A fun tween/early middle grades supernatural book about not changing who you are to fit in, it's entertaining, a quick and easy read, and contains just enough young sarcasm to be relevant but still appropriate. Best for readers 7-10 years old.

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This is an adorable book for third-fifth grade about fitting in, trying to be “normal.” Evie is a witch who is tired of not belonging, of not being popular. She convinces her parents to let her go to non-witch elementary school where she‘s finally accepted as normal. But all is not as it seems and she learns that a single crazy friend is better than a bunch of normal friends. ( )

Evie is your typical sixth grader and all she wants is to be normal like the rest of the kids. There’s just one problem though. She’s a witch. And witches do not attend the regular school because they go to a special school for witches, of course.

Somehow Evie manages to convince her parents to let her go to the local school. All she wants to do is be normal. But things don’t go quite as she plans and things becomes anything but normal.

This is a really cute story. I think kids with an otherworldly imagination will definitely enjoy this series. I found Evie’s classmates and even her teacher in the regular school to be almost too mean to her and Mrs. Rogers is downright evil. But all this does allow her to become her best self, along with her “friends” she brought with her in her backpack.. I look forward to reading the next book.

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Books about witches are generally something I avoid. But this book is different because it's for young readers. I knew it would be light-hearted and fun. Besides, I loved the colourful cover.

Young readers will love the mayhem of the main character, Evie. She's different but doesn't want to be. She wants what most of us want--to fit in and be accepted. As a result of this strong desire, Evie allows herself to be moulded into someone she's not, at a significant cost to herself.

There is often a lot happening in this story. The terms weird, fun, and mayhem describe the characters and storyline the best, in my opinion. I believe young readers will enjoy what they read and will want to return to Evie's life to see what she gets up to next.

I received a review copy of this book, and this is an honest review. ( )