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Sybil Leek was strong in the defence of her beliefs, and sometimes differed with, and even quarrelled with, other witches. She disapproved of nudity in rituals, which is a requirement in Gardnerian Wicca, and she was strongly against the use of drugs, and she contrasted with most other witches in that she did believe in cursing.
The Fifth Sorceress was accused of misogyny or sexism, and was critically panned. [1] [2] [3] William Thompson called it "a fairly typical fledgling effort by a new author, at times well told but marred by poor decisions." However some critics gave it praise, Kirkus reviews called it "An intelligent debut, possibly headed for bestsellerdom."
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel is a series of six fantasy novels written by Irish author Michael Scott, completed in 2012.The first book in the series, The Alchemyst, was released in 2007, and the sequels were released at the rate of one per year, concluding with The Enchantress in 2012.
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The Sorceress was released as part of a special edition boxed 3-book set called The First Codex in the USA on 28 September 2010. The Sorceress is also available as an unabridged audiobook. It was released by the Listening Library on 26 May 2009 and narrated by Paul Boehmer.
The Reading Teacher called the book a "well written, engaging addition to the Dear America series." [ 3 ] Writing in the Western Journal of Black Studies , Nancy J. Dawson praised the fact that "it by no means sugarcoats the ugly-harsh realities of slavery," and concluded that it is "a significant and eloquent work of juvenile fiction."
Today, the book is regarded as being largely inaccurate, but still notable for being one of the first sympathetic histories of witchcraft, and as such it may have had an indirect influence on Wicca. [6] Michelet uses a mix of scholarly research and imaginative storytelling that makes the book more accessible to readers.
My Story is a series of historical novels for older children published by Scholastic New Zealand which was inspired by Dear America.Each book is written in the form of a fictional diary of a young person living during an important event or time period in New Zealand history. [1]