Young Adult

Bewitching Season
by Marissa Doyle

Publisher:
Henry Holt Books
for Young Readers

ISBN-10: 0-8050-8251-4 ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-8251-7

Price of Book: $16.95

Release Date: April 2008

Hometown:
Sudbury, Massachusetts

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First Book

Twins Persephone (Persy) and Penelope (Pen) Leland are anticipating their first London season with mixed feelings. Pen can’t wait for the balls and parties and crowds of handsome young men to flirt with, but Persy would much rather stay at home with their governess, Ally, and continue her secret magic studies. The only thing drawing her to London in this spring of 1837 is the prospect of seeing Princess Victoria, her and Pen’s idol.

But then Ally disappears from a busy London street and the twins are drawn into searching for her...and find that her disappearance is linked to a fiendish plot to enchant the soon-to-be Queen. Persy also discovers that a good lady’s maid is hard to find, that one should never cast a love spell on anyone after drinking too much brandy punch at a party, that pesky little brothers can sometimes come in handy, and that even boys who were terrible teases when they were twelve can mysteriously turn into the most perfect young men.

“This wonderfully crafted debut novel braids several very different storylines into an utterly satisfying whole”
— Booklist, starred review

Booksellers and Librarians:
For more on the history behind the story, a downloadable discussion/book group guide, book video, and other fun stuff, stop by www.marissadoyle.com or www.henryholtkids.com/bewitchingseason.

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