Reviews

• オカルト趣味とお化け屋敷とかわいい子どもたち

  親がそれぞれ再婚したことによって大家族となり、田舎の大きくて古い家に引越しをします。 その家は、昔、お化けが住んでいる家ということでうわさになった家でした。義理の妹、Amandaのオカルト趣味が眠っていた彼らを呼び起こしてしまいます。 Amandaの新しい妹や弟は生意気ながらも自然と人間嫌いのAmandaの心をなごませ、お化けの恐怖がなぜか新しい家族の絆を深めていきます。ちょっと変わった物語ですが面白いのは間違いなしです。

• Five Stars

  Favourite book from childhood, so happy to have found it again

• My favourite childhood book!

  Long before Harry Potter and Twilight came along and made me yearn to write magical books, was THIS BOOK!! I first borrowed this book at age 10 from my school library. It was named 'A witch in the family' in Australia. And I borrowed it so many times, our school librarian actually banned me from borrowing it. 😂 ( Very fond memories of Mrs McCourt guiding me around by the arm saying; surely there are other books aside from this one that you'd like to read!)😍 I believe it may have later been banned from schools due to the content ( Kids involved in a séance and other witchy charms) But I do want to say the story is SOOO much more than that. It's not only filled with magic and wonder through the eyes of children, it's about a family adjusting to new family dynamics- a mother who passed away and the awesome new step-mum, Molly, who inspired me to name my favourite character in my series after her. The crazy search for magic and ghosts in a spooky old house is really just the backdrop for a heart-warming bond between a boy and his new ( and very difficult) step-sister. I re-read it often just to remind myself of the magic that really does exist. ❤️

• Still scares me.

  I read this book when I was in 5th grade and it scared me! Now I'm a junior in high school and I still couldn't read the book at night by myself in my room! :P This really is an exciting book, I love all of the characters! I could read it over and over again!!

• My Favorite Childrens Author!

  This was purchased as gift for my niece who turned 11. She's a reader. When I was about her age I LIVED at my school's library.. The librarian was my idol I read everything I could get my hands on by Zilpha Keatley Snyder; particularly relating to her characters for being "different" and supernaturally inclined. The librarian arranged for me to travel with her (quite a distance I remember) to meet Ms. Snyder at a luncheon after she was presented an award...it was the best day of my life. I was thrilled to find this book, still popular with children and still in print.

• A fun book to pass the time

  I thought this book was a decent. The cover caught my eye and made me want to read it. It was a little hard at the beginning to understand because there are so many step-sisters. Upon reading further into the story it was easier to understand. I liked how the author described the house where the step-sisters lived. It was very entertaining, I give it 4 stars.

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