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Switchers (Switchers #1)
Tess is a Switcher -- she can take on the form of any animal she chooses. But she must be alone, as is true of all Switchers. Soon she realizes that Kevin is also a Switcher who has been summoned to save the Northern Hemisphere from being destroyed. And Kevin needs Tess's help to do it.
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
August 16th 1999
by Hyperion Books
(first published 1997)
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Sep 21, 2012
Nicole
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Recommends it for:
Fantasy and animal lovers.
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Wow. I am seriously delighted and impressed with this book. While it has some concepts in it that weren't exactly aligned with my own thought processes, and while it introduced some other concepts that were surprising, even when they made perfect sense once you had them introduced to you, it was a book that was overall wonderful with fantasy and imagination! It's so great to pick up a book and read about things that are so creative and wonderful. I love being able to experience a story that says...more
I decided to amuse myself on the round trip to my folks' for Easter with an audio book instead of my usual selection of mixes. I give this a big thumbs up, even having been deprived of tape #1 (dunno what happened to it, but it came out sounding so garbled it was like an alien language). It's got your typical YA situation: preteen with special powers is called upon to save the world; they reluctantly accept and succeed in the quest, along the way making new friends and finding out about themselv...more
I remember this being a beloved book of mine in junior high. I loved the adventure and the possibility of being whatever animal I wanted, whether real or myth. I'm sure I read it in one sitting and related to the awkward loneliness that comes with adolescence.
This time around, I expected a bit more. I still held my childhood reverence for the book, but it didn't really have everything I hoped for or remembered. I mean, rats? You have all the animals in the whole kingdom and you choose rats to s...more
This time around, I expected a bit more. I still held my childhood reverence for the book, but it didn't really have everything I hoped for or remembered. I mean, rats? You have all the animals in the whole kingdom and you choose rats to s...more
So funny how I got to reading this one! The kids & I went to the library to sign them up for the summer reading program & to check out some books for them. Asher went down the YA aisle & came back carrying this book, saying, "Book, Book." I informed him that he was not quite ready to be reading that kind of book yet & placed it on the table to give back to the front desk. After finding some appropriate books for the children, I picked that book up again & got to looking at it...more
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Amusing but this author needs to learn to keep track of time.
Shapeshifters in Ireland.
I just finished reading this book and it was...okay. The time line was very bothersome. One moment they were talking about the freezing temps and how to solve the world's problem, then it shifts back to the boy and his family. They also spent way too much time at the old lady's house. It annoyed me to no end! Why did there have to be so many chapters at this house! It took a while to get into the book. Once your there you're stuck at the old lady's house. Then everything after that is rushed all...more
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I really liked this book and series, though I wish it had a little bit of romance in it. Midnight's ChoiceWild Blood It seems a little wanting.
I FOUND IT! Thank you so much, goodreads.
This is one of my most beloved books. I read it surely at least two times and I loved it so, so, so much! But then bad stuff happened in my life and I forgot the name and I wasn't able to remember it, but now goodreads recommended it to me and I AM SO HAPPY.
Guess what I read after the other 22 books on my bedside table?!
This is one of my most beloved books. I read it surely at least two times and I loved it so, so, so much! But then bad stuff happened in my life and I forgot the name and I wasn't able to remember it, but now goodreads recommended it to me and I AM SO HAPPY.
Guess what I read after the other 22 books on my bedside table?!
I listened to this quite a while ago but I would still count that as reading any way started again today and that reminded me to put it on this site ! So I think it was not that good because they cant 'switch' after and\on there 15 birthdays so I am giving this 3 stars still the covers are good!
Absolutely one of my favorite books in the world. I credit reading this book when i was younger for getting me into the scifi/magic genre. This series is a must read for anyone no matter what age.
i read this when i was in grade school, and im now in college. I could only remember the cover and by luck found this great story. im off to read it once more.
Read when found at Stirabout B&B, Rathdrum, Ireland.
Really enjoy Kate Thompson's story-telling and interweaving of fantasy / mythic elements with the current world.
Really enjoy Kate Thompson's story-telling and interweaving of fantasy / mythic elements with the current world.
this book is about a girl who has powers to change into other living things. she meets a guy that is just a stranger and she strats too care about towards the end.
A fascinating idea, the pacing was off and the jumps between characters not very smooth but interesting.
dont usually read books like this, but this one was pretty cool
it was okay i wish they could have put more action or more mystery.
I love shape-shifting stuff. The main girl was annoying.
I loved this book as a 10-year-old.
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Love this book, now I wish I was a switcher.
WAs an amazing children's book.
10/10 Utter brilliance. Loved it 100%! Right up my street!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Very satisfying
This books was a bit juvenile but overall not too bad of a story.
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awesome!!!!
Interest Level Grades 6 - 8
Reading Level/Grade level Equivalent: 5.5
Lexile Measure: 860L
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Reading Level/Grade level Equivalent: 5.5
Lexile Measure: 860L
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Kate Thompson is an award-winning writer for children and adults.She has lived in Ireland, where many of her books are set, since 1981. She is the youngest child of the social historians and peace activists E. P. Thompson and Dorothy Towers. She worked with horses and travelled in India before settling in the w...more
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Kate Thompson is an award-winning writer for children and adults.She has lived in Ireland, where many of her books are set, since 1981. She is the youngest child of the social historians and peace activists E. P. Thompson and Dorothy Towers. She worked with horses and travelled in India before settling in the w...more
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