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Celebrate Valentine\\u2019s with this fascinating, bizarre and indelible tale of love among young witches - we\\u2019re reading The Changeover, by Margaret Mahy! We meet Laura Chant and her young brother Jacko, who are living a mostly-peaceful life in the Christchurch suburbs punctuated by Laura\\u2019s \\u201cwarnings,\\u201d psychic premonitions that never bode well. When an ancient demon disguised as a terrifying shopkeeper places his mark on Jacko and begins extracting his life force, Laura enlists local teen oddball (and prefect) Sorry Carlisle, who seems to have more than a touch of magic about him. Laura and Sorry discover a path forward that places Laura firmly in her own power and brings them closer together. Children of divorce, teen awkwardness, Enya-esque rituals and more than one romance novel wait inside (all wrapped up in Mahy\\u2019s exceptional prose) - join us!

Thanks to all the listeners who requested this and brought Mahy into our lives!

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