Vier zauberhafte Schwestern und die uralte Kraft

The Sprite Sisters #7

by Sheridan Winn

THE SPRITE SISTERS - FOUR SISTERS, FOUR ELEMENTS, FOUR POWERS FIRE, WATER, EARTH, AIRMagic at Drysdale's School is the 7th title in Sheridan Winn's bestselling Sprite Sister series about the magical adventures of Flame, Marina, Ash and Ariel. Aimed at readers aged 7-13 years, the books have sold over 450,000 copies. Sheridan Winn is the eldest of four sisters and grew up in a big, old house in the country and the Sprite stories are in part based on her own experiences.It's the autumn term at Drysdale's School and Zak makes a strong impression at his new boarding school - not all of it good. A few weeks before, he used his dark magic to summon the terrifying invasion of screeglings to Sprite Towers. Nervous of what Zak may do next, the Sprite Sisters keep a wary distance from him at school. However, despite her anger, 14-year old Marina still finds herself drawn to the troubled boy when they come face to face. Flame, 15, has her own worries about keeping her magic power secret from her boyfriend, Quinn.Meanwhile Ash's power of Earth draws her to a mysterious stone in the school grounds, which she believes may hold the key to a magic pathway. Zak is not far behind her, and senses that something in this pathway will help rid him of the dark power that is consuming him. With time running out for Zak, the Sprite Sisters and their cousin Verena must find a way into the magic pathway - but much more than any of them had ever imagined awaits them there.

Genres: Middle Grade, Fantasy, Childrens

Paperback

First published June 3, 2013

About the author

THE SPRITE SISTERS - 4 SISTERS, 4 ELEMENTS, 4 POWERS

Sheridan Winn lives in Norfolk, England, where she was born. She is known for her fantasy adventure series, The Sprite Sisters, which has sold over half a million books. A major feature film - Vier Zauberhafte Schwestern - was released in 2020. It was produced by blue eyes fiction and distributed by Disney Deutschland.

The idea for the Sprite Sister books popped into Sheridan’s head, late one night. She was very lucky to be able to find a publisher, Piccadilly Press, who liked her idea and gave her a contract to write the first book, The Circle of Power.

This was followed by The Magic Unfolds, The Secret of the Towers, The Ghost in the Tower, New Magic, The Boy With Hawk-like Eyes, Magic at Drysdale's School and The Mystery of the Locked Door. The books are best read in sequence but are stand-alone stories.

There are currently eight English-language Sprite Sister titles published by Sheridan Winn Limited and available as paperbacks and as e-books for Kindle. The German titles – of which there are 14 – are published by Fischer Verlag. (Ten titles in the main series and four prequel stories).

Vol 9, A Wisdom of Owls, and Vol 10, The Power of Four (the final story), will be published in English language in due course.

The eldest of four sisters, Sheridan Winn grew up in a rambling country house and many of the elements in the Sprite stories come from her own childhood. The stories are deeply rooted in the landscape of Norfolk and every location is somewhere real.

There is a lot of information on her website: www.sheridanwinn.com

Reviews

[Sophie :) · Rating 4 out of 5]

traurig zu sehen wie sie fast nicht mehr zuhause leben, es war aber dennoch ein gutes buch

[Mo_loves_books · Rating 5 out of 5]

Marina 🤝 love interests who harm her family until they realize all they wanted was family (you can't tell me Verena couldn't also have been a love interest (Marina is bi-spec fight me) (and Marilyn, Sheldon, and Glenda were much more closely related than Verena and the sisters are))

And may I just say Verena being the mediator between Flame and Marina makes so much sense with her conducting powers and I never realized that before

Flora and Colin Cantrip <3

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Für mich bisher zwar der schwächste Band der Reihe, aber dennoch habe ich ihn gerne gelesen. Da es ein Kinderbuch ist auch relativ schnell. Die Spannung und Aufregung kam leider nicht so sehr bei mir an wie in den anderen teilen, aber ich mochte die Geschichte trotzdem. Es ist schön, noch etwas Zeit mit den Schwestern verbracht zu haben, bevor ich die Bücher jetzt beiseite lege. Eine zauberhafte Kinderbuch-Reihe, die sicher einigen Kindern noch lange im Gedächtnis bleibt.

[Jessica Bronder · Rating 5 out of 5]

Now that the girls are back in school, they are more separated than normal due to their age. Marina and Flame are older and the girls have their hands full. Marina is torn between the screeglings incident with Zak yet still caring for him. It doesn’t help that they play opposite each other in the play The Tempest. Flame is worried about keeping her magic secret from her boyfriend.

Ash is left on her own and finds herself draw to a stone at school. She can sense the power of it but is weary of her family noticing her actions. It seems she has stumbled upon a ley line and this opens a whole new mess for the girls. Zak has noticed Ash and can feel the same power at the stone and things that this path may have a way to get rid of the screegling inside of him. But Zak doesn’t want any help, he thinks he is hearing the voice of his mother and hopes that she can help him.

I love the Sprite sisters. Although they are older and starting to go their separate ways they are finding time to work together to help Zak and figure out the ley lines. I feel bad for Zak, he is fighting this screegling inside of him, feels horrible for the trouble he has caused, is actively searching for his mother, and not able to accept help from the sisters. I also felt bad for Flame and she is dancing the line of a relationship with Quinn and not sharing about her magical abilities.

I loved this series. I feel bad since I have not gotten the time to finish reviewing this book or the next book one sooner. This is a great series for all ages. A great story about four special sisters. It will draw you into their world and by the end you will not want to leave.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. I voluntarily chose to read and post an honest review.

[Elaine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super süß!