SUGAR AND SPITE

Narrator Joy Regullano creates a youthful voice for 12-year-old Jolina, who is being trained by her grandfather to be a traditional healer upon moving from Manila to an island resort in the Philippines. When the resort owner's daughter, Claudine, begins bullying her, Jolina decides to take matters into her own hands and creates a potion to make Claudine be nice to her. Of course, magic always has consequences, and in order to set things right, Jolina needs to find the courage to tell Claudine what she did. Regullano establishes a unique voice for each of the characters. Listeners will be captivated by Jolina's story as she learns hard truths about magic and friendship. M.D. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2021]