. In addition to being a fun fantasy, Petru Popescu enhances the characterizations with the admiration for and grief of the loss of a loved one. The heroine is strong willed and independent, not wanting to be part of the in crowd but not really sure where she belongs. Her willingness to accept her powers and fight evil will endear her to the young warrior in all of us readers. Harriet Klausner

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too, September 20, 2007

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TeensReadToo "Eat. Drink. Read. Be Merrier." (All Over the US & Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Weregirls: Birth of the Pack (Paperback)

Lily and her friends start up a club soccer team, calling themselves the Weregirls after stories Lily's now deceased father told them.

What they don't realize is that the stories he was spinning were more than just tall tales. Lily and her friends have an ancient magic hidden inside of them and it's starting to show.

Unfortunately for them, a new girl, Andra, moves into town with her heart set on a varsity team. Andra's moneyed background makes her a force to reckon with and, before long, she has the principal on her side.

Andra's also discovered Lily's secret -- and she'll do anything to get her hands on magical powers. Can Lily learn enough about her powers in order to save herself, her friends, and her soccer team?

BIRTH OF THE PACK is the first in the new, edgy WEREGIRLS series. It's sure to be a hit with girls reading vampire and supernatural tales.

Reviewed by: Jennifer Rummel

4.0 out of 5 stars only half way, March 9, 2009

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D. J. Berger (Topsham, ME United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Weregirls: Birth of the Pack (Paperback)

I am only half way through the book and love it so far!!! I hope that there will be a sequel! I picked up the book not really reading the back, but am having a hard time putting the book down and I am 38!!