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The Wednesday Witch

by Ruth Chew · 1969

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The arrival of a witch who travels by magic vacuum cleaner is only the beginning of Mary Jane's strange adventures.

Genre
fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thiswitchwitchMore like thisLess of thisparanormalparanormalMore like thisLess of thisurban fantasyurban fantasyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
HalloweenHalloweenMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
short · 128 pages

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