When this book was first published in 1984 it was awarded the famous Carnegie Medal. Twenty years on The Changeover continues to intrigue and delight and is now regarded as a modern classic for young teenagers.
Laura Chant seems to be a typical teenager, except that she occasionally has premonitions that come true. Then her brother, Jacko, becomes ill after they visit a shop.
Laura is convinced that his life is being drained away from him by the shopkeeper, who stamped Jacko's hand with an indelible image of himself. Desperate to save her brother, Laura enlists the help of an older boy at her school whom she suspects is a witch.
The Changeover is part horror, part fantasy and part romance, blended to create a compelling tale of one girl's battle to save her brother.
Publisher: Collins Modern Classics
Price: $14.99
Age: 12-plus
Recommended by: Dorothy Vinicombe
<I>Margaret Mahy:</I> The Changeover
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