Circle of Doom

by Tim Kennemore

Book Overview

Lizzie, Max, and Dan have never liked their neighbors, the fussy and nagging Potwards, so when it appears that Lizzie's magic potion has made them move out, the children should be delighted. Their... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374411980
• ISBN13: 9780374411985
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

My 11yo and 8yo sons loved this book!

When Lizzie concocts a potion to get rid of their mean neighbors and then they suddenly disappear, she begins to believe she's achieved her desire to become a witch. Her practical middle brother, Dan, doesn't buy it for a minute, insisting there is no such thing as magic. And the youngest, Max, doesn't know what to think. This story is one of the best we've read in a while -- very funny, fairly smart, and just a plain good read. There is some mild language and a situation that turns bad when Lizzie gets too-easy access to the alcohol cupboard when making her potions, but overall I felt it was quite appropriate for my boys.

Extremely Funny Book

When I first checked this book out of the library, I didn't think it'd be funny at all. I started reading it and it just sounded like a normal book with funny parts. But when I got to the part when Lizzie dressed up in her bikini, played loud pop music, and Max came out stark naked with a lampshade on his head so the horrible grownups drove away in dusgust, I laughed out loud. There are many other funny parts and I love the book.