Where in the World Is Sabrina Spellman?

Sabrina the Teenage Witch #47

by Paul Ruditis

Beauty-sleep blunder
When Sabrina learns that there is no coffee strong enough -- not even her aunt Hilda's -- to keep her awake the night before exams, she gives herself a magical energy boost. Sabrina even remembers to check the spell's fine print, and she's "positive" there are no adverse side effects for the spell caster.

But when Sabrina goes to school the next day, things are "definitely" not right. Sabrina's wide-awake, but everyone else is falling asleep...and won't wake up Sabrina discovers the glitch in her spell, but to make everything right she's got to go on the scavenger hunt of a lifetime....

Genres: Fantasy, Witches, Urban Fantasy, Teen, Young Adult

160 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 1, 2003

About the author

Paul Ruditis also writes under the name P.J. Ruditis.

I was born and raised in Philadelphia where I lived a typical childhood with a far more interesting fantasy life. I mean, how many other eight year olds were sticking their Star Wars action figures in Ziploc bags filled with water and putting them in the freezer to recreate the ice planet of Hoth? (Really? That many? Never mind.)

After college, I moved to Los Angeles and was very lucky to get a job as a page at Paramount Pictures only months after I got into town. I worked as a tour guide and usher, and I performed temp office work around the lot.
Eventually, I took a position working in the studio's licensing department where I quickly worked my way up to middle management.

After a while, one of my friends in the publishing industry offered me the opportunity to write a Buffy, The Vampire Slayer short story for a collection she was editing. Well, when I heard how little money I could make as a writer, I immediately quit my job to try it full time. (Stupid, I know, but it kind of worked for me.)

I started out by writing books based on such wonderful TV shows as Star Trek, Roswell, and Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. I have since written over 30 books based some of the best shows on TV, adding The West Wing, Alias, and Prison Break to that ever growing list.

While I continue to work on these media tie-ins, I have also been focused more on my own original fiction, including my teen series DRAMA! and the Simon Pulse Romantic Comedy Love, Hollywood Style.

- Abridged Bio - Official Website.

Reviews

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

In this whimsical story, Sabrina seeks a magical solution to stay awake for her exams by casting a spell. However, things take an unexpected turn when the spell has an adverse effect, causing her to stay awake while everyone else around her falls asleep. To set things right, Sabrina embarks on a scavenger hunt, which promises to be a captivating and adventurous journey filled with unexpected twists and turns. This story seems to blend magic, humor, and adventure, making it an engaging read for those who enjoy tales of youthful spellcasting gone awry.

The Sabrina tales, filled with magic and adventures, leaves a lasting impression. The variety of different adventures and challenges in each story kept things fresh and exciting. These books made me want to have magical powers too but the ending results were hilarious.

[ECH · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable enough but I don't think spending so much of the book with so few characters conscious did it any favors.

[Ashleigh · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's a line in here about how Sabrina took French all through school instead of Spanish. This prompts me to ask, oh wonderful writers of the Sabrina series: How did you guys keep this all straight? Obviously the TV show helped, but did you guys have a list of Sabrina's classes for every semester so you wouldn't contradict each other on stuff like this???

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book very much reminds of the Amazing Race, except you add the magic element. I loved how it's a scavenger hunt, and the tasks are fun to read, especially since there's a fair bit of travelling (albeit magically) involved.

[Lonely Panda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Scavenger hunt books are always fun but with a twist of magic they are epic!