The Witches Guide To Cooking With Children
by Keith McGowan (Children's New Books)(J McGowan, K.)(2009)
For ages 9-12
Sol and Connie Blink are new in town. Eleven year old Sol is very intelligent, and his eight year old sister Connie is cunning. They rely heavily on each other and are adjusting to life with their dad and his new wife. Things start to get weird when they notice the neighbor's dog knawing on a human leg bone.
Next their dad leaves them in town and does not come back for them. A friendly but cryptic shopkeeper tries to give them clues to solve the mounting mystery. They spend a lot of time in the library trying to gather information about their new neighbor and find some disturbing facts.
This story has a lot in common with Hansel and Gretel, but it takes place in the suburbs, not the forest. It is a thoroughly modernized version that sometimes explains things from the children's viewpoint, and sometimes through the witch's. It is a quick read that is engaging and amusing, particularly the witch's comments.
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