Silver Glove,the - Hardcover

Charnas, Suzy Mckee

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ISBN 10: 0553054708 ISBN 13: 9780553054705

Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 1988

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A New York City teenager teams up with her sorceress grandmother to protect her mother from her new boyfriend, an evil wizard bent on stealing people's souls

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The Valentine Marsh Series:

THE BRONZE KING THE SILVER GLOVE THE GOLDEN THREAD

From School Library Journal:

Grade 5-8 In this sequel to The Bronze King (Houghton, 1985) , 14-year-old Valentine discovers that her grand mother, who has magical powers, has gone into hiding to escape a powerful ``rogue wizard'' who is stealing human souls to use as soldiers in another world. When the wizard turns up as Dr. Brightner, the new psychologist at Val's school, and begins to date her di vorced mother, Val realizes that she alone can oppose him directly. This she does with the help of a magical glove given her by Gran. The various magical elements, including an Indian Restau rant named after the Goddess Kali and Brightner's ``Claw,'' which takes vari ous sinister shapes, do not form a smooth whole. However, the recurring image of a skating rink, on which the assembled souls whirl mindlessly, forms an effective link between epi sodes of the plot, which moves at a good pace. Characterization is lightly but effectively sketched. Brightner's gaining of power over Val's mother by using her loneliness is well-drawn, as is Val's reaction to it. In fact, it is the realistic tensions of this situation which will appeal to readers most strongly. Charnas has done a good job of fitting her fantasy into the everyday world of a young teenage girl. Ruth S. Vose, San Francisco Public Library
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