num_pages: 261
description: A bewitching comic fantasy by a master of the supernatural.Cat doesn't mind living in the shadow of his sister, Gwendolen, the most promising young witch ever seen on Coven Street. But trouble starts brewing the moment the two orphans are summoned to live in Chrestomanci Castle. Frustrated that the witches of the castle refuse to acknowledge her talents, Gwendolen conjures up a scheme that could throw whole worlds out of whack."Altogether a delightful book." Times Literary Supplement."The concept is ingenious." The Horn Book.
language: English
title: Charmed Life
titlecomplete: Charmed Life (Chrestomanci, #1)
characters: Christopher Chant, Gwendolen Chant, Chrestomanci, Eric Chant, Janet Chant
genres: Fiction, Magic, Adventure, Young Adult Fantasy, Witches, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Science Fiction Fantasy, Childrens, Fantasy
ratings_count: 33629
series: Chrestomanci (Recommended Reading Order), Chrestomanci (Publication Order), Chrestomanci (Chronological Order)
awards: awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, awardedAt: 347184000000
name: Zilveren Griffel, awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Preis der Leseratten des ZDF
publisher: Greenwillow Books