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The Witches of Worm Hardcover – Illustrated, September 15, 2009
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Witches. Jessica has read enough books to know that Worm must be a witch's cat. He's cast a spell on her, but whom can she turn to? After all, no one will believe that Worm has bewitched her...or worse!
- Reading age8 - 12 years
- Print length192 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level3 - 7
- Lexile measure920L
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.9 x 8.25 inches
- PublisherAtheneum Books for Young Readers
- Publication dateSeptember 15, 2009
- ISBN-101416995315
- ISBN-13978-1416995319
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Worm. Jessica wishes she'd never brought Worm home with her, because now he's making her do terrible things. She's sure she isn't imagining the evil voice coming from the cat, telling her to play mean tricks on people. But how can she explain what's happening?
Witches. Jessica has read enoughbooks to know that Worm must be a witch's cat. He's cast a spell on her, but whom can she turn to? After all, no one will believe that Worm has bewitched her...or worse!
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- Publisher : Atheneum Books for Young Readers; Reissue edition (September 15, 2009)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 192 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1416995315
- ISBN-13 : 978-1416995319
- Reading age : 8 - 12 years
- Lexile measure : 920L
- Grade level : 3 - 7
- Item Weight : 10.4 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,831,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #15,148 in Children's Mystery, Detective, & Spy
- #28,036 in Children's Friendship Books
- #33,127 in Children's Fantasy & Magic Books
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In fact, "The Witches of Worm" is shockingly good. It's a thriller for children ages 9-12, the target audience of the Newbery books. The only reason this book is in the children's section is that the main character is 12 years old. In fact, this book is transitional to the young adult category which can visit more controversial subject matter.
Witches. Hmmm, an unusual topic for children 9-12. Jessica checks out from the public library a book about the witches of Salem. She's reading it in her favorite place--a nook, a cave in the face of a hill near the apartment she shares with her mother. Twilight comes. Then a rustle, then a mew. There's a tiny kitten wriggling along the dirt. Where did it come from? Where is its mother? And those eyes, or lack of eyes. What's wrong with it? But the landlady is a cat lover, so Jessica scoops it up to show Mrs. Fortune, a woman who knows many things.
Thus begins "The Witches of Worm." Mrs. Fortune almost forces the kitten on Jessica, to her care, although Jessica has never liked cats. The kitten is not eyeless--it's just a kitten whose eyes have not yet opened. Jessica must feed it every two hours and wipe its bottom. Jessica calls it Worm because it wiggles like a worm and is also hairless. It's an Abyssinian, according to Mrs. Fortune, the hairless Egyptian cat. You see? Mrs. Fortune knows many things.
Are you beginning to feel the hairs along the back of your neck shiver just the tiniest bit?
Jessica spends much of her free time alone. Her former best friend, Brandon, who also lives in the small apartment building, has moved on to male buddies and trumpet lessons. Her two best girl friends are also gone. And Joy, her beautiful mother? She spends her evenings elsewhere with Alan, her newest boyfriend who is talking commitment (but not as a father).
That leaves Jessica and Worm. Worm, Worm, Worm, that troublesome cat. Why, he has begun to talk to Jessica, invade her thoughts, make her do things. Joy finally has Jessica talk to the school counselor who gives her a photo as basis for a psychological story, a story that becomes profoundly disturbing. The photo, a black and white, shows a baby on a blanket near an older woman. As Jessica describes the story, the old woman leaves. It's not her baby. No one knows who the baby is, where it belongs, or why it's there. Finally, someone covers it up. End of story.
This is not a book for the tender-hearted. In fact, as librarian, I would put this book only into the hands of that upper age group, as a provocative book meant for a mature reader. I don't want to reveal anything more, except to declare there is a "happy" ending to this story about serious things. There's redemption but without the hammer of didacticism.
For such a powerful book, why didn't "The Witches of Worm" win the gold medal in 1973? Julie of the Wolves (rack) did. Gold and Honor--yep, a mighty combination. Both are must-reads!
On the other hand this really is a great story to read. A bit anticlimactic and with definite questionable parenting but good in the long run! It gets a little creepy and makes you feel just like a kid again while you are reading the main character's thoughts. Give this one to your 11 year old child!
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