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July 08, 2010

The Healing Spell

Healingspell_130 Hello and welcome to Scholastic Booktalks where we recommend brand new Scholastic books that we think you will love. Today's booktalk: The Healing Spell by Kimberley Griffiths Little.

11-year-old Livie has done something bad — something so terrible and so awful that she can't tell anybody. If her family knew she was the reason that their mamma fell into a coma, they would never forgive her.

Livie and her mamma never really got along. Livie's a tomboy who prefers going frogging with her dad. Her mamma wanted her to start growing up and becoming a young lady like her two sisters. But Livie's not like that. She never has been and she never will be.

When Livie's daddy decides to bring mamma home to recover from the coma, everybody thinks he's crazy. The nurses and doctors thinks she needs to stay in the hospital, but Livie's father thinks that if mamma's at home, she'll get all the love and care she will need to wake up.

But it's hard taking care of momma. And it's going to be even harder once Livie's older sister, Faye, gets married and moves out of the house.  So Livie decides to visit the local traiteur. Some people call them voodoo priestesses, but Livie thinks that the traiteur is the only person who can help cure her mamma of the sleeping sickness. The traiteur gives Livie a recipe for a healing spell, but, in order for it to work, Livie must believe in hope and faith.

Can Livie forgive herself for what she's done? Can she help cure her mamma and make her family whole again? Read The Healing Spell by Kimberley Griffiths Little.

— Jen, Scholastic Booktalker

Comments

Total Approved Comments: 16

This book seems very interesting. I like the action in it. I want the book this very second.

It sounds really intriguing.....I can't wait to read it!!

the healing spell sounds like a really good book i will have to read it soon

What age level are most of these books that you reccomed here?

wow i love the whole concept can't wait to read it!!!

hey yeah i would like to read it to to bad that i dont have a libray that i can go to check it out

thanks

what is this all about?

this is amazing i love it

HEYYY, WAZZUP
IT SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY GREAT BOOK I WILL HAVE TO LOOK AROUND 4 IT

i would read this book. If you think you could read it twice post this :

vote yes or no

The book seems interesting. It seems like it has a lot of action in it.

TOTALLY INTERESTED it sounds REALLY COOL gonna read the book!!!!

I think the book sounds very intersting I would totally read that book!

This book sounds so awesome I would love to read it!

I am totally intersted! Can you please show us the first chapter!!!

The Healing Speal is about a girl named Livvy and she has done something bad... really bad. She sits in her chair is always bored unless she's playing with her parakeet.
VERY INTERESTING BOOK!
A MUST READ

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