The Resident Witch

The Resident Witch by Marian T. Place 119 pages

Witcheena is almost ready to fly up from witchling to junior witch.  She can’t wait for this important move and when her aunt assigns her to haunt a carnival, she thinks that this could be her big chance to prove that she’s ready to fly up.  Although Witcheena eventually succeeds in shutting down the carnival early, during the night she meets an earthling, Nancy, and finds out that she likes her and wants to see her again.  Witches are not usually allowed to be friends with earthlings but Witcheena is determined to honor her witch ways while she looks to changes that could be made in the future, and, hopefully, be friends with Nancy.  I loved this book as a kid and was thrilled to get a copy of it recently.  The library doesn’t own a copy, but it’s a fun, although old-fashioned, read for kids who like adventurous or witch stories.