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Paint by Magic (2003)

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0152049258 (ISBN13: 9780152049256)
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hmh books for young readers

Paint By Magic (2003) - Plot & Excerpts

Connor comes home one day to find his mom acting very strange. She acts as if she has not seen him in a year instead of last night. She has removed all the distracting technological marvels like computers and TVs from the house. She has started dressing old-fashioned and actually cooking dinner! Occasionally Connor sees her frozen and afraid, like she is not actually there. He finds a strange art book with paintings of his mom when frozen….except they were painted before she was even born. Somehow the book transports him to the early 20th century; he must find out how to save his mom from these episodes and how to return back to his own time.It is an interesting novel with a bit of time travel and suspense. I was interested in the novel but not completely engrossed. A decent novel for 5th-8th graders (according to School Library Journal), but nothing special.

Time Travel/ Historical FictionThe story begins with a 15th century Italian painter, whose evil power stretches beyond his death, possessing a descendant in 1920s California and a woman living in the in the world today. For 11-year-old Connor, it starts when he gets home from school one day to find his mother, a workaholic, as an old-fashioned homemaker cooking and baking and experiencing strange seizures where she stops moving for hours. It's not until Connor is transported back in time to 1926 that he comes to understand what has happened. Can he figure it all out and save his mother in time? From Benicia Middle School Booktalks 2011-09Benicia Public Library Call Number: YAPB

What do You think about Paint By Magic (2003)?

in the beginning, i was so curious to what was happening. FOr that reason, i couldn't put the book down because i wanted to figure out just what was wrong with connors mother. i loved the characters in the book from the past. it's hilarious to read them saying, "thats the bee's knees" or "hay is for horses" because no one says that anymore. And i can relate to Connor when feels how the past is much healthier than the present day because there was no computers or tv. so everyone was always outside playing, having family dinners and real conversations, and playing with puzzles. Every day in the past is an adventure.
—Xustine Yee

tiem travel mades the 1926s? wonderful, little weird in how lightly they focus on the magic part. feels a little preachy but still neat idea.
—Kristi

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