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SWEPT AWAY BY SWEEP!

Love books about witches, Wicca, the occult, the supernatural, New Age ideas, and the like? Then you will love the SWEEP series by Cate Tiernan! These books follow Morgan, a 16-year-old high school student in upstate New York. As the series opens, Morgan is just an average girl, going to school, hanging out with her best buddy Bree and trying not to bicker with her little sister Mary K. All that changes when Cal Blaire, super-hottie, moves to town. Cal transfers in as a senior, and his presence grabs hold of every girl in school --- and it isn't just because he's a tall, arty blond. Cal has something otherworldly about him, and it pulls Morgan towards him too. Then Cal invites a group of kids to study Wicca with him and eventually form a coven. What will happen to old friendships and rivalries? Who will get to be Cal's girlfriend? And why is Morgan suddenly having strangely prophetic visions? All the questions and more are answered in the series.

The novels are great starting points for teens interested in Wicca --- author Tiernan has obviously done a great amount of research, and her details of witchcraft and its traditions lend a lot to the basic story. The novels are told through Morgan's narration, and she is a very sympathetic and realistic teenage girl character. There are also excerpts from a book of shadows that are clever and interesting and good in conveying some of the Wiccan beliefs. Read on as Teenreads.com brings you all the SWEEP info!

BOOK OF SHADOWS (SWEEP 1)
by Cate Tiernan
Puffin
ISBN: 0141310464

Morgan doesn't expect much from her junior year of high school, but life at Widow's Vale High becomes a lot more interesting with the arrival of super-cool, super-cute new boy Cal Blaire. He introduces Morgan and her friends to the earth-friendly religion of Wicca. Morgan is skeptical at first, then stunned, especially when she seems to have found a calling as a novice witch! But when Cal and Morgan begin to become more than friends, a rift develops between Morgan and her best bud, Bree. What will happen to the girls' friendship?

THE COVEN (SWEEP 2)
by Cate Tiernan
Puffin
ISBN: 0141310472

In less then a couple of months, everything has changed for Morgan. First she found herself as a witch. Now she has a Wiccan boyfriend, her best friend hates her, and she has some wacky new powers. But what will happen when Morgan in confronted with a life-altering secret from her past?

BLOOD WITCH (SWEEP 3)
by Cate Tiernan
Puffin
ISBN: 0141311118

It's official --- Morgan is a blood witch! Having recently discovered that (1) she was adopted and (2) Maeve and Angus (her real parents) were destroyed by an evil force, Morgan must now face the darkness herself. Things get twisted and confused as Morgan is caught between Cal, Hunter and Sky, Bree, and her parents. Whom can she trust --- and who will protect her?

DARK MAGICK (SWEEP 4)
by Cate Tiernan
Puffin
ISBN: 0141311126

Morgan inherited a talent for witchcraft. She also got some awesome tools: a green silk robe, an ivory-handled knife, silver bowls, a cauldron, and a long carved wand. Cal wants their relationship to get deeper --- he also wants to use the tools himself --- but loyalty to Cal has already caused Morgan use her powers in a way she didn't like. Is Cal the one with whom she is destined to be? What role does Hunter play in her life? Who should Morgan believe?

AWAKENING (SWEEP 5)
by Cate Tiernan
Puffin
ISBN: 0142300454

Cal and Selene have disappeared --- but not before Morgan barely escaped them. Now Morgan must deal with her anger and grief over Cal, her feelings for Hunter, and her shaky friendship with Bree. Soon, Morgan and Hunter discover that dark magick is being practiced. By the end of this book, one witch will be powerless --- but I won't tell you who!

SPELLBOUND (SWEEP 6)
by Cate Tiernan
Puffin
ISBN: 0142300462

Morgan's coven goes under a dramatic shift when it joins forces with another. She is presented with a once in a lifetime chance --- an opportunity that will increase her power and knowledge. But Will Morgan survive all the changes?

To learn more about the series and author Cate Tiernan: Sweep

To read more about all things witchy:
CIRCLE OF THREE by Isobel Bird
WITCHY WOMEN
THE BOOK OF SHADOWS: The Unofficial "Charmed" Companion by N. E. Genge
THE GOOD SPELL BOOK : Love Charms Magical Cures and Other Practical Sorcery by Gillian Kemp
LIFE MAGIC: The Power of Positive Witchcraft by Susan Bowes
TEEN WITCH: Wicca for a New Generation by Silver Ravenwolf
WITCH: The Wild Ride From Wicked to Wicca by Candace Savage
SHATTERED MIRROR by Amelia Atwater Rhodes

   --- Lucy Burns


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