• Age: 9 to 12
• Grade: 5 to 8
• Reading age: 10 to 13

A summer trip to Greece seems like the perfect chance for thirteen-year-old Dani to spend some time on the beach, help her bookish best friend Cathy get her first kiss, and maybe find some summer romance of her own. But when bad luck begins to strike over and over, and continues to strike when she returns to her home in Toronto, Dani starts to wonder if she is cursed. Literally. Cathy tells of the “evil eye,” and warns that a curse may have been put on Dani by a mysterious girl whose path she crossed in Greece. Dani gets sick, injured, and her family car is vandalized. Is it the “evil eye,” or is someone out to get Dani? And what bizarre lengths will Dani go to as she tries to get the curse lifted?

Combining the humorous and the sinister, Bye-Bye, Evil Eye is an engaging read from Governor General’s Literary Award finalist Deborah Kerbel.

DEBORAH KERBEL a écrit des livres pour les jeunes adultes, les préadolescents et les lecteurs débutants. Ses romans ont été présélectionnés pour les Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général, le prix du livre de l’année pour les jeunes adultes de l’Association canadienne des bibliothèques et le Manitoba Young Reader’s Choice Award. Elle vit à Toronto avec son mari, ses deux adolescents et Freddie, leur chien adopté.

DEBORAH KERBEL was born in London, England, and now lives in Thornhill, Ontario with her husband, son and daughter, and a rescue dog named Freddie. Deborah has written a number of picture books, and is the author of four young adult and two middle-grade novels, including My Deal with the Universe. Her books have been shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award, the Canadian Library Association’s YA Book Award, and many readers’ choice awards. Visit her online at www.deborahkerbel.com.

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• Short-listed, Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award

“Kerbel has a knack for transporting you to wherever the story takes you, using strong sensory descriptions that don’t seem flowery or overdone.[…] Bye-Bye, Evil Eye was delightful, and had me reading the whole book in one sitting – a great read for your twelve-plus reader! ”

Lost in a Great Book

“Bye-Bye, Evil Eye will give young readers a bit of escapism, a bit of boy-girl crushing, a little girl drama, and some mother issues. Reality and fancy all wrapped in a delightful tale in which not everything is as it seems.”

CanLit for Little Canadians

“Kerbel’s novel is readable and engaging. I applaud her ability to take a fresh perspective and explore gender identity and the complexities of culture.”

CM Magazine