THE WITCHES OF FRIARS LANTERN

Newcomers to Beatrice Bailey's exploits as well as girls and boys who loved her first escapade, The Everyday Witch, will delight in Sandra Forrester's brand new novel. Beatrice is a twelve-year-old witch whose talent for magic-making sometimes falters. In this story, the Witches' Executive Committee continues its test to learn whether Beatrice is worthy to become a "Classical Witch", capable of working important magic. She and her friends must now spend time in Friar's Lantern, a village surrounded by eerie swamps and located uncomfortably close to the menacing neighboring town of Werewolf Close. This spooky adventure introduces Beatrice and her friends to a crazy old man witch named Yorick . . . to a weird group of magical cats . . . to spooky ghosts who haunt the swamps . . . and to the toad-like water leaper whose generous spirit belies his grotesque appearance. Here's a story that kids simply won't want to put down!

Sandra Forrester has a master's degree in library and information studies. In addition to two Beatrice Bailey novels (with more promised in the future) she has published four historical novels for young readers. She lives and works in Coleman, Alabama.