Books like Charmed Life (Chrestomanci, Book 1) by Diana Wynne Jones
An elegant stranger, Chrestomanci, appears on the bustling Coven Street and takes two orphaned siblings, Gwendolen and Cat, into his grand residence. At Chrestomanci Castle, Gwendolen—an exceptionally talented witch—finds her abilities dismissed by the castle’s established magic community. Frustrated, she devises a plan that threatens to disrupt the delicate balance among the worlds those connected to the castle’s magic.
First publish date: 1977
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Diana Wynne Jones
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