The Magic Stone

by Leonie Kooiker, Carl Hollander

A youngster who does not believe in witchcraft at all finds an unusual stone and is drawn into the affairs of a witches' group

Genres: Childrens, Fantasy

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1974

About the author

Leonie Kooiker is geboren in 1927 in Markelo. Op de heuvels, tussen de bomen, achter bosjes hei en jeneverbes zag je daar nogal eens trollen, rare aardmannetjes of dunne nevelwezens.

Later is ze in Papendrecht gaan wonen bij de rivier de Merwede. Haar kinderen zijn daar geboren en die moesten al heel jong leren omgaan met water, vuur en modderige klei. Ze leerden vlotten bouwen, varen bij storm en hoog water en brandnetelsoep koken op een houtvuur. Je kon ook wel eens schatten vinden.

De boeken gaan dus over dat soort avonturen. Ze zijn gek, eng, spannend, soms best wel lief en er wordt in getoverd zoals het echt zou kunnen, want in een boek kan alles..

Reviews

[Mir · Rating 4 out of 5]

At first this seemed like it was going to be your basic kids-find-magic-whatever, get into trouble shenanigans, but it is actually much richer and more complex! I suggest giving it till at least page 70 so you can begin to see where the story is going.

[Belinda Vlasbaard · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 sterren - Nederlandse hardcover

Recensie volgt later.

[Kest Schwartzman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I very much enjoyed how this particular story about ok-maybe-they're-not-evil-once-you-understand-their-motivations witches. Danged good stuff.

[Ketutar Jensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reread 2022. I read this book when I was a kid, 40 years ago :-D
I liked it better then. One should read all the books when one is a kid, and then reread only the books one didn't like as a kid when one is adult :-D I remember trying to read some books when I was young and didn't like them at all, and now I loved them :-D