You are here

Back to top

Spellbound (Paperback)

Spellbound Cover Image
$7.99
Email or call for price

Description


Raven Jefferson never expected she'd be a mother at sixteen like her best friend, Aisha. Now she's stuck being just another high school dropout, a project girl with few prospects. Or maybe not; Raven does have ambition. Still, when is she going to find the time to finish school? All her time is spent looking for a job or taking care of her son, Smokey. Then her older sister, Dell, tells her about a spelling bee that promises the winner a full college scholarship. But spelling? There isn't a subject she's worse at Yet Raven is fiercely determined to find a way to get her life back on track. So she starts memorizing words. There's no reason not to try. . . .

About the Author


Janet McDonald (1953-2007) is the author of the adult memoir "Project Girl." She is the author of three books set in the Brooklyn projects: "Chill Wind," for which she received the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent; "Spellbound," an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; and "Twists and Turns," an ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and lived in Paris, France.

Praise For…


Spellbound is the rarest of books, funny and moving at the same time. . . . Thank you, Ms. McDonald, for writing this wonderful, fun, and touching book.”—Christopher Paul Curtis, winner of the Newbery Medal for Bud, Not Buddy “This first novel is read-aloud funny, even as it tells the harsh truth about how hard it is to break free. . . . What’s great in this novel is the depiction of the grim reality of the neighborhood and the slick clichés of success. Best of all, [McDonald] humanizes the individual people behind the stereotype.”—Booklist, Starred Review


Product Details
ISBN: 9780312603885
ISBN-10: 0312603886
Publisher: Square Fish
Publication Date: August 2nd, 2011
Pages: 138
Language: English

*Search results on this website are not a real-time indication of our in-store stock. To see if a title is available for immediate pick-up, please contact us by phone (502-223-8018) or by email (poorrbooks@aol.com). Thank you! *