Strife (Sweep, No. 9)
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Strife (Sweep, No. 9)

Paperback – February 18, 2002

Price
$5.33
Format
Paperback
Pages
188
Publisher
Puffin
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0142301074
Dimensions
4.25 x 0.5 x 7 inches
Weight
4 ounces

Description

From School Library Journal Grade 9 Up-Here, Morgan is out of control-and just when things seem to be settling down. Even though she is a powerful witch, her newbie status makes the magick difficult to control. Violent episodes appear to follow her, and her friends think the events are her doing. But are they? Could Morgan's biological father really be the cause of the dark magick? Or is there another powerful witch who is blind to her own power? Characters continue to develop and the thrilling action continues to move the series along nicely. Especially good are the passages involving Morgan's family. Her parents' reluctance to accept their daughter's new religion is a realistic addition. Still confusing, however, are the mysterious diary entries circa 1971. Some of their content mirrors Morgan's struggles, but readers may not be able to reconcile the diary's presence within the text itself. Still, it does help sustain the overall foreboding mood. This ninth entry is too involved to stand alone, but fans of the series will enjoy it. Elaine Baran Black, Gwinnett County Public Library, Lawrenceville, GA Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Features & Highlights

  • Morgan has been so involved in the world of magick that her parents are furious with her for neglecting school. And now the members of her coven are being persecuted. Morgan is falling to pieces. How can she find the strength she so desperately needs?

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What's happening to Morgan?

Morgan's life is very similar in Strife as it was in the last book in the series. Her grades are horrible, her powers are strong but she needs to learn control, and her relationship with her parents are weak. In this book these few problems spin out of control. Morgan knows her father, Ciaran, is out there and even though the council is following him she still needs to protect herself. Hunter sets her up with a teacher that will show her out to protect herself and control her magic when strange things start to happen. Things fly everywhere, books, papers, anything at all, around Morgan. Morgan can feel that she's not doing it but who else could it be? Her father? Or someone else.
TO complicate things further her parents, who have never really approved of her studying Wicca, find out about her horrible grades at school. They blame the thing that has taken up so much time in her life, Wicca. Morgan knows they are right but she cannot let go of being a witch, it's a part of her. The problem is her parents don't understand that. And if the strange power around her doesn't kill her first, she may be taken away from everything she knows.
I found Strife to be an entertaining edition of the series. Like all of the books it was suspenseful, magickal, and a page turner. The problem was their was really no mystery in it. It was a tad bit predictable. But the great storyline nearly makes up for it. If you love the Sweep Series I recommend this book to you. I can't wait till the next one comes out!
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Sweep 9: Strife

In this book Morgan's life is still sorta [not good]. She's scared at the knowledge that Ciaran is still on the loose even with a watch sigil on him. Then things start happening when Morgan is around. Things start flying everytwhere. Morgan feels sure she isn't causing these "accidents". But then who is? Her father? Erin decides that it would be best to rein or restrict Morgan's power for awhile. Sky and Hunter agree. But things continue to happen and then they know it's not her. Meanwhile Morgan's grades are slipping, her parents are getting [upset] and threatening to send her to a Catholic boarding school. At the end of the book Hunter gets information that his parents are in Canada and decides to leave to find them.
In this book I so did not like Alisa. She was sorta...dumb. And did anyone notice that she was around when all these "accidents" occured. SHOCK!!!!
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Wow!!

This book kept me guessing and guessing. It was great that through most of the book you had to keep reading to see what that meant. Alisa and Morgan are two different girls, but in some ways very alike. This book is just like the other ones, VERY GOOD!