Parents' Guide to

Once a Witch

By Debra Bogart, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 14+

Mildly bewitching with strong female characters.

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age 11+

Based on 2 parent reviews

age 11+

Fun read for tweens, watch for bad examples

Tween loved the book. Good fantasy book, hoping for a sequel. The D-word was used a few times and there is some drinking and smoking, so there aren't great role models in the book. However, the story was fun.

This title has:

Too much swearing
Too much drinking/drugs/smoking
age 10+

Perfect Book!

Love this so much. Really shows that portraying somebody else when it is not appropriate is not ok. It is really enjoyable read!

This title has:

Great messages

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (2):
Kids say (3):

Despite gratuitous drinking and smoking, this is an amusing coming-of-age story with some traditional witchcraft thrown in. Stock characters are made more agreeable by the humorous banter between Tamsin and her childhood friend and love interest Gabriel. Tamsin's self-doubts will ring true with teens, especially those with older siblings.

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