Nola's not much of a witch - she can work only a few useless spells, like the one that lets her spy on people. But there's no spell for keeping her crazy mother - who hears voices and is a magnet for witch-hunters - out of trouble. The two flee from town to town until the day Nola magically witnesses a murder. Which is bad enough, but worse is that the murderer may frame Nola and her mother for the crime. And then no amount of magic will save her. And you think your teenage years are tough...

 

 

There are 208 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2009 by Houghton Mifflin .

Vivian Vande Velde is the author of many popular novels about ghosts, mystery and the occult. She lives in New York, USA.