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Perfect hair, cute clothes, healthy tans—life’s a breeze when you’re a witch! Even special witchcraft classes Rachel agrees to attend with Miri turn out to be fun. The sisters meet other teen witches just like them—who knew? Everyone’s preparing for a magical party called a Samsorta—a... read more

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  • Rachel: The bubbly main character, written in her point of view.
  • Miri: Younger sister of Rachel, she was first to get her powers.
  • Raf (Raphael): Rachel's boyfriend
  • Adam: Rachel's new warlock friend she meet at school
  • Corey Praw: Miri's crush.
  • Wendaline: Miri's new friend she meets online at MyWitchBook.
  • Jennifer: Rachel and Miri's stepmother.
  • Tammy: Rachel's very best friend. Tammy has two lesbian mothers.
  • Cassandra: The queen of mean at Wedaline and Rachel's school.
  • Michael: A student at Rachel and Miri's magical school.
  • Karin: A student at Rachel and Miri's magical school.
  • Melissa: A student at Rachel's school, used to to date Raf.
  • Adriana: Add a description of this character.
  • Wendy: Wendaline's inner girly-girl.
  • Rhonda
  • Matilda: Witch that tests Rachel and Miri to see if they qualify to take Samsorta lessons
  • Sam
  • Imogen: A girl from England, a friend of Wendaline's.
  • Fitch: A student at Rachel and Miri's magical school.
  • Georgina
  • Jefferson Tyler: Rachel and Miri's mother's old beau.
  • Liana: Rachel and Miri's "evil" cousin.
  • Viv(ian): A student at Rachel and Miri's magical school.
  • Rodge
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  • Witches: a magical group of people with powers.

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Table of Contents edit see section history

1: So Many Outfits... Only One First Day
2: Moon Over Manhattan
3: The Way We Were
4: The Freshman Fiasco
5: The Fixer- Upper
6: Operation: Samsorta
7: Watch Your Back
8: Birthday Lovin'
9: A Pregnant Pause
10: Welcome to the Witch World
11: The Girls of Sam
12: Sweet Dreams
13: Makeunder Madness
14: How Do You Say Party in French
15: Kiss, Kiss
16: Urla (Brixta for You've Got to Be Kidding Me)
17: Rocks Ahead
18: It's a Small World
19: Dateless in Lozacea
20: That's the Way the Fortune Cookie Crumbles
21: The Name Game
22: The Stinging Truth
23: A Shade of Gray
24: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, but It's Easier with a Few Choice Spells
25: A Family Affair
26: The Big Day
27: You Never Know
28: Trick or Treat

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 4 of 4 in Magic in Manhattan. (standard series)

Preceded by Spells & Sleeping Bags.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Sarah Mlynowski (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 342

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

Probably appropriate for ages 11 or 12+, for girls (obviously). Includes kissing, popularity, boyfriends, etc. but nothing too bad. Should be appropriate for girls going into 5th grade and up.

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • Bras & Broomsticks
  • Frogs & French Kisses (Magic In Manhattan)
  • Spells & Sleeping Bags

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Bras & Broomsticks
  • Frogs & French Kisses
  • Spells & Sleeping Bags

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