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The Witches of Worm
by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
mysterious
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Note: This review contains spoilers.
Yes, yes, and yes! Zilpha Keatly Snyder has done it again!
My thoughts:
This book was just as amazing as the Egypt Game, one of my favorite books! The characters are so defined, especially the children! The author has such an accurate way of protrying them, whereas in many books of this kind, the children have mature and adult thoughts.
I loved the mystery circulating around Worm; is it real, or all in Jessica's mind? I liked that Jessica finally ended up bonding with Worm and realizing that she shouldn't be afraid of him.
When I first read this book, I hated it. I hated it because everything just got worse and worse. The moment you realize that Jessica is about to ruin her mother's seventy dollar dress, or when you just know that Jessica is going to push Brandon's trumpet out of the window, you just want to roll around on the floor and scream. But now, I realize that that's what made it such good writing. Strong emotions that you feel while reading, even if it's anger, are good.
Summary:
Jessica is lonely. Her mom is never around, always on some business trip or date, often leaving Jessica alone. She feels even more alone when her only friend, Brandon abandons her. To Jessica, Brandon is a "no good, stinking, traitor." She trys to make new friends, but one moves away, and the other has ditched her for a popular scum bag with a fancy pool.
But, everything changes when she finds a tiny kitten, just hours old, who is just as abandoned as her. While some would be delighted to have a tiny companion on their hands, Jessica is less than thrilled. She tries to give it to the apartment's "crazy cat lady," Mrs. Fortune, but she refuses. Now, Jessica is left with a ugly, eyeless cat, that looks like a worm, whom she must feed every two hours to keep alive.
Then, Worm talks. If Jessica wasn't freaked out by this abomination of a cat before, she definitely is now. He tells her to do things that she doesn't want to. As these things become worse and worse, Jessica begins to suspect that he is a witch's cat, sent by an evil figure to drive her mad. Is it her imagination at work, or is a witch really after Jessica?
Yes, yes, and yes! Zilpha Keatly Snyder has done it again!
My thoughts:
This book was just as amazing as the Egypt Game, one of my favorite books! The characters are so defined, especially the children! The author has such an accurate way of protrying them, whereas in many books of this kind, the children have mature and adult thoughts.
I loved the mystery circulating around Worm; is it real, or all in Jessica's mind? I liked that Jessica finally ended up bonding with Worm and realizing that she shouldn't be afraid of him.
When I first read this book, I hated it. I hated it because everything just got worse and worse. The moment you realize that Jessica is about to ruin her mother's seventy dollar dress, or when you just know that Jessica is going to push Brandon's trumpet out of the window, you just want to roll around on the floor and scream. But now, I realize that that's what made it such good writing. Strong emotions that you feel while reading, even if it's anger, are good.
Summary:
Jessica is lonely. Her mom is never around, always on some business trip or date, often leaving Jessica alone. She feels even more alone when her only friend, Brandon abandons her. To Jessica, Brandon is a "no good, stinking, traitor." She trys to make new friends, but one moves away, and the other has ditched her for a popular scum bag with a fancy pool.
But, everything changes when she finds a tiny kitten, just hours old, who is just as abandoned as her. While some would be delighted to have a tiny companion on their hands, Jessica is less than thrilled. She tries to give it to the apartment's "crazy cat lady," Mrs. Fortune, but she refuses. Now, Jessica is left with a ugly, eyeless cat, that looks like a worm, whom she must feed every two hours to keep alive.
Then, Worm talks. If Jessica wasn't freaked out by this abomination of a cat before, she definitely is now. He tells her to do things that she doesn't want to. As these things become worse and worse, Jessica begins to suspect that he is a witch's cat, sent by an evil figure to drive her mad. Is it her imagination at work, or is a witch really after Jessica?