Anna Kelly is a witch who’s more interested in sleepovers, school friends and soccer than practising her magic.
When Verbena Vile, a mad, bad and dangerous witch, kidnaps Anna’s best friend Mary it’s up to Anna and her cat Charlie to rescue her …
A book of mischief and magic …
Anna Kelly is a witch who’s more interested in sleepovers, school friends and soccer than practising her magic.
Then she meets Verbena Vile, a mad, bad and dangerous witch – and wishes she’d worked a bit harder on her spells!
When Verbena kidnaps Anna’s best friend Mary it’s up to Anna and her cat Charlie to rescue her … with a little help from the powerful Mrs Winkle, of course.
Will Anna’s magic be strong enough to save Mary? Can she and Charlie defeat the vile Verbena?
An entertaining and mischievous sequel to The Witch Apprentice.
Marian Broderick is a writer and editor who lives and works in London. She is second-generation Irish; her parents are from Donegal and Limerick. She spent every summer of her childhood in Ireland and has developed strong links with the place and the people. Wild Irish Women: Extraordinary Lives from History proved hugely popular on publication in 2001 and Marian furthered her research to bring the reader more wild Irish women in Bold, Brilliant & Bad: Irish Women from History (2018).
'Enjoyable illustrated paperback.'
'Well written with an age appropriate use of language. Moves along at a fast pace drawing the reader in.'
'A well-formed story that will endear it to its intended readers.'
