Miranda Kane is a dyslexic witch and a student of Shadow Falls Camp Academy, who lives in the same cabin as Kylie Galen and Della Tsang.
Biography[]
Born at Midnight[]
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Miranda befriends Kylie Galen and Della Tsang upon her second time at Shadow Falls Camp. She briefly educates Kylie about the magical world and its history. When Kylie and Della tell her that Perry has a crush on her, she flushes but decides to wait for him to make the first move.
When the camp is at risk of getting shut down, Miranda and her friends conduct a plan to save it. While Miranda steals Holiday's phone and uses it to call Burnett and get him away from the nearby wildlife park, where the animals have been killed, Derek and Kylie sneak in to find out why it has been happening.
Throughout the book, Miranda is constantly visited by her former piano teacher, whom she cursed for being a pervert. With dyslexia clouding her reading and writing ability, Kylie helps her overcome the problem and eventually, she reverses the spell on the pervert.
Awake at Dawn[]
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At the beginning of Awake at Dawn, Miranda gets kissed by Perry's friend, Kevin. When he finds out, an ugly battle erupts between the two of them, and Perry gives up on Miranda afterward, but not before giving her a passionate kiss - to show her how great their relationship would have gone. Miranda remains heartbroken throughout the rest of the book.
Sometime afterward Miranda and Della join Kylie on her search for the legendary waterfalls that supposedly possess powerful negative energy. When the three of them go out for a shopping trip, two local girls get murdered by a vampire and the three of them are interrogated for the case. In the midst of the story, Miranda starts sensing the presence of another nearby and sets up a trap, which eventually captures another witch named Tabitha Evans, her competitor in the upcoming competition for witches.
She also accidentally transforms Kylie's pet, Socks, into a skunk.
After the competition, Miranda lands as the second winner. Though she is content, her mother is not.
Taken at Dusk[]
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Miranda tells Kylie and Della about the competition results, and how her old schoolmate Todd Freeman asked her out after the contest.
She continues to ignore Perry, who finds it hard to talk to her again. During a party on the camp, Miranda is dancing with Clark: a troublesome warlock, when Perry decides to cut in. This turns into an ugly fight between the three of them. Burnett, while attempting to stop the riot, gets turned into a kangaroo by Miranda by accident. Though she manages to reverse the spell, she decides to avoid him for a few days.
Minutes before her date with Todd, Perry walks up to her to ask her out on a date the next night. She agrees. Comparing her date with Todd, she finds her date with Perry much more interesting; this allows the two to finally overcome their problems and start a relationship.
Whispers at Moonrise[]
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Miranda attempts to turn Socks back into a cat, but even though she had figured out what she needed to do, none of her spells worked. Kylie gets frustrated and mutters "why can't you just say 'change back into a cat'". The words suddenly sends magic around her pet and transforms him back into a cat. Miranda then declares that Kylie is a witch, even though she was told by her deceased father that she was a chameleon.
When newcomer Nikki becomes romantically infatuated with her boyfriend, Miranda gets jealous.
Miranda is sad and kind of angry to hear that Kylie has decided to leave Shadow Falls and live with her grandfather and great aunt.
Chosen at Nightfall[]
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In Chosen at Nightfall, Miranda turns Nikki into a kangaroo and hexes her with a case of pimples out of jealousy of her undenying affection toward Perry, and has a big argument with the latter.
Reborn[]
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In Reborn, Miranda helps Della search for her Uncle and Aunt. They even go as far as to break into a vampire funeral home. She then uses a powerful transformation spell to change five attacking vampires into kangaroos while being held hostage by one.
Eternal[]
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In Eternal, Miranda suffers through heartbreak as she and Perry break-up because of his opportunity to attend a school in Paris Furthering her heartbreak, she gave Perry a magical cellphone that doesn't need a cell tower to call her whenever, however, as far as we know he doesn't use it. She also helps Della uncover her ghost's identity. She begins a budding relationship with Shawn Hanson, a young warlock working for the FRU.
Spellbinder[]
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When magic, romance and family secrets collide, the result is spellbinding!
Miranda Kane has always felt like a screw up–at least when it comes to her ability to wield magic. Her only sanctuary is Shadow Falls camp, where she’s learning to harness her powers as a witch. But thanks to her shape-shifter boyfriend who called it quits and ran off to Paris, both her heart and powers feel broken.
When she unexpectedly wins top spot in a spell-casting competition in France, she flies out with her best friends Kylie and Della. But her trip takes her straight into the heart of a dangerous supernatural mystery–and a heated romance. What Miranda doesn't expect is for her investigation to unleash shocking revelations…about herself, her family, and her arch enemy. Now Miranda must step up and show everyone that she’s a witch to be reckoned with…before it’s too late.
Unspoken[]
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Miranda is having trouble with her love life. Perry has come back to Shadow Falls, and Shawn is vying for her attention. Miranda, still mad at Perry for his decision to leave, has trouble trusting him again, though her resolve wavers as the story goes.
In the end, Perry decides to leave again to look for his parents, but he promises to keep in touch with Miranda. Meanwhile, Miranda cares for an injured Shawn, who was attacked from behind by Connor Powell's gang.
Fierce[]
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When a burnt photo of Kylie is plastered on their cabin, suspicion raises and points at Fredericka Lakota, who was known for her previous issues with the girl. Fredericka comes to explain her innocence in the matter. Though Della is skeptical, Miranda instantly believes her and comes to her defense, as does Kylie. After explaining the plan to catch the culprit, Fredericka reserves her handmade jewelry at the gallery for the girls.
Fighting Back[]
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Miranda is there to comfort a distraught Kylie, who is feeling bitter about Lucas for the constant council meetings that take up their plans. Miranda gushes about Shawn, who she has started seeing after hearing nothing from Perry.
Midnight Hour[]
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Miranda is the main character in this book. As graduation nears, she finds herself facing dangers from a coven of warlocks and a gang of shape-shifters.
Miranda goes with her sister to visit a fortune teller. During the magical reading, a tattoo attaches itself to Miranda. With graduation close, Miranda studies hard for her SAT redo with help from her friends while also training with Della to protect herself.
She realizes her feelings for Perry, which unlocks her full potential as a forest mystic witch. With Tabitha and her life hanging on the line, Miranda sneaks away from everyone to save her sister. The witch Zander and her protector Jeremiah Makepeace help rescue Tabitha and douse the evil coven with a power-weakening potion, allowing Miranda to defeat them using her mystic powers without much resistance.
Miranda passes her SATs and is ready to attend college with her best friends. Together, they attend their graduation and prepare for the future.
Physical Appearance[]
Miranda is on the shorter side and is a pretty girl who has strawberry blond hair that has streaks of lime green, pink, and jet-black with hazel eyes. However, in Spellbinder, she stops streaking her hair and changes it back to her natural color.
Personality[]
Miranda is a fun and flirty girl, with a flair for drama but has a heart of gold. Shy and insecure about her dyslexia, she is a strong person who will go to bat for any of her friends.
Fears[]
That she'll never overcome her disability, and therefore it will define her, instead of her defining who and what she really wants to be.
Powers and abilities[]
Miranda possesses the basic abilities of a witch, such as spell casting, potion making, etc.
Before Miranda realized her potential, she excelled at hexing people with pimples, turning them into kangaroos, aroma spells, and jock itch hexing.
After realizing her true potential as a forest mystic witch, she can easily manipulate the elements in her surroundings, and manipulate matter.
Relationships[]
Romantic[]
- Perry Gomez: The love of her life. By fully accepting her love for Perry, the mystic witch in her is awakened.
- Shawn Hanson: Her ex-boyfriend. They were together while Perry was absent. Miranda had a crush on Shawn when they were younger. Shawn reciprocated those feelings at the time, but neither made the advance.
- Todd Freeman: A warlock date. He asked her out on a date after Miranda landed second place in a Wiccan competition, and she agreed as a way to get over Perry. Unfortunately, Miranda found him quite boring and decided against seeing him afterwards.
- Herold Hanker: Kindergarten boyfriend. She broke up with him. His broken heart was mended with candy.
Friendships[]
- Kylie Galen: Roommate and best friend.
- Della Tsang: Roommate and best friend. They often bicker and verbally threaten each other, but their quarrels never extend beyond words. Whenever one needs help, the other always comes through for her.
- Holiday Brandon: Miranda cares deeply about the camp leader/headmistress. When Holiday was busy taking care of two babies, Miranda was asked to assist despite having an injured arm, but she never complained.
- Burnett James: Miranda sees Burnett as a father figure. Even though he is not a hugger, he allows Miranda to hug him whenever she needs it.
Family[]
- Austin Kane: Miranda's father. He is always there to comfort her and keep her happy.
- Ms. Kane: Miranda's mother. She has always placed much pressure on her in hopes of succeeding in her role as high priestess and made her feel belittled due to being dyslexic. However, they do love each other enough to come through for one another.
- Tabitha Evans: Miranda's older half-sister. They were rivals for quite some time before Miranda found out the truth. They bonded while being held hostage by a dangerous gang of vampires in Paris, and soon became very close as sisters.
- Ms. Wales: Distant relative of the Evans family due to a scandal between their ancestors.
Allies[]
- Jeremiah Makepeace: Zander's protector. He and Zander assist Miranda in her fight against the underground coven of warlocks.
- Zander: A powerful witch who was trapped long ago by the same coven that was after Miranda. She comes through after seeing Miranda's close connection to her sister and helps them fight their enemies.