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Jinx (2007) (edit title/settings)

by Meg Cabot (Author) (edit contributors)

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The only thing Jean Honeychurch hates more than her boring name (not Jean Marie, or Jeanette, just . . . Jean) is her all-too-appropriate nickname, Jinx. Misfor-tune seems to follow her everywhere she goes—which is why she's thrilled to be moving in with her aunt and uncle in New York City.... read more

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Jinx is moving in with her aunt and uncle in New York, to try to escape from troubles at home. Jinx's cousin, Tori, believes that she is a part of a witches group that her great great great grandmother had started, and believes that Jinx could be "one of them". Once Tori tells Jinx how she... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Jinx is moving in with her aunt and uncle in New York, to try to escape from troubles at home. Jinx's cousin, Tori, believes that she is a part of a witches group that her great great great grandmother had started, and believes that Jinx could be "one of them". Once Tori tells Jinx how she feels about her powers, Jinx starts going through a whole list of catastrophes that happen to her because Tori is casting so-called, "spells" on Jinx.

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Jean "Jinx" Honeychurch: She is the protagonist in the story who seems to be unlucky with things. That's why her family gave her the nickname, Jinx.
  • Tory/Torrance Gardiner: She is Jean's cousin who is into witchcraft and mischief.
  • Zachary Rosen: falls in love with jinx He is Tory's next door neighbor. He is a junior at Chapman School. He is an average wide-shouldered, dark-haired, green-eyed hottie. he is the son of an entertainment lawyer and a tax lawyer.
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  • Aunt Evelyn Gardiner: e is Jean's aunt and her mom's younger sister.
  • Petra: She is the Gardiners' au pair. She is from Germany and only works for the Gardiners for her college education.
  • Gretchen: follower She has a pierced eyebrow.
  • Branwen: she is A witch and Jinx's ancestor.
  • Ted Gardiner: is Jinx's uncle, Tory's father and Evelyn Gardiner's husband.
  • Theodore "Teddy" Gardiner Jr.: e is Tory's ten-year-old brother.
  • Alice Gardiner: She is Tory's five-year-old sister. She is the one usually taking care of Mouche the cat.
  • Shawn Kettering: Tory's friend and he is in an open relationship with her making them friends with benefits.
  • Chanelle: She is Tory's best friend and was named almost the same as her mom's favorite store.
  • Robert: he is a pot head and he is Channelle's boyfriend.
  • Lindsey: SMALL gravely voice mean hearted follower
  • Coach Winthrop: The P.E. instructor in Chapman School.
  • Willem: german He is Petra's boyfriend.
  • Lisa: She is the woman who practices witchcraft and who owns the Enchantments shop.
  • Marta: She is the Gardiners' housekeeper.
  • Jorge: He is the Gardiners' gardener.
  • Principal Baldwin: The principal of Chapman School.
  • Charlotte Honeychurch: She is Jean's mom and she is a preacher.
  • Courtney Honeychurch: She is the thirteen-year-old, aspiring model sister of Jean.
  • Sarabeth Honeychurch: She is the seven-year-old, Bratz dolls obsessed sister of Jean.
  • Jeremy Honeychurch: is the ten-year-old baseball fanatic brother of Jean.
  • Henry Honeychurch: The four-year-old baby brother of Jean.
  • Stacy: She is Jean's best friend back in Iowa.
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  • “See? Anger can be healthy. When the time comes–and it will come–remember that. And what I said. Embrace your powers–love yourself the way Nature made you, and you will prevail. Always.”
    Lisa
  • “"I loved you way before you ever had a chance to put a spell on me. I loved you at 'I've never been to Long Island," Zach said.I couldn't keep a big goofy grin from my face."I loved you at 'I like seals,'" I admitted. He grinned back.”
    Zach and Jinx
  • “Real witches don't cast spells to get attention, but because it gives them actual spiritual fulfillment. And witchcraft, if it's done properly, is more about giving thanks--and showing appreciation--for nature than it is about trying to bend it to someone's will or. . .or make things magically appear.”
    Jinx Honeychurch
  • “<A promise to one's self.> It is sometimes the hardest ones to break.”
    Jinx Honeychurch
  • “I'm rubber you're glue, anything you say bounces off me and sticks to you.”
    Jinx Honeychurch
  • “Embrace that which you fear.”
    Lisa via Jinx Honeychurch
  • “All this time, you've been telling her--me--everyone you knew--that you and I are just friends, when just friends was the last thing I ever wanted to be with you.”
    Zach Rosen
  • “Zach: That I was head over heels for you...You still don't believe me? | Jinx: ... | Zach: That's what I was afraid of. I guess you've given me no other choice. | Jinx: No other choice but...what? | Zach: This. | (Jinx: And the next thing I knew, his lips were on mine.) | Zach: Now do you believe me? | Jinx: . . . . . . . . . . . | Zach: Okay. Let me try that again. | (Jinx: And he leaned down to kiss me some more.) | Zach: So? Do you believe me now that it's you I love--you that I've always loved, ever since that day you spat Long Island iced tea all over me? Do you believe me that I'm tired of trying not to kiss you? Do you believe that I really, really don't want to be just friends anymore? | Jinx: Uh-huh.”
    Zach and Jinx
  • “I like seals”
    Zach Rosen
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  • This time when he raised his head, birds, stars, and even little rainbows seemed to float around in front of me. It was as if someone had spilled a box of Lucky Charms in zero gravity.
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  • I loved you at I’ve never been to Long Island.” I couldn’t keep a big goofy grin from my face. “I loved you at I like seals,” I admitted.
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  • “Oh, that’s nice. She gave you a Satanic symbol. That’s excellent customer service.”
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  • You’re not a hundred-dollar bill, Grandma was fond of telling us kids during her frequent visits from her retirement community in the Sunshine State. Not everybody’s going to like you.
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  • suppose for our first kiss, it was fairly staggering. Well, okay, maybe someone like Tory, who is light-years ahead of me sophistication-wise, could be kissed in such a manner and not completely lose her head. I, on the other hand, could not. It wasn’t as if he snatched me up and molded my body to his, like Dylan had, the first time he kissed me. Zach’s was the gentlest kiss you could ever imagine. He was barely even touching me, except for where his fingers rested on my shoulders.
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  • ‘I’m rubber, you’re glue, anything you say bounces off me and sticks to you’?”
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  • Do you believe me that I’m tired of trying not to kiss you? Do you believe that I really, really don’t want to be just friends anymore?”
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  • “No. Nuh-uh. We’re not doing a thing to it. Maybe put a little bit of it up in the front with a clip—oh, yes, that’s great—but no one is going near this girl with a flat iron. Do you hear me, people?”)—I
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

New York City
  • The Gardiners' House: It is a four floor brownstone house at 326 East Sixty-ninth Street.
  • Chapman School: It is an exclusive, private school in Manhattan.
  • Enchantments: It is a shop for magic or witchcraft that is located at the Ninth Street of East Village.
  • Waldorf-Astoria: It is a huge fancy hotel in Park Avenue.

First Sentence edit see section history

The thing is, my luck's always been rotten.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

  • Witchcraft: This books derives plot and emotion from the power of witchcraft.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Meg Cabot (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: HarperTeen
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0060837640
Page Count: 262

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

14+ There is a good amount of drug use, teen drinking, and sexual innuendo. There aren't any unfortunate consequences to any of these things, and at some times, they are shed in a rather attractive light.

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