Grace Ella: Witch Camp — Witch Camp

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Mae Grace-Ella yn teimlo'n nerfus ac yn gyffrous am ei bod yn mynd i Wersyll y Gwrachod gyda'i chath Mr Whiskins, lle mae'n rhannu caban gyda'i ffrindiau Dilys, Mati ac Aisha. Pan fo ymdrechion Dilys i hedfan ei hysgub yn troi'n drychineb, mae Mati'n perswadio ei ffrindiau mai'r unig ffordd o helpu Dilys yw iddyn nhw ddianc i'r goedwig yn y nos. Am antur!

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

Grace-Ella is nervous and excited to go to Witch Camp, with her cat Mr Whiskins, of course. She is put in a cabin with her friends Dilys, Mati and Aisha. But when Dilys's broomstick flying goes very wrong, and Mati convinces them breaking the rules and going into the woods at night is the only way to help her, Grace-Ella finds herself on a real adventure.

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Sharon Marie Jones was born and raised in mountainous, North Wales – immersed in magical folktales of giants and fairies. She now lives near Aberystwyth with her husband and sons. She studied English and Education at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, graduating with First Class Honours. She worked as a Primary School teacher for 12 years, before becoming a full time author.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

Who can resist the charms of green-eyed Grace-Ella as she and her wand-wielding talking cat Mr Whiskins look out from the cover of Grace-Ella: Witch Camp ? This is the second of a series following her life as a modern apprentice witch, and if you haven't read the first story you can easily read this one and catch up later. After her debut in Grace-Ella: Spells for Beginners and her first steps as a witch at home and school, where only her family and her next door neighbour, bug-obsessed Bedwyr and best friend Fflur, know about her gift, Grace-Ella and Mr Whiskins are invited to Witch Camp, where Head of the Witch Council, Penelope Pendle, runs an extraordinary outdoor school.The pair venture to join sad and incompetent Dilys Dibble with Dobbles, confident Mati Meredith with Moonbeam, and brilliant hard working Aisha Patel with Twilight to become the Midnight Roses coven.They take part in humdrum typical activities and adventures making magic, putting into practice the Nine Golden Rules and working as a team in scary conditions towards gaining their Spells for Beginners Certificate. Sharon Marie Jones has created an exciting parallel world for her lightly sketched yet genuine characters, whilst using the best components of this genre and inventions of her own. She knows her readership intimately, appreciates children's sense of fear and fun, understands individuals and group dynamics and, as she did in her first novel, handles the vulnerable with care and sensitivity. The conversational style is deceptively simple but rich in language and word play which is ideal for the target readership, and lists, letters, a legend and a map are included for good measure. Readers aged six to eleven will recognise and love the puzzles and woodland crafts, the characters and the scenarios they are placed in and will be swept along by their involvement in the plot and what happens to their favourites. Adriana J. Puglisi's colourful and sparkly book cover jumps off the shelf with pencil line graphics which break up and complement the text perfectly. Why is timid Dilys so 'dreadful at being a witch'? How is the camp similar to camping, and how is it different? Which skills do they learn and what challenges do the Midnight Roses face? Do they succeed in getting their certificates? You must read the story to find out! It's magic!