Ellie sank on to the altar steps. She wrapped her thin arms around the black book. "Perhaps they're right, then," she whispered. "Perhaps I really am a witch!"
Ellie and Sharon meet in the old church. Sharon is hiding from the school bullies, but Ellie is hiding from a witchcraft trial - a trial from six hundred year ago . . .
'Black Cats' is a new on-going series for confident 8-10 year old readers, from the reluctant to the avid, that combine high interest stories with stylish comic-strip presentation. The series has good writing in all genres: spooky, comic and magic, among others.