The Everyday Witch: A Tale of Magic and High Adventure by Sandra Forrester
	List Price:   $4.95 Unit Price:   $3.96 You Save:   $0.99 (20%) ISBN-10:   0764122207 ISBN-13:   9780764122200 Publisher:   Barron's Educational Edition:   illustrated Category:   Young Adults Pub. Date:   July 2002 Pages:   186 Format:   Paperback Ages:   10 to 14 Grades:   5 to 9
Awards
1995  Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature  Nominee/Honoree
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
On the eve of her twelth birthday, Beatrice Bailey is surprised to find that the decision about her classification as a witch has not been made and that she must first perform a task involving the evil Dally Rumpe. Beatrice Bailey is tall, skinny, and about to turn twelve years old. On that birthday she will get her official classification as a witch. But will she be named an ordinary Everyday Witch or a specially empowered Classical Witch? When the big day arrives, the Witches' Executive Committee can't decide how to classify her. At last, they agree that her Maximum Magic Level must be tested, and to pass the test she must break a spell that has been cast by the evil sorcerer, Dally Rumpe. Thus begins Beatrice's series of adventures. Breaking the spell takes Beatrice and her three best friends to several dangerous realms within the witches' sphere. In this tale, their main challenge is to get past an enchanted hedge of thorns and a fire-breathing dragon to undo the spell that has cast the land in snow and ice. Author Sandra Forrester promises further bewitching adventures in books to come. In each adventure, Beatrice makes new friends who help her when she goes on to face dangerous new encounters. Here's a combination of fantasy, whimsy, and high adventure guaranteed to keep young readers turning the pages. (Ages 10-14) Here's fantasy, whimsy, and high adventure . . . Beatrice Bailey is tall, skinny, and about to turn twelve years old<->at which time she will get her official classification as a witch. But will she be named an ordinary Everyday Witch or a specially empowered Classical Witch? When the big day arrives, the Witches' Executive Committee can't decide how to classify her. At last, they agree that her 'Maximum Magic Level must be tested, and to pass the test she must break a spell that has been cast by the evil sorcerer, Dally Rumpe. Thus begins this first in Beatrice's series of exciting adventures. Author Sandra Forrester promises many more to come!