Bras And Broomsticks

The name of the book I chose for my book report is Bras and Broomsticks. It is a fiction book. The author is Sarah Milnowski. The setting of the story is modern day New York City, New York. There are also small parts of the story that take place in Long Island, New York.

Rachel is a fourteen-year-old girl who wants to be on the popular A-List at school, doesn't want her divorced father to get remarried, wants to be in the school fashion show, and wants a boyfriend. She has a crush on two boys named Raf and Mick. Miri is Rachel's younger sister who finds out that she is a witch. Together she and Rachel try to use her magic to help them. Jennifer is their dad's fiancйe, who they refer to as STB (soon to be stepmother). Both girls do not like her throughout the book, but in the end they learn to accept her. STB has a daughter named Prissy. Jewel was Rachel's best friend since they were very young. Now that is in the fashion show and was accepted into the A-List, she thinks she is too good for Rachel. Tammy became Rachel's friend when Jewel dumped Rachel. Tammy remains a good friend to Rachel through everything that happens in this book and Rachel doesn't realize it until the end.

In the beginning, Rachel is leaving school to go hang out with friends when she realizes there are a pair of really expensive shoes that she wanted on her feet. She doesn't know how she got them so she calls her mom and she tells her to come home. When she gets home her mom tells her that her sister, Miri, is a witch. Rachel thinks this is a good thing and that Miri will help her to become popular at school. She is jealous too because she didn't get the powers herself. Her mom tells her that she is a witch too, but she chose not to use her powers. Their mom gives Miri a book full of spells. Miri is not supposed to use her magic until her mom teaches her how, but Rachel doesn't care about that. The first thing Rachel and Miri try to do is make their dad realize how horrible STB is so he will not marry her. They decide to find an ugly spell. Since they only go to their dad's house every two weeks they have to wait to do the spell.

One day at school, Rachel tries to get Mick's locker combination. She wants steal his gym clothes so Miri can put a love spell on them to make Mick fall in love with her. Rachel finds out his combination by watching him open his locker, but then can't remember where his locker is. She gives up and sits down on the floor against the lockers. The Vice-Principal finds her and thinks she is skipping class. He gives her a detention for that afternoon. When she is in detention she hears two girls talking in the hallway about a girl dropping out of the fashion show. After detention, Rachel sees a sign that says a freshman dancer is needed for the fashion show and tryouts are Friday after school. Rachel sees this as her opportunity to get on the A-List, but there is one problem. She can't dance.

Rachel gets Miri to make her a potion that will make her be able to dance. In the morning after Rachel has bathed in the potion, she is able to dance extremely well. Rachel tries out for the fashion show and is asked to come back later that afternoon for a callback. She does the best, but the results won't be posted until that Monday. Miri and Rachel go to their dad's house for the weekend. Miri made the ugly potion for STB and she brings it. She tells STB there is something on her face and then wipes a little bit of potion on her. In the morning, they find out that the potion gave STB an extremely bad case of acne. Their dad doesn't think STB is ugly. The acne spreads and everyone in the house gets it so Miri makes a clear skin potion. Rachel and Miri are mad about that the spell didn't work out the way they planned for it to. They then look for another spell to break up their dad and STB.

Monday at school Rachel finds out that she made the fashion show. She is immediately