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    <body><![CDATA[Awesome book too. Magic and young romance mixed together. What could be better? Kate is a witch and so is her grandmother. When Jared is new to town and her school she realizes he has magic and power beyond hers and that he doesnt even know it! She finds out he has an ancient curse that has been put...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26641954">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Title: Old Magic<br/>Author: Marianne Curley<br/>Publisher: Simon Pulse<br/>Date Published: 2002<br/>Genre: Young Adult<br/>Main Themes: Magic, Curses, Love, Time travel<br/>Pages: 317<br/>Plot (from back cover):<br/>&quot;Jarrod Thornton is mesmerizing, but Kate Warren doesn't know why.<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63868243">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Living in Canada this was a very rare book to get a hold of.<br/>Only by a dear friend of mine, who lives in the US, sent me a copy, that I had the pleasure of reading this wonderful gem.<br/><br/>OLD MAGIC was a wonderful story of boy-becomes-man and having faith in what you are...even if you do...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72867881">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I actually thought this was a really good book. It was interesting, captivating, and I stayed up until three in the morning finishing this book because I couldn't put it down!<br/><br/>There were some parts that I didn't approve, but all in all, this is an awesome book! Read it!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoy this novel it very fuuny and interesting lovely piece for reading]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a very good book. I loved the plot and it kept me interested the entire way through. I thought it was clever how the author switched the chapters from Kate's to Jarrod's POV. This gave you a way of really understanding the characters and what they were feeling. I liked how Jarrod grew throu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75338962">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Somehow, I am surprised to find myself liking the book this much. This book actually restores my interest in young-adult fiction. For quite a while now, whenever I go to the bookstores, I only spare a glance at the young-adult section, never really expecting to find anything worth reading there. I'm...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50400614">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Old Magic (El Círculo de Fuego) narra la historia de Kate Warren y Jarrod Thornton, ambos jóvenes de 16 años cuyo único anhelo es ser aceptados. Kate fue abandonada por su madre al nacer y desde entonces ha vivido con su abuela Jillian, una mujer alrededor de los 40 años quien es curandera y ti...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58649662">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This novel of magic pits Kate, who already knows about her supernatural powers and Jarrod, who doesn’t against forces of evil in a time-raveling journey into the Medieval past to undo a curse that has haunted Jarrod’s family for generations.  It is fun fantasy, but also deals with teen issues of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69800199">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Old Magic is absolutly stunning!  I enjoyed the plot which was throughly thought out and well passed.  A romance slowly develops throughout the story between the main characters.  Each chapter is either from Kate's perspective or Jarrod's.  The view from each character gives the story a whole new lo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76402689">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed reading this book.  It was interesting to skip from Kate's perspective to Jerrod's. I liked knowing what each character was thinking and feeling.  As the story unfolded, I found myself wanting to know how the book would end.  It kept my attention through the end.  ]]></body>
    
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