FROGS & FRENCH KISSES by Sarah Mlynowski
    Category:  Paranormal
    Age Recommendation:  Grades 6+
    Release Date:  6/13/06
    Publisher:  Delacorte
    Reviewed by:  Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"
    Rating:  5 Stars


    After I had finished reading the first book in this series, BRAS & BROOMSTICKS, I was sure that it couldn't get
    much better.  Fortunately for me and everyone else reading the books, it does indeed get even better!  FROGS &
    FRENCH KISSES is the continuation of the story of two sisters, Miri and Rachel, one who is a witch and one who
    isn't.  Since the one with the powers is the younger sister, it makes for a fine story of sibling love, rivalry, and flying
    tricycles.

    When BRAS & BROOMSTICKS ended, Rachel was upset over blowing her chance with the love of her life, Raf.  
    After standing him up to instead attend her father's wedding, she's ready for Miri to try another love spell.  The spell
    works, but as is the case with most of Miri's spells, has a few unexpected side-effects.  It turns out that the glove that
    was used to make Raf fall in love with Rachel didn't actually belong to Raf, but his older brother, Will.  Rachel now
    has the adoring, lovable, great-kissing boyfriend she's always wanted--except he just happens to be the wrong
    brother.  Rachel vows to turn Will free from the spell as soon as Prom is over.  After all, she deserves to attend one
    school dance with a guy who professes his undying love towards her.

    Before she can get to Prom, though, Rachel has other things to worry about.  Like that fact that Miri is trying to save
    everyone and everything on Earth, including whales, the homeless, orphans in Africa, and cows intended for the
    slaughterhouse.  It wouldn't have been so bad, except that the cows she tries to rescue end up in the high-school
    gymnasium--the same place where the Prom was to be held.  If you add in their mother's sudden addiction to magic,
    they've got quite a problem on their hands.  Their mother, formally a non-practicing witch, has decided to jump back
    into the dating pool.  Unfortunately, she's went a little overboard on how to do that, magically gaining a new
    wardrobe, highlighted roots, glamorous nails, and too many suitors to count.

    As Rachel tries to think up a way to save the Prom (which somehow turns out to involve a flat-screen television that
    will only play The Sound of Music and a Corvette that switches colors with a tricycle), Miri and Rachel both realize
    that messing with magic is serious business.  Can the Prom be saved?  More importantly, can their mother be saved
    before she totally goes off the magical deep end?  Can Miri learn that using magic for good is one thing, but that
    trying to save the world single-handedly is another?  Will Rachel figure out what she needs to do about Will, and
    about Raf?

    FROGS & FRENCH KISSES is the perfect follow-up to BRAS & BROOMSTICKS, and I can't wait for the next
    book in the series.  It's great to watch Rachel and Miri interact and learn that using magic has serious consequences.  
    The dialogue is funny, the characters all well-rounded and true-to-life, and the situations these sisters find themselves
    in are hilarious.  A great read!
Frogs & French Kisses
by Sarah Mlynowski