| Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft Original Edition Contributor(s): Sharpe, Tess (Author), Spotswood, Jessica (Author), Colbert, Brandy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1335016279 ISBN-13: 9781335016270 Publisher: Harlequin Teen OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - Wizards & Witches - Young Adult Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Anthologies - Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 800 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.8" W x 8.3" (1.05 lbs) 416 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 198447 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 16.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Scorn the witch. Fear the witch. Burn the witch. History is filled with stories of women accused of witchcraft, of fearsome girls with arcane knowledge. Toil & Trouble features fifteen stories of girls embracing their power, reclaiming their destinies and using their magic to create, to curse, to cure--and to kill. A young witch uses social media to connect with her astrology clients--and with a NASA-loving girl as cute as she is skeptical. A priestess of death investigates a ritualized murder. A bruja who cures lovesickness might need the remedy herself when she falls in love with an altar boy. A theater production is turned upside down by a visiting churel. In Reconstruction-era Texas, a water witch uses her magic to survive the soldiers who have invaded her desert oasis. And in the near future, a group of girls accused of witchcraft must find their collective power in order to destroy their captors. This collection reveals a universal truth: there's nothing more powerful than a teenage girl who believes in herself. |