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Karen's Witch
by Ann M. Martin

Karen thinks her next door neighbor is a witch.

The witch says her name is Mrs. Porter, but her real name (her witch name) is Morbidda Destiny. Doesn't that sound spooky? Morbidda Destiny wears long black robes. She smells funny. Her hair is wild and wispy and gray. She planted an herb garden in her yard. She uses those herbs to put spells on people. And animals.

"She put three spells on Boo-boo this year," I told Kristy.

Kristy rolled her eyes. She doesn't believe Morbidda Destiny is a witch.

Here is a fact: Even when you're thirteen you don't know everything. I know about Morbidda Destiny. I know she's a witch. And I know enough to be careful.

Karen's Witch
Published by Scholastic Inc. 1996
ISBN: 0590443003