The Changeover: A Supernatural Romance

by Margaret Mahy

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 059033798X
• ISBN13: 9780590337984
• Release Date: August 1985
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

blown away

i was touched by this supernatural romance. it was written with heart and i believe that the only downside is there is no sequel.the book is trully supernatural in its own way.

the Best!

I love this book! It combines romance and the supernatural with the tale of a young girl trying to come to terms with the fact that she's almost an adult. Add a sick brother and a mysterious boy-witch named Sorensen Carlisle, with a dash of family discord, and a touch of fantastic imagery and wording, and you have this book. The more you read it, the better it becomes

the Changeover

This is a fantastic book combining elements of mystery, suspense, and romance with a touch of magic. You cannot help but relate to both of the main characters as you get swept up in their adventure of recovering a little brother and coming to terms with who they are.

Twelve years later it remains one of my favorite novels.

I first read this novel twelve years ago, and it has remained a part of my life ever since. I have loaned my copy out innumerable times over the years, as it had been somewhat hard to find. I've wished many times for a sequel to it. What fun it would be to find out more about Chant's life- not to mention Sorry's! Thank you Margaret Mahy for such an enchanting story.

A wonderful coming-of-age story for all ages.

As a teenager, I first saw The Changeover in the pages of a book club catalogue and I was drawn to it by the promise of a "supernatural romance" (two of my favorite topics in one book!). Once I actually read this book, I fell in love with it and have dragged it out of the old bookcase many times since. Until recently, I hadn't read The Changeover in quite some time. Now, armed with an English degree and an irrepressible need to over-analyze every piece of writing, I am EVEN MORE IMPRESSED! Laura, as a "sensitive", is standing on the threshold between two worlds, caught between the life she has always known as a mere mortal and the promise of a new, powerful existence as a witch. However, as a teenager, Laura is also on the verge of adulthood, waiting to enter a world that is just as foreign and mysterious to her as that of the supernatural. This parallel in the story beautifully expresses how becoming a woman is, in effect, like becoming a witch. The Changeover is not just about one girl who crosses over to a world of magic. It represents the changeover that ALL girls make on their journey to womanhood and, in so doing, attain their full potential and power as a human being (as well as a little "magic"). This is an excellent message for young women, and it is even more impressive for its subtlety.