Witch Catcher

by Mary Downing Hahn

Book Overview

When her widower father inherits a castlelike estate in the mountains of West Virginia, 12-year-old Jen is thrilled. It seems like a wish come true. But she quickly realizes that not all change is positive. Her dad has a mysterious new girlfriend, Moura, who slowly drives a wedge between Jen and her father. Furthermore, Moura has an unusually strong--almost obsessive--interest in the antiques that fill the mansion, especially a beautiful glass globe...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0547577141
• ISBN13: 9780547577142
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7

Customer Reviews

One of the greatest books I've ever read!

It's a great book. It's so chilling and exiting. I have so many questions that didn't get answered. I wish there was more than just one book.

Delightful!

How can you tell if that person who threatens to become your step-mother is really an evil escapee from a faerie realm who has cast a spell on your father, or if your own jealousy is the source of your fears? Mary Downing Hahn's believably human heroine trusts her instincts about good and evil as she works through a very puzzling sequence of events. Hahn adroitly blends the real-world concerns of real kids with fantasy adventure for a delightful read. Readers who like Witch Catcher might also like Danger, Long Division, in which another good Maryland kid, totally stuck in the real world, muddles through some tough puzzles at home and at school.

A captivating book

The story was captivating right from the start. A great read for fourth and fifth graders. The plot takes some interesting and at times unexpected twists.

A spellbinding story

Jen is thrilled when her widowed father inherits a castle-like estate in the West Virginia mountains but problems with her father's new girlfriend and the mansion's mysterious holdings will change her life especially when she discovers there's a supernatural war taking place on her own turf. A spellbinding story evolves.

Best book this summer

I loved this story. I love stories about witches and fairies and adults who are mean to children, then the children outsmart them. This book has all three themes. Jen and Kieryn make a great team, and especially at the end. Moura is a very vivid character, too, and Tink is a very good character, even though he's a cat. He doesn't say anything, but he's a big part of the story. Kieryn's brother is called Brynn, and he is annoying just like my brothers. The ending is a bit of a cliffhanger. I wish I could write a story like that. I hope the author writes a sequel soon. I can't wait to read it.