Magic or Madness by Justine Larbalestier
Take Halloweentown. (fyi, the Disney made-for-TV movie series)
Darken it. Add madness. Make all of the characters two-dimensional (good AND evil). (Except the bad guy--he's simply evil.)
Add a door between worlds--or really--time and place, where time is a twelve-hour jetlag (doorlag?) and the places are Sidney, Australia and the East Village, New York City.
Add a couple of slightly bland teenage romance interests.
And..wah-la! A thumpin' good read. Note I call this a "read" in the sense I take it to mean--quick, light, funny and forgettable. A beach book.
(That's a recommendation, by the way.)
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