Lotsa Luck

Sabrina the Teenage Witch #10

by Diana G. Gallagher

A spell of bad luck


Sabrina's down on her luck, just when she needs it most...until she finds a magic spell that promises to change her old rabbit's foot into a real lucky charm. Suddenly, everything's going her way! Now she'll be able to ace her history test, find someone to help out with the class rummage sale, and maybe even win the foosball tournament at the Slicery, all in one lucky day.

But Sabrina is tempting fate. She forgot to read the fine print in the spell book and now she'll have to pay the price. She's slamming her hand in her locker, getting into trouble at school, and fighting with Harvey, all thanks to the unlucky charm. Sabrina's got to deactivate the charm...before her luck runs out!

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

176 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Diana G. Gallagher was an American author who wrote books for children and young adults. She also wrote the space opera The Alien Dark (1990), but was best known for her tie-in work for television properties including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Charmed, Star Trek and The Secret World of Alex Mack, among others.

She was also a prolific filk creator, winning Pegasus Awards in 1986 and ’94. Gallagher won a Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist in 1988 under the name Diana Gallagher Wu. She sometimes also wrote under the name Diana Burke.

Born in 1946, in Paterson, New Jersey, she lived in Florida with her husband, the writer Martin R. Burke, who predeceased her in 2011. Gallagher was married four times; her third marriage was to author William F. Wu (divorced 1990).

Gallagher died December 2, 2021 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at 75 years of age.

Reviews

[Madeleine Knutsson]

Alltid så roligt att läsa om någon som har tur och sedan tappar bort den. Roliga men knasiga grejer händer alltid. Den här boken skulle göra sig perfekt som ett avsnitt.
På tal om avsnitt, första säsongen av Sabrina är nu färdig tittat, det är fantastiskt hur lite jag minns av serien, känns som jag ser den för första gången igen.

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library)]

An enjoyable tie-in novel.

[Sophie Sternschuss]

An ok read . Not my favourite of the series. It was typical Sabrina hi jinks though with her running all around school looking for her lucky charm.

[Stephen A. Corry]

This is such a good book, it was a pity they didn't turn it into a Sabrina episode.

Sometimes as a writer you can overthink plots and spend months working on intricate storylines

Diana G. Gallagher has kept to the golden rule of art: keep it simple.

Diana has turned a very simple and basic concept - losing a charmed rabbit's foot - and turned it into a thrilling page turning adventure.

The story is full of near misses and mishaps as Sabrina tries all she can to reclaim her elusive charm.

Simplicity at its best.

I really loved reading this book.

[Dana]

A good read. I kept getting frustrated with Sabrina every time the charm lips and sometimes it so got on ma nerves that I felt like slamming the book. But ultimately, yeah, the book completed it mission to get the reader engrossed in it. A simple silly fun read. Sabrina cartoons and comics are still a hit with ma younger siblings. I admit, I too get engrossed sometimes with Sabrina and this book surely is laudable.

[Kelly K]

I don't exactly remember if this was from an episode or not. It seemed familiar but also not. Harvey is kind of annoying in the novels. It was pretty neat to get some different perspectives and learn more about some of the characters, especially Mr. Pool which no surprise is really into science fiction.

[Lauren]

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.

[Jonathan Currinn (Good Star Vibes)]

Proving that using a spell to get good luck isn't a good thing, Sabrina goes from having a brilliant day to one of the worst. It's great how this book shows that even with magic, you can't solve everything.

[Sella Malin]

I used to love this T.V. show, along with the books.. now I don't care for both much anymore.

[Lonely Panda]

I think this book was very influential in my childhood, after reading it I couldn't walk under a ladder.

[Bhargavi Bunny v]

Good one! :)

[Lena Nieke]

good