The Conjure Book

By A.A. Attanasio

Life is lonely for 13-year-old Jane Riggs in the historical New Englandvillage that is her new home -- until she discovers a four-hundred-year-oldbook of spells that really works. Guided by the ghost of the witch who wrote theconjure book, Jane embarks on a terrifying but glorious quest for magical power.Her ambition is to contact her mother, dead these ten years and remembered onlyin photographs. For such a great prize, Jane is willing to risk much among theweird creatures she conjures out of the spirit world. But she will need morethan courage when her magic follows her to school. After an evil spirit foxsteals her classmate's soul, life suddenly gets very complicated. Coming of ageamong dark, elemental powers while not missing a day of seventh grade is noteasy. And the answers Jane needs for growing up don't seem to be in the conjurebook.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809557738
• ISBN13: 9780809557738
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Wildside Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Young Adult novel from a top notch author.

AA has such a wide range of writing 'styles' that it really didn't surprise me when he dove into the popular young adult genre. It's a basic read for AA, but it has good character development and really keeps you reading, I suppose I finished this one in about 3 nights. If you're looking for a good book that touches on the offerings like Harry Potter, or even the recent China Mieville 'Un-Lun-Dun' delving into young adult fantasy, check it out. Plus, it's still a good read for us seasoned AA readers that really like his 'heavier' stuff.

An excellent read

I thought that The Conjure Book was a well written, fast-paced novel that brings Mr. Attanasio's unique voce to the young adult market. The twelve year old heroine had believable reactions to unbelievable events in the story (talkng cats, gnomes, spirit foxes, etc. The choices she makes help her to grow and mature. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys reading well wrtten, carefully thought out stories.