By Stephanie Burgis (author) Part of the The Improper Adventures series
"The first of the ‘Unladylike Adventures of Kat Stephenson’, a funny, feisty 12 year old heroine that readers will really identify with"
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A Most Improper Magick mixes Regency England (a la Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer) with a more contemporary feel of spells, magic and adventure. In this first adventure for Kat, when she should be sitting down like a lady doing her embroidery, she dresses like a boy, cuts off her hair and runs away to London in order to win her older siblings their true loves but along the way she battles highwaymen, sinister aristocrats, wild magic and even ghosts.
'I was twelve years of age when I chopped off my hair, dressed as a boy, and set off to save my family from impending ruin. I made it almost to the end of my front garden . . .'
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'I was twelve years of age when I chopped off my hair, dressed as a boy, and set off to save my family from impending ruin. I made it almost to the end of my front garden . . . '
Kat Stephenson has just discovered that she's inherited her mother's magical talents, and despite her Stepmama's stern objections, she's determined to learn how to use them. But with her eldest sister Elissa's intended fiance, the sinister Sir Neville, showing a dangerous interest in Kat's magical potential; her other sister, Angeline, wreaking romantic havoc with her own witchcraft; and a highwayman lurking in the forest, even Kat's reckless heroism will be tested to the upmost.
If she can learn to control her new powers, will Kat be able to rescue her family and win her sisters their true love?
'..this is an excellent book, and as it is the first of a trilogy, there is the promise of more reading pleasure to come.' The Bookbag
'I LOVED Kat: she's unladylike, stubborn, smart, brave, resourceful, annoying (as only a youngest sister can be), and thoroughly charming.' Teens Read Too, Gold star Award review
Stephanie Burgis decided to be a writer when she was seven and sold her first short story when she was fifteen. She fell in love with Regency England when she discovered the novels of Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer. Now she writes full-time and lives in Yorkshire with her husband, fellow writer Patrick Samphire, their son, and their crazy-but-sweet border collie, Maya. She wrote A Most Improper Magick while living in an old stone cottage in Yorkshire, where the story is set.
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'I was twelve years of age when I chopped off my hair, dressed as a boy, and set off to save my family from impending ruin. I made it almost to the end of my front garden . . .' Kat Stephenson has just discovered that she's inherited her mother's magical talents, and despite her Stepmama's stern objections, she's determined to learn how to use them.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed A Most Improper Magick and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
A Most Improper Magick features in the following genres: Fantasy / Magical, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Historical Fiction
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A Most Improper Magick was written by Stephanie Burgis and published by Piccadilly Press an imprint of Templar Publishing
A Most Improper Magick has 248 pages
Yes it is part of The Improper Adventures series
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