When My Heart Was Wicked

By: Tricia Stirling

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Synopsis: "I used to be one of those girls. The kind who loved to deliver bad news . . . who'd flirt with your boyfriend. But now when I cast spells, they're always for good."16-year-old Lacy believes that magic and science can work side by side. She's a botanist who knows how to harness the healing power of plants. So when her father dies, Lacy tries to stay with her step-mother in Chico, where her magic is good and healing. She fears the darkness that her real mother, Cheyenne, brings out, stripping away everything that is light and kind.Yet Cheyenne never stays away for long. Beautiful, bewitching, unstable Cheyenne who will stop at nothing, not even black magic, to keep control of her daughter's heart. She forces Lacy to accompany her to Sacramento, and before long, the "old" Lacy starts to resurface. But when Lacy survives a traumatic encounter, she finds herself faced with a choice. Will she use her powers to exact revenge and spiral into the darkness forever? Or will she find the strength to embrace the light?

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 192 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780545695756
Related ISBNs:: 9780545695732
Publisher:: Scholastic Inc.
Date of Addition:: 11/07/23
Copyrighted By:: Tricia Stirling
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Teens, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Grade Levels:: Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, Graduate Student, Undergraduate Student
Reading Age:: 14 and up
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.