Heidi Heckelbeck Casts a Spell
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 2012 · Est. 51 min read

Heidi Heckelbeck Casts a Spell

By Wanda Coven, Priscilla Burris (Illustrator)

Book #2 in the Heidi Heckelbeck series

A young witch tries to cast a spell on her classmate to make her forget her lines in the school play

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128 pages· 4,527 words· Est. 51 min read
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Eight-year-old Heidi Heckelbeck, secretly a witch, faces a dilemma when cast as a tree in the school play by the mean Melanie Maplethorpe. Planning a spell to make Melanie forget her lines, Heidi gathers her ingredients. But as the play approaches, will her magical revenge go as planned, or will it backfire? Dive into Heidi's enchanting world where spells and school life collide, and discover if her secret will remain hidden.

From the publisher

Heidi Heckelbeck displays her witching skills in this second book of a new young chapter book series! Now readers between the ages of five and seven can read chapter books tailor-made for a younger level of reading comprehension. Heavily illustrated with large type, Little Simon’s young chapter books let young readers feel like they are reading a “grown-up” format with subject, text, and illustrations geared specifically for their own age groups! Heidi Heckelbeck seems like any other eight-year-old, but she has a secret: She’s a witch in disguise. Careful to keep her powers hidden (but excited to use them all the same), Heidi’s learning to live like any other kid–who just happens to be witch. And with easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, Heidi Heckelbeck chapter books are perfect for beginning readers. Thanks to meanie Melanie Maplethorpe, Heidi is cast as a scary tree in the school play, The Wizard of Oz. Heidi decides to get even with Melanie by casting a spell on her. The result of the spell? Melanie–who has the lead role as Dorothy–will forget her lines. As the day of the play nears, Heidi carefully collects all the ingredients she needs. But when she casts her spell, will Heidi’s revenge be as sweet as she thinks?

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
128
Words
4,527
Reading age
7–9
Audience
Transitional Reader
Lexile
600L
Themes & topics
Books about schoolBooks about witchesBooks about social themesBooks about magicBooks about friendship
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.5
F&P level
~O
AR points
1
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
149435
Publication
Published
January 3, 2012
Publisher
Little Simon
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781442435674

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