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Witch
She Was A Good Witch. Julia is a young woman with extraordinary powers. She has the ability to heal people with her touch. She also knows things that are happening in far-off places when she looks in water that has sunlight shining on it. She comes from a tradition of witches -- good witches. But before Julia's mother died, she warned her daughter never to look in water th...more
Paperback, 225 pages
Published
July 31st 2001
by Simon Pulse
(first published December 1st 1990)
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'Witch' was a book I read in my teenage years, and held onto it because of the great involvement I used to have with Christopher Pike. I read this story again to see if I could get anything more out of it, before I give it away.
I like Pike's writing techniques, in the way that he writes short-ish stories of around 200 pages, and within the page-constraints he develops an involving and believable story. The characterisation is cleverly squeezed into a few paragraphs, as well as using passages fro...more
I like Pike's writing techniques, in the way that he writes short-ish stories of around 200 pages, and within the page-constraints he develops an involving and believable story. The characterisation is cleverly squeezed into a few paragraphs, as well as using passages fro...more
I brought this book with me last week when I went away on Christmas vacation to a cabin in the middle of nowhere and I'm so glad I did. It's the only Pike book on my shelf I hadn't read yet - I don't even remember where I got it; I always try and pick his books up where I can find them - and it has rekindled my love for his storytelling. He is so talented at crafting suspenseful and unpredictable plots that get me turning pages faster than most authors can, YA fiction and Adult fiction alike. Hi...more
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Don't remember anything about this book. Just remember that I enjoyed it. I was probably in the 5th or 6th grade.
I must find a copy so I'll know what I liked about this.
I must find a copy so I'll know what I liked about this.
This is an amazing book. This book is about a girl that has a healing power like her mom. Julia’s mom dies and tells Julia to never look to look at water that had moonlight reflection. Julia can also see visions if she looks into water that has sunlight reflection. She sees a young mad that died in her arms. Later she meets a young boy named Jim. Jim is Amy’s new boyfriend. Julia falls for Jim but she knows she can’t have him. One of Julia best friends named Scott got shot right in front of Jim,...more
Such a long time ago I read this (I was 14 - my God, I feel old!). It stuck in my mind as one of the ones I loved the most. There was a compassionate feel about the story, which became apparent towards the end. I remember really liking the female lead .. and her green eyes, lol! I was a huge Christopher Pike fan. His other titles that stick in my mind are Remember Me (I think there are three books) and the one about the female Vampire - The Last Vampire, was it?
I'm not sure how the books will re...more
I'm not sure how the books will re...more
Julia is a girl gifted with a healing touch and the power to glimpse the future. One thing her mother told her never to do is look into a pond with the moonlight shining upon it. She's intrigued by this statement and gets trapped into seeing the future because of it.
When she sees a vision of her best friend's boyfriend, Jim, shot and bleeding to death, she does her best to keep him out of danger. But then another friend is shot while witnessing a gas station holdup, and Julia and Jim set out to...more
When she sees a vision of her best friend's boyfriend, Jim, shot and bleeding to death, she does her best to keep him out of danger. But then another friend is shot while witnessing a gas station holdup, and Julia and Jim set out to...more
I learned a teen named Julia is a witch. She has the ablity to heal poeple , look into water when the sun is shining and go to verious places , can also look into water when the moon is shining and can see the future. Her mom died 2 weeks before Amy left for Los Angeles and she's still moring from it. She has friends named Amy , her boyfriend Jim , and the boy Julia likes is Scott.
Before Julia's mother died she gave her some much needed advice , not to look in the water when the moon light is s...more
Before Julia's mother died she gave her some much needed advice , not to look in the water when the moon light is s...more
When I was in middle school I thought this book was the best ever. Then I found the book again and read it before deciding if I was going to let my daughter read it. I did not like it as much. I guess my point of view of what makes a book good has changed over the years. It is not too bad. I do not think that the characters speak the way real life people would speak. The dialog was a little annoying because of that. I think it is good for the age group it was intended for.
This book really got me turning the pages. I liked the premise that Julia was a witch who had certain healing powers. Although she comes across as a bit cold and aloof in the beginning, she is later shown to be a strong, sympathetic character. I liked her relationship with her mother and her friends, Amy, Scott and Randy. The main fault I found with this book was the relationship between Julia and Jim. Jim was Amy's boyfriend and he falls in love with Julia the moment he sees her. He struck me a...more
I think this book is absolutely fabulous , I started reading this three years back and it's sort of become a tradition to read it every summer .. You can read this book over and over again and still have those gut wrenching feels . You never get tired of the plot . To be honest , once I start reading it again I forget what actually happens cause I get so into it :) This book does not disappoint .
I read this when I was 10 or 11. I absolutely loved it. The main character, Julia, was so magical to me, and the story always struck me emotionally no matter how many times I read it. I haven't picked it up in years, but I have very fond memories of it. The five-star rating reflects my young self. I almost don't want to read it in case it's lost its appeal.
I reread this as part of the preparation for the podcast Steph and I did for GA. This one did not hold up as well as I think some of the others do so many years later. I liked it, honestly I didn't really remember most of it, so it was like reading it for the first time. But, I didn't think the story was super strong.
I remember being very upset and wanting to kick myself for leaving this one on the bus along with my favorite Boris Vallejo bookmark (a keepsake from my late father) that nowadays is very hard to find. I was very into it and just had to purchase it again in order to finish reading it.
I was liking it at the beginning because it wasn't dirty like a lot of other books by Pike that I have tried to read before. In the end, the plot wasn't very well developed and the characters were not only stupid, but unrealistic.
This book was an attention grabber right from the beginning. It changes from person to person and is slightly confusing, but as the book continues you understand more. This is all I will write for now, but expect a bigger review soon!
i havent read this book in 8 years but i remember loving it. i remember crying my eyes out lol i still have the book i never could brinb myself to get rid of it. i should give it another read see if it still speaks to me the same. this is a good book i would recomend this fo any teen who likes the supernatural!!
I read this book so long ago and yet it stuck with me. Possibly because this is not exactly a horror. In many ways this shows Pikes softer side.
Would you give up as much for someone you hardly knew yet loved?
Would you give up as much for someone you hardly knew yet loved?
Oh wow... I remember loving this book when I was in grade school. I must've been about 10 or 11 years old when I read this book, and it was the first time I just couldn't put a book down.
Such a sad story. It showed the relationship between the mother and daughter. Very strong story and I am not embarrassed to say that it made me cry in the end. A must read!
I really enjoyed this book there's lots of magic and tragedy! I really like how Julia (main character) makes a terrible mistake and gets two people killed.
Apr 20, 2011
Mitch Cave
marked it as to-read
Never read a book by Christopher Pike, but he seems like a really great author and I want to read every book he has written. They all sound fantastic!
Bought a bunch of Pike books recently wanting to recapture my teenage years and discovered that I hadn't actually read this one before. Pike isn't afraid of making his protagonists deeply flawed, and rereading them now definitely is making me realize just how deeply. But even though I don't sympathize with them as much anymore, they're not any less compelling.
I read this book when I was in 9th grade or so. This book is about a teenage girl with powers. It's a good teenage suspence book. I liked it.
I was reading a lot of Fear Street books in junior high when I borrowed this from a friend. Didn't like it.
I read this back in high school and wanted to refresh my memory. Sad, but good YA message.
An old favorite of mine in middleschool. After several months of searching, found it for a dollar!
I was a stupid kid. This book is terrible.
I was a stupid kid. This book is terrible.
Dec 18, 2011
Abbi Dion
added it
"You could have a death wish without actually wanting to die." OMG Brilliant!
One of my favorite authors. Some stuff is brilliant, some is just bizarre.
Not one of my favorites from him, but an okay read when I'm bored.
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Christopher Pike is the pseudonym of Kevin McFadden. He is a bestselling author of young adult and children's fiction who specializes in the thriller genre.
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.
McFadden was born in New York but grew up in California where he stills lives in today. A college drop-out, he did factory work, painted houses and programm...more
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Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.
McFadden was born in New York but grew up in California where he stills lives in today. A college drop-out, he did factory work, painted houses and programm...more
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“When you do something because you're angry, you almost always do the wrong thing.”
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“We're not gods, Julia. We're helpers. That's all. People have called us terrible things in the past. But that was only because they didn't understand us. That understanding is for the future, a time not long from now. You may live to see it. Then perhaps you can work openly, but for now, keep your gifts to yourself. Never flaunt your abilities. Never think you hold the power of life and death. Only God has that power. When it's a person's time, nothing can save them.”
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