Children's & YA
December 2018
Two make Magic – The Ghastly Grannies
by Sibylle Luig (Text) – Ulrike Barth-Musil (Illustrationen)
Synopsis Two Make Magic is the story of the twin sisters Elli and Idi, who come from an old family of witches. All twin sisters in the Schick family have magical powers - but only when they are together. Together, they control the elements. Elli’s best Element is the air, Idi’s favourite element is the water. Two Make Magic tells the story of two girls, who are powerful as long as they stick together. A story of sisterhood, friendship and family with a magic touch. Volume 2 Elli and Idi have just turned 11. Idi is about to move to Berlin with her father, when Thomas suggests that Elli should come and visit Idi in her old home. Elli travels to Hamburg with her grandmother Matilda and her twin sister Esther. The two suddenly reappeared in Berlin after having shunned Eva and Matea for ten years, because they had separated the baby witches. The grannies claim they want to help Elli and Idi become real witches, but all they really do is selfish hocus pocus: At Idi’s swimming contest in Hamburg they make her swim way too fast and Idi thinks Elli used her magical powers. She is furious and tells Elli to leave her alone. Thomas too is very angry and says that he will have to rethink moving to Berlin, if the grannies continue to interfere with their lives. Elli is devastated. If that is how the ghastly grannies are going to behave, she will have to get rid of them. Her best friend Philip is there to help her with the new operation. They trick Matilda and Esther into acting against the code of honour of witches, which leads to them losing their magical powers and Idi can safely move to Berlin.
