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264 pp.
| Cavendish |
September, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7614-5458-8$16.99
(2)
4-6
Illustrated by
Peter Ferguson.
Unbeknownst to Eli, his mama--a closet witch--shut down the family business. Only he possesses the main ingredient (the first whisker from a Dredmoore male) to restart things, and his aunts plot to hold him captive until that initial hair appears. A host of special effects and an assortment of odd characters keep the story's action plugging right along.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2009