Product Description

Fifteen-year-old Morgan thinks witchcraft is laughable when her best friend, Bree, drags her to a meeting of the Cirrus Coven. But during a ceremony led by Cal, a new and very attractive boy who's just arrived in the area, Morgan starts to feel strange. Does she have special power? She doesn't want to get involved in witchcraft but it seems as though she doesn't have a choice. Gradually she discovers things about herself and her family that throw her whole life into question.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #98812 in Books
• Published on: 2002-02-07
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

About the Author
Cate Tiernan has written several books for young adults in the US. This is her first book for Puffin UK. She has researched Wicca and witchcraft thoroughly for this series, giving the story an authentic and convincing background. Cate lives in the

Customer Reviews

Top Notch Teen Supernatural Fare-
This is the first of Cate Tiernan's Wicca series also published originally under the series title Sweep. Unlike most of the teen witch books that flooded the market after the success of Charmed this is a keeper. The main character Morgan Rowlands is your typical 16 year old girl. She's good at maths, fiercely protective of her friends and family, shy and thinks of herself as nothing special in the looks department, until Cal, a charismatic attractive senior, transfers into her school. Morgan is instantly drawn to him, unfortunately for her, her best friend Bree wants Cal too. Bree is everything Morgan is not; confident, beautiful and all too aware of her appeal to boys.

Cal is wiccan and when he holds a party he quickly embroils not only Morgan and Bree but a wide circle of other teenagers into Wicca the religion of witches. Will Morgan and Bree's friendship be strong enough to withstand magick and jealousy?

What elevates this above standard teen fare is the beautiful and realistic portrayal of high school life in a small town. Morgan is a very sympathetic character, but Tiernan also manages to make even the secondary characters come alive. There is no Dawson's Creek speechifying in this, yet she still manages to make the characters believable.

Morgan has a great deal of raw talent for Wicca which surprises, frightens and delights her in turns. This is a great series which will have great appeal to older teenagers and anyone who likes a good supernatural yarn. Tiernan takes a few liberties with Wicca but for the most part this is a very faithful depictment of one of the most misunderstood religions. Tiernan also has a new series out called Balefire which is worth a read. One word of warning make sure you have enough money to buy all 15 of the Wicca series because after you've finished the first you will be well and truly hooked!

Younger readers may be more comfortable with Isobel Birds' Circle of Three series, Lynn Eweing's Daughters/Sons of the Moon, or Melissa Metz's Fingerprints all of which are much lighter although in my opinion less satisfying supernatural reads.

wicked!!!!!!!!
This book is totally amazing its basicly about a girl called Morgan, whos a normal girl witha best friend called Bree. Then a bloke called Cal turns up and has a party. Now Morgan isn t really sure about what she is and what her involvment in wicca is. i first read this book when i got intrested in wicca and this book explains soooooo much. i was soo hooked that i went out and searched 4 reference books about wicca so i can learn more. im a teenager and alot of teenagers are getting intrested in wicca and i no that 4 a fact. i strongly recomend this to 11 and over as they would thoroughly enjoy it. im so excited about the next book. n e way i gotta go. Happy reading!!!

Great Read!!!
I thought this book was great; a really good beginning to a line of stories. I think that the Wicca series would be better sutied for people who are interested in Wicca or Witchcraft. But nevertheless this was a good story. I reccommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good story.