De magische steen

Fun Fax Horror #6

by Frances Mary Hendry, Hans Parlevliet (Illustrator), Marjan Bentum-Keuning (Translator)

Tanya haalde de steen uit haar broekzak. Voor het eerst had ze de kans hem eens goed te bekijken. "Ziet er nogal gewoon uit, vind je niet? Gek, trouwens. Hij voelt hardstikke koud aan, terwijl ik hem al een tijdje in zijn zak had." Ze grijnsde. "Hoe werkt-ie eigenlijk?" Ze tuude aandachtig naar de steen. "Is er iets aan de hand?" Verwonderd keek Beth haar aan. "Wat gebeurt er?" Ze durfde Tanya niet goed aan te raken, omdat die volkomen verstijfd naar de steen keek. "Hé Tanya, word eens wakker!" Tot Beth's opluchting bewoog haar nichtje zich eindelijk, waar ze zei: "De steen laat met iets zien..."

Genres: Horror

157 pages, Hardcover

First published January 29, 1996

About the author

Frances Mary Hendry is a British writer of children's historical fiction. Born and educated in Glasgow, Scotland she now resides in Nairn, where many of her books are set.

Reviews

[Annabelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a lovely, gentle, fun, quick-read young adult book. Set in a guest house in a small town in the north of Britain, a single mom, Mary struggles to make ends meet, help by 12 year old daughter Beth. They take in Beth’s cousin, Tanya, 12, because her mother is sick, and she disrupts everything, with her black clothes, piercings, hostility to authority and Cockney accent. Turns out she has been studying magic, and a malevolent warlock, Mr. Mandrake, comes to find the seer stone that Mary has inherited. Conflict and spell ensue, as the girls are first taken in by Mandrake, and as Tanya fights to keep the stone away. The setting is clearly drawn and captivating. The girls fighting and gutlessness is true to preadolescence. And author Henderson, creates a believable world of magic, where humans must struggle with their power and human emotions. I liked it a lot.

[Ayatsheham · Rating 5 out of 5]

it is good to read