The Changeover
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The Changeover

by Margaret Mahy

1984•Teen•224 pages

Taste attributes: teenfantasyromancemonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalimaginarylinearglossyemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardycomplex relationshipcoming of age

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Boxlist takeA glossy book that is stylised and emotional. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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3.8 / 5

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About This Book

When her little brother seems to become possessed by an evil spirit, fourteen-year-old Laura seeks the help of the strangely compelling older boy at school who she is convinced has supernatural powers.

Description: Open Library

Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

TeenFantasyRomanceMonster/alien/supernaturalRescue/escape/jeopardyComplex relationshipComing of age

Subjects

Brothers and sistersJuvenile fictionSupernaturalWitchesParanormal fictionRomance fictionLoveNew Zealand fiction

Details

Author
Margaret Mahy
Published
1984
Pages
224
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