Book Review - Hex Hall

Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
Sophie is a very unique girl. She only knows her father's name, she has never met him. Sophie and her mother have moved around quite a bit, she is always the new kid. This becomes even more of a problem when Sophie turns 12 and discovers that she has powers - she is a witch. This power comes from her father's side of the family. She begins casting spells and they always go awry. After one too many times, she is sent to the magical school for delinquents - Hecate Hall. It is there that she finds out that her father is the one that sent her to stay at the school, he has also punished everyone else there, condemned them to this school until their 18th birthday. Things aren't safe at this school, witches are being murdered. Sophie thinks she knows who is responsible and she may not be safe. A great supernatural read!