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Magic… time travel… a school story which is both funny and touching… this book has it all. --Eva Ibbotson
It was a joy to read from cover to cover. Exciting, inventive with a very pleasing twist. --Philip Ardargh
Just occasionally you read a children's book that sweeps you so entirely into its world that you leave your adult self behind... The only consolation about coming to the end of this warm, funny and touching novel is that surely there must be a sequel. --Sundaay Telegraph
One of the most enchanting, funny and suspenseful stories for 9+ to have been published for some time. Like Eva Ibbotson, Saunders has the gift for depicting benign, wildly eccentric adults and sensible, sympathetic children in plots that are almost plausible... Unlike other forays of this kind, Beswitched is less a St Trinian s-style send up than a joyous celebration of the conventional British girls public school and its passions, privations and enduring female friendships... Pure bliss. Don t miss it --The Times
It was a joy to read from cover to cover. Exciting, inventive with a very pleasing twist. --Philip Ardargh
Just occasionally you read a children's book that sweeps you so entirely into its world that you leave your adult self behind... The only consolation about coming to the end of this warm, funny and touching novel is that surely there must be a sequel. --Sundaay Telegraph
One of the most enchanting, funny and suspenseful stories for 9+ to have been published for some time. Like Eva Ibbotson, Saunders has the gift for depicting benign, wildly eccentric adults and sensible, sympathetic children in plots that are almost plausible... Unlike other forays of this kind, Beswitched is less a St Trinian s-style send up than a joyous celebration of the conventional British girls public school and its passions, privations and enduring female friendships... Pure bliss. Don t miss it --The Times
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When Flora Fox's parents send their daughter off to boarding school, they have no idea that the train will take her back to 1935. On the journey Flora has a strange dream. She wakes up without her laptop or her phone, wearing a hideous uniform with ridiculous bloomers underneath. She is a new girl at St Winifred's, where the rules are mad, the food horrible, and the hairiness of the teachers unbelievable. Her 21st century manners will not be tolerated at strict St Win's - how will she ever survive and find her wa back to her own time? But there is a special reason why Flora has been summoned to the past. It involves the tempestuous girl wh becomes her best friend, and will one day become her grandmother.... BESWITCHED is a wonderfully funny, classic story from a popular and very talented children's author.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
On the cover of this fantastic book is a quote from Eva Ibbotson that reads: "Magic, time travel, a funny and touching story. This book has it all!" and I couldn't agree with her more. I got sucked into this story in the same way that the protagonist, Flora Fox, gets sucked through time to 1935. It's Malory Towers and Chalet School but a 21st Century gal actually gets to go there! I was able to live out all of my boarding school fantasies through Flora's adventures. Besides the gripping plot, it is also side-splittingly funny and had me roaring with laughter (even when I was reading it on the train - bit embarrassing). The twist at the end is phenomenal and I certainly didn't see it coming. 8+ girls will be totally delighted with BESWITCHED. I can't wait to read whatever Kate Saunders writes next.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you have a 9+ year old girl who loves stories about boarding schools and magic, this is the perfect read. Flora is a typical spoilt, sulky modern girl who is sent away to a liberal boarding school for a term. On the train, she finds she has slipped back to 1935 and a Chalet School type existence. How can she bear the Latin, the History, the hideous clothes, heavy food and strict teachers? Why is she there? How can she get home?
What makes it all bearable are of course the girls in her dorm who become her friends - but only after the usual sneaks and bullies have had their way. Beswitched is both a new classic tale about a boarding school and a homage to all those Mallory Towers/Chalet School books about female friendship and education. The plot, both magical and historical, ticks along nicely because of course even in an English boarding school, apprehensions about what the Germans are up to start to grow.
Like Eva Ibbotson, who gave a rare quote on the cover, Saunders is brilliant at depicting wildly eccentric adults whose affections and affectations try the young. She writes beauitfully, with perfect comic timing, and both children and grandparents will love reading this aloud.
What makes it all bearable are of course the girls in her dorm who become her friends - but only after the usual sneaks and bullies have had their way. Beswitched is both a new classic tale about a boarding school and a homage to all those Mallory Towers/Chalet School books about female friendship and education. The plot, both magical and historical, ticks along nicely because of course even in an English boarding school, apprehensions about what the Germans are up to start to grow.
Like Eva Ibbotson, who gave a rare quote on the cover, Saunders is brilliant at depicting wildly eccentric adults whose affections and affectations try the young. She writes beauitfully, with perfect comic timing, and both children and grandparents will love reading this aloud.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
My 10 year old daughter, and the rest of the family, absolutely loved this book. Fantastic characters, great details about life in 1935 and a brilliant twist at the end. I would recommend it to anyone.
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top read
really enjoyed this. Gripped my 9-y-old SON - who couldn't be more of a boy if he tried. Highly recommended.
Published 7 months ago by Man of Kent
Classic boarding school ... with a twist
Shades of the Chalet School and just about any other traditional boarding school story you like to think of - seen from the point of view of a very unusual new girl. Read more
Published 14 months ago by AJ
A Brilliant Read
I bought this book after the name and the cover attracted me. Started off really good, funny and very realistic to a 9 year old and it just kept getting better and better. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Sevilo
A magical book
I have been reading this book to my two daughters (aged 11 and 7) over the past week, and by the time I finished it, we all had lumps in our throats. Read more
Published on 3 May 2010 by Ms. S. Holland
Wicked/Ripping
Like another reviewer I ordered this book on the strength of a good review in the Times - I thought my daughter (10) who loves Enid Blyton and Cathy Cassidy would really enjoy it. Read more
Published on 18 April 2010 by Sarah A. Brown
Bewitched by Beswitched
A magical tale which combines all the best ingredients of the classic pre-war school stories our mothers and grandmothers grew up with, with the angst and adventures of an minute... Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2010 by Amanda B
A good story to be immersed in
I found a review for this book in "The Times" and on the strength of that I ordered it for my granddaughter. I read it first myself, though. Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2010 by Mrs. S. Thorne
Left me with a warm fuzzy glow!
I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone. I've just finished it and it's made me so happy. It's the kind of book you can't put down and then want to start all over again. Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2010 by Zobi D
page-turning fun
This is just what I'm always looking for for my 10-year-old daughter - lively, intelligent, funny and with a really page-turning plot. Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2010 by Bookworm
Bewitching!
This is the perfect book for any girl who likes a bit of magic and suspense but wants to stay away from all that is pink and fairy-like! Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2010 by Top Drawer
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