21.05.2022 middle-grade queer witchy the parent trap, YAY2024-releases2 s Brandy1,077 43

A sweet coming of age story about a young girl who has magical powers that she has to keep secret and a best friend who is leaving ... Unless....

I really enjoyed this! I hope there's a second book soon!3 s Glenna Coleman176 4

A fun coming-of-age story where the main character just happens to be a witch, but adopted into a non-witchy family. Emma wrestles with ethics and the wishes of family and friends as well as her own instincts. There is a bit of a set up for a sequel, which I hope will be written and prove to be equally fun.1 Ms. Yingling2,392 491

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Emma (who was adopted from Korea as an infant) and her parents live in a small, East Coast town that is sort of a budget Salem, Massachusetts. There's a history of witchcraft, and much of the local economy is tied to that past, including the occult themed giftshop the parents run. The family moved to the town a few years ago, when Emma's father's aunt left them the house and shop when she passed away. Emma's father had been a librarian in Boston, but his job was cut, and her mother is a preschool teacher. Once arriving in town, Emma started exhibiting magical abilities, usually tied to emotional highs and lows. When she finds out that her very best friend, Avageline (whom she calls Lina), is going to move to New Orleans because her parents are getting divorced, Emma brews up a storm and rushes home. Her father calms her down with breathing exercises and tea, and reminds her that she needs to stay in control of her magic. The parents are planning a short trip, during which time Emma will stay with neighbor and local baker, Mrs. Cornwall, so they think twice about going. Emma convinces them that these episodes don't happen very often, and that it will be okay. Her plan is to harness her magic to make Lina's parents fall back in love so a move isn't necessary. She's not quite sure how to do this, even though she has the help of Oliver, her great aunt's talking parrott, and Persimmon, a cat who can read minds. After some misplaced anger helps a tree to grow, and Mrs. Cornwall sees it, the two have a talk. Mrs. Cornwall is a witch, and her enchantments are why everyone in town thinks her bakery is fantastic. Emma has always thought it was so-so; this is because it's harder to enchant a fellow witch. Mrs. Cornwall makes Emma feel uneasy, but since she needs help with her plans for Emma's parents, she goes along and helps with the spell. Mrs. Cornwallmakes a cake with a love potion in it for the bake sale Emma is setting up to replicate how Lina's parents met. When Emma starts to realize that Mrs. Cornwall may not have her best interests at heart, will Emma be able to strike out on her own and save her relationship with Lina, whom she begins to realize she s more than just a friend?
Strengths: Many younger middle school students (myself at that age included!) believe that with just the right circumstances, they would be able to do magic. If that magic could make their best friend not move away, even better! I did enjoy the fact that Lina was not as distraught over the possibility as Emma was, and was willing to make the best of her situation. Middle school is a time when many students have to deal with a divorce, so it was realistic that Lina's parents are shown fighting and sniping at each other. It's also a time when parents start giving children more freedom, and having Mrs. Cornwall watch Emma while her parents traveled made for an interesting interchange. There's a few incantations, spell books, and a family history of magic, as well as some solid attempts by Emma at getting her magic to work. All of these will appeal a lot to nascent witches. Emma and Lina's relationship will also appeal to middle school students who are often experiencing first crushes and romantic relationships.
Weaknesses: I wish that Emma had been an 8th grader; while my 6th graders will pick this up, I'm not sure my older students will. I would have d the explanation for the family magic a bit earlier in the book, but the target demographic might prefer thinking that magical powers can just sort of happen. They will also enjoy the connection between magical manifestations and emotions more than I did.
What I really think: This is a good choice for readers who enjoyed Harrison's A Pinch of Magic , Johnson's Ellie Engle Saves Herself, or Royce's Conjure Island. I'll probably buy a copy, but it wasn't my favorite. 1 J.E. BarnardAuthor 7 books23

When 12 year old Emma moves to a small town where her adoptive parents have inherited a great aunt’s house and shop, she suddenly blossoms out with witch powers that keep getting out of her control. First she causes a violent windstorm, then she makes lightning strike the river. And the little accidents that keep happening in the house pile up fast. Her parents hate to leave her alone in case she burns the place down just by having a flash of anger.

Of course she can’t tell anybody about these weird powers, not even her best friend Lina. And she doesn't dare tell Lina how much she truly cares about her because flowers pop up everywhere when she lets her happy feelings out.

But when Lina drops the bomb that her parents are divorcing and she'll have to move several states away, Emma decides the answer is to learn to control her powers, at least enough to make Avangeline's parents fall in love with each other again.

Emma's opportunity comes when she gets to stay home alone for the weekend. Technically she supposed to stay next door, with the lady who runs the town bakery. But when she's caught doing magic outside her house, things go badly wrong. She'll need all her emotional control and ingenuity to direct her wayward powers, repair the damage done by the love spell, and keep Lina safe through it all.

This is a really charming book, not only for the flowery magic, but through its themes: learning to trust your instincts about good and bad people, finding and losing friends, choosing to do right even when it’s harder than doing the wrong thing would be.

Recommended for any 10 to 12 year old girl who has ever felt her feelings are too big and dangerous to let out, or that she doesn’t really fit in at school. Jenny Ashby816 10

A book with a young witch? Yes, please! Emma is a good character who is struggling with her new found magical abilities. Abilities she has not been able to control in the least and which show up at the worst times. Her parents have made her promise not to reveal her "incidents" to anyone, including her best friend Lina. But when she finds out that Lina will be moving away due to her parent's divorce, Emma thinks she might be able to put a stop to that with a little love spell. If only she knew how to do that.

Not only is Emma a witch, she's a gay witch! That is double the love for me. many characters with magic, she needs to start fully embracing who she is to really harness her powers, so that makes me frustrated. I was also frustrated by her disregard for her own inner voices that were clearly trying to steer her in the right direction. But that can be explained by her parents insistence that she keep her true self hidden.

Despite those frustrations, I enjoyed the book as well as the blossoming first romance between the girls. The villain is appropriately nasty for a middle grades book, and the amount of magic is not too much for the younger readers in my school. Caroline1,127 14

Ever since she was small, Emma has had magic powers. Her adoptive parents always seem scared of them -- or of someone finding out -- and so she keeps them concealed and under control as best as she can. But still, whenever her emotions spiral out of control she is sure to affect the environment around her. Emma, who is Korean American, and her parents have lived in their small town for two years when her best (and only) friend Lina (who she has a major crush on) is moving across the country because her parents are getting a divorce. Though she still doesn't feel in control of her powers, Emma is confident that now is the time to use her powers on purpose -- to get Lina's parents back together.
This is a fun light fantasy for readers who want a little bit of romance in a grounded in reality story. There's a theme of trusting your own intuition throughout that works really nicely, especially when it comes to suspicious adults who want kids to keep secrets. Satisfying, but with an open ending for potential sequels.2024 diverse-reads fantasy ...more Yapha2,870 91

Emma discovered her powers when her family moved into her great aunt's house. She finds that excess of emotions causes all kinds of things -- anger or fear can cause thunderstorms, happiness can cause an explosive growth of flowers. Her parents are scared of her powers and urge her to hide them, to stop feeling so much, to never tell anyone about this part of her. Emma follows their directions until her best friend announces that her parents are getting divorced and she is moving away. This spurs Emma to try to harness her powers to change the situation. This was very relatable for middle schoolers finding themselves changing and growing in ways their parents might not fully accept, and especially those overwhelmed with big emotions. The magic was great as was Emma's journey of self-discovery. The ending leaves a possibility for a sequel. Recommended for grades 4 & up.

eARC provided by publisher via NetGalley & Edelweisschildren-s fantasy Rose Eleusis126

Healing my inner child one queer middle-grade fantasy book at a time.

This was just a delight, and I really hope there's a sequel. Voice, characters, setting, pacing- Ireland nailed it. I haven't had this much fun reading in ages.

I wish this had been around when I was in elementary school. I would've considered myself too old for it in middle school, but oh boy did I need books this when I was a confused 10 year old baby gay with a crush on my best friend.

Between COVID and the isolation of being lesbian at a small Catholic school, I never got to enjoy all those classic tween experiences. So it's bittersweet to find books this on display at the library- but mostly sweet. This story is just so affirming and FUN. 1 Bianca40

MY Joy is back to me
after a very long time which i and my ex
separated since i was alone my life change ,
every thing about me change a friend of
mine gave me an email address told me that
this was the email address she contacted
when she was in the same problem so i
contacted the email i got a reply he ask me
to send him my number so i did he was a
man call Dr Sarki . he is a spell caster he
casted a spell for me and told me that
within two day that my ex we be back for
good within that two days my ex was back,
i and my ex just got married
Dr sarki
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????? Aurora2,787 4 Shelved as 'did-not-finish'

Made it to chapter 6/21% before giving up on this one. Was not vibing with the animal familiars, nor anything else in the story, really. Also kind of felt that the anecdote about her accidentally murdering a goldfish with her powers was… horrific, not an “oopsies!” moment. (, we had *just* established that animals brought into this house developed human-level consciousness!) Natalie Aguirre149 99

This was a great MG witchy story. I loved the contemporary setting and the fact that Emma was adopted. There's not that many books that accurately portray adopted kids who have loving parents. And this was a fast-paced story that kept me turning the pages. Rachel Rauch252

4.5 stars rounded down. Sweet, fun, relatable, a good cozy read, but didn’t quite blow me away. I loved it, I did really feel connected to Emma in a way. her struggles felt mine a little. I do feel it all might have been a little too simple? Good but a quick read. Alexandra701 29

3.5 stars

A cute and quick story about a young witch learning to deal with her powers and her first crush. I would’ve enjoyed more character development, but the simplicity is understandable for this. I think this would be a good fit for younger MG readers. Kristina Pino13 6

Cute witchy middle grades. Adopted MC. Queer rep. Asian MC. Subtle plot line about unsafe adults. Overall great, well-written kid lit. Realistic fantasy. Teresa54 2

Loved it Daniel Acuña153

A fun and cute book, that said Emma's parents deserve a big smack Lisa Hoppe550 2

This was cute, but it just didn’t wow me. It felt we were missing parts of the story, but maybe it works for middle grade. fantasy-and-or-sci-fi lgbt-teens-and-kids middle-grade Shyhetzi40 2

It's about strong friendship between two friends and how Emmie and her friend save the town
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