Witch Way Did She Go

Sabrina the Teenage Witch #37

by Paul Ruditis

"Dazed and a-mazed" Trying to outsmart her Magic Cue Ball, and gain more queries than her allotment, Sabrina asks it one impossibly long question. The Cue Ball overloads and crashes, and Sabrina and Salem are dropped into the center of a labyrinth, a giant maze in the Other Realm. Because they both abused the power of the Cue Ball -- Salem sneaked in a question on what would happen if he took over the world -- now they're stuck in the maze until they find their way out. To the right? To the left? Down that path? Through this doorway? It's one step at a time as Sabrina and Salem face down a mousetrap and a giant rolling marble, and solve Other Realm riddles to reach freedom.

Genres: Witches, Childrens, Urban Fantasy, Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult

160 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2001

About the author

Paul Ruditis also writes under the name P.J. Ruditis.

I was born and raised in Philadelphia where I lived a typical childhood with a far more interesting fantasy life. I mean, how many other eight year olds were sticking their Star Wars action figures in Ziploc bags filled with water and putting them in the freezer to recreate the ice planet of Hoth? (Really? That many? Never mind.)

After college, I moved to Los Angeles and was very lucky to get a job as a page at Paramount Pictures only months after I got into town. I worked as a tour guide and usher, and I performed temp office work around the lot.
Eventually, I took a position working in the studio's licensing department where I quickly worked my way up to middle management.

After a while, one of my friends in the publishing industry offered me the opportunity to write a Buffy, The Vampire Slayer short story for a collection she was editing. Well, when I heard how little money I could make as a writer, I immediately quit my job to try it full time. (Stupid, I know, but it kind of worked for me.)

I started out by writing books based on such wonderful TV shows as Star Trek, Roswell, and Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. I have since written over 30 books based some of the best shows on TV, adding The West Wing, Alias, and Prison Break to that ever growing list.

While I continue to work on these media tie-ins, I have also been focused more on my own original fiction, including my teen series DRAMA! and the Simon Pulse Romantic Comedy Love, Hollywood Style.

- Abridged Bio - Official Website.

Reviews

[Madeleine Knutsson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Vi har nu kommit så långt att jag inte hänger med då jag inte har sett de sista säsongerna av serien. Whoops. Min omtittning går även sådär. Men en dag blir jag klar, måste bara hitta lusten att se på tv.

[James Crawford · Rating 1 out of 5]

Right off I want to point out that I find the later Sabrina books not as good as the earlier ones. I think when she lived at home with her aunts and Salem there was a lot more going on and a lot more interesting things than now that she's in college, her aunts are working and Salem only shows up once in a while.

This book has Sabrina trying to make a decision about what college courses she should take and it's obvious that making a decision is proving impossible for her. Salem visits and she gets a magic cue ball which allows the user to see their future if they make a certain decision. It's limited to only 3 uses, though, and you know that something is going to go wrong.

It does and Sabrina and Salem end up blowing the thing up and as a result end up in a maze with holograms, the Quizmaster and an almost unlimited number of choices that need to be made about which way to go.

There's also a time limit which increases the pressure on her even more. Also, she can't use any magic.

There's huge rats, a chutes and ladders type of thing and even a rolling ball like in Indiana Jones. None of it seems really very funny. Some of what she does is downright dangerous and she could have died. I'm certain there's a better way to help someone make a decision then putting them through such a maze.

I didn't really like this one at all.

[James G · Rating 5 out of 5]

A simple story, with a good moral at its heart. A fair amount of fan service (having Jenny, Valerie and Dreama all together was a blast, however short) and sensible pacing made this a very enjoyable read.

[KateADale · Rating 4 out of 5]

Salem in this was just so funny. I love him so much. He is just fantastic.

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

In an attempt to outsmart her Magic Cue Ball and exceed her allotted number of queries, Sabrina poses an incredibly long question. However, her ploy backfires as the Cue Ball overloads and crashes, causing Sabrina and Salem to be transported into a labyrinth within the Other Realm. Due to their abuse of the Cue Ball's power (Salem sneaked in a question about taking over the world), they are now trapped in this maze until they can find a way out. Their journey through the labyrinth involves making choices at various junctures, facing challenges such as a mousetrap and a giant rolling marble, and solving riddles unique to the Other Realm in order to regain their freedom.

I loved all of the Sabrina tales full of magic. Every story was a different adventure and some new and exciting challenge to overcome. These books made me want to have magical powers too but the ending results were hilarious.

[Taela Liebenberg · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this one much more than some of the others in this series

[MarylineD · Rating 2 out of 5]

as a teen I enjoyed that show and got a few books