So there is little to date the story in that sense. The author has focused on universal themes of family, friendship, and "the ties that bind", which are all as vital and important now as they were 33 years ago. Probably the most important aspect of the book is that it stands the test of time. So, of course, having somehow mysteriously missed reading this book when it first came out, or subsequently (despite hearing so many good things!), I was determined to read the re-release - and I am telling you about it right now, dear Supernatural Undergrounders, because I loved it! It is now regarded as a classic of supernatural Kids/YA fantasy and is currently being made into a film, with the great (UK actor) Timothy Spall as the bad guy-or bad demon, as is in fact the case.ģ3 years after first publication, The Changeover is still very much in circulation but has also been re-released by Hachette ahead of the film coming out. First published in 1984, Margaret Mahy's The Changeover won the Carnegie Medal (for Children's and YA fiction) in the same year.
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