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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)
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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!
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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!
Grade 5-7-In this first book in a projected series, Beatrice Bailey is an average middle-school student who just happens to be a witch. She is anxiously anticipating her 12th birthday when she will receive her magic rating-either "Everyday" or the more prestigious "Classical." However, the Witches' Executive Council can't agree on the appropriate classification. To test her abilities, they assign Beatrice to a Noble Quest. With her three best friends, she will travel to the enchanted country of Bailiwick to rescue a famous sorcerer and his daughters, long imprisoned by an evil rival. The five captives are confined in scattered sections of the land, each guarded by a different monster. This book deals with the questers' initial task-conquering the frozen region of Winter Wood, where the first daughter is trapped behind a wall of thorns warded by a fire-breathing dragon. This is standard magical-quest fare with all the expected elements. There is a wizards' village, a magical hierarchy with unusual names, a villain who seems to survive death on a regular basis-even rhyming spells and magic tricks played on mortal bullies. While the plot isn't particularly original, Beatrice and her companions are a cohesive group and there is a nice emphasis on cooperation and individual efforts. Not a first purchase, but worth considering where there is a strong demand for magical series fiction.
Elaine E. Knight, Lincoln Elementary Schools, IL
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Elaine E. Knight, Lincoln Elementary Schools, IL
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherPerfection Learning
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0756935199
- ISBN 13 9780756935191
- BindingUnknown Binding
- Number of pages185
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