A boy who defaults on his dance date because he is too parsimonious to spend money gets a hard lesson about the power of spells in return, in the title story of a witch's brew named an ALA Quick Pick Top 10. Reprint.
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Vivian Vande Velde's spellbinding short stories are filled with magic and mayhem. Witness the boy who breaks his dance date because he's too cheap to spend money on her. He learns about spells the hard way in Curses, Inc. What happens when a woman brings her son back from the dead in "The Witch's Son"? Many folks go to Granny Orilla for remedies. Does a cure or a curse await in "Cypress Swamp Granny"? Beware: These haunting stories will put you under their spell.
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