This YA fantasy is the fourth installment in the Chrestomanci series. In a dreary, repressive boarding school in a contemporary England not quite like ours, a teacher is given a note that says that one of the students in class 6B is a witch--a dreadful thing, as being a witch is a crime punishable by death at the stake. As events unfold, it becomes clear that more than one student in 6B is illicitly practicing magic, and unless someone comes to the class's assistance, the consequences are liable to be very serious indeed. Their only hope appears to be a spell consisting of a single word: Chrestomanci. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.