Mahy, Margaret
Mahy, Margaret (1936– ),New Zealand author of juvenile fiction. A children's librarian, Mahy counts the Order of New Zealand among her awards for folklore and fantasy for all reading levels. Her humorous and didactic picture books are illustrated by award‐winning artists (Quentin Blake, Steven Kellogg), and she has twice won the Carnegie Medal for young adult novels about family relationships (The Haunting, 1982; The Changeover: A Supernatural Romance, 1984). A fairy tale of sorts, The Changeover's metatextual references to Alice in Wonderland , The Wizard of Oz and ‘Sleeping Beauty’ underscore the heroine's inner journey (from mortal to witch, from child to adult) as she awakens the magical powers within.
Mary Louise Ennis
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