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Moth falling

Exhibit A of the Self-Fulfilling Title

The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner

February 21, 2020 by chrispychrust 2 Comments

I could only praise this book is the way I would a bowl of Kraft dinner (or boxed mac and cheese for anyone that didn’t grow up with Canadians). If I really want cheesy noodles and Kraft is available, I’ll eat it. If the other options for a meal were meatloaf or fruitcake I would choose Kraft dinner, just like how I would definitely re-read The Okay Witch over other particular books. But here’s the deal: Do I actively crave or recommend Kraft dinner? NOPE. […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult Tagged With: Adolescence & Coming of Age, comic, Emma, Emma Steinkellner, Fiction, Girl Coming of Age, graphic, Graphic Novel, illustraions, Illustration, magic, novel, Okay, okay witch, The Okay Witch, witch, YA, Young Adult

chrispychrust's CBR12 Review No:1 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: Adolescence & Coming of Age, comic, Emma, Emma Steinkellner, Fiction, Girl Coming of Age, graphic, Graphic Novel, illustraions, Illustration, magic, novel, Okay, okay witch, The Okay Witch, witch, YA, Young Adult ·
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More than I was expecting

The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner

July 21, 2019 by crystalclear Leave a Comment

Wow.  This packed way more of a punch than I was expecting!  Moth is a 13 year-old girl growing up in a coastal town in Massachusetts.  She feels kind of out of place and doesn’t really have any friends, but she goes along with life anyway.  When learning about the witch hunts that took place in town in the late 1600’s, something strange happens to Moth.  Running home to tell her mother, she learns that she is from a family of witches! Moth wants to […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: cbr11, Children's, Emma Steinkellner, Graphic Novel, magic, Middle Grades, The Okay Witch, witches

crystalclear's CBR11 Review No:41 · Genres: Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: cbr11, Children's, Emma Steinkellner, Graphic Novel, magic, Middle Grades, The Okay Witch, witches ·
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