Unwilling Witch

THE UNWILLING WITCH by David Lubar. Tor Starscape, 2013.

Hurrying to meet her friend Jan at the mall, Angie stops to assist an old woman who looks in distress. As it turns out, the woman instead is a witch who is ready to transfer her power to Angie. But being a new witch is very dangerous. Angie has no understanding of what her powers are and can do. She needs to figure that out, though, before the one who would take that power from her dispatches her. Lubar's new series MONSTERRIFIC TALES, is sure to be popular with middle grade readers with its skillful combination of humor and danger.

Digital footprints

WHO IS AC? by Hope Larson with illustrations by Tintin Pantoja. Atheneum, 2013.



Lin is lonely after moving to a new town. She turns to her one comfort: writing. She creates her own books to sell at the bookstore. When she witnesses a robbery at the copy center, she somehow returns a call she had missed some time ago, a call from someone she does not know. She is suddenly transformed into a superhero and is able to stop the crime. But what exactly has happened? And why? Can she help a girl possessed by an evil troll? Larson once again explores familiar topics with a fresh approach. Illustrations in black and white with a few splashes if color are perfect.