Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and me, Elizabeth

Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and me, Elizabeth
E.L. Konigsburg
Aladin Paperbacks, 1967
Pages: 117
Reading Level: 9-12
Genre: Fiction

Elizabeth is a ten-year-old girl who moves into a new school. She doesn't have any friends, and is kind of lonely. Then she meets Jennifer. Jennifer is different then everybody else. She is a little strange. She tells Elizabeth that she is a witch. Elizabeth thinks Jennifer is great. Jennifer introduces her to stories of witches, like the witches in Macbeth. One day she asks Elizabeths if she wants to be a witches apprentice. Elizabeth says yes, and is very excited. She has to do a lot of weird things, like eating raw onions and eggs. The girls decided to make a flying ointment, and gathered lots of ingredients. One of them is a toad. They begin to love the toad. And when Jennifer is about to toss him in the pot, Elizabeth gets mad at her and stops her. This starts a big fight. They stay mad at each other for a while, then Jennifer comes over and they apoligize to each other. They don't pretend to be witches anymore, and just stay really good friends.

Kids who are seen as kinda different, or strange would benefit from this book. It proves that you don't have to be popular to have fun.

I don't see this book causing any problems.

I did not like this book. It was kind of boring.

My rating: **