Recipient of the Mom's Choice Award for Excellence: Her grandmother worries there are too many out-of-control ghosts in Boston for Els Beth’s field trip off-Cape to the historic Freedom Trail. But the young Cape Cod witch is determined to go and Sylvanas, her cat, handles that.
The real danger turns out to be human when one of her classmates from a royal family is kidnapped. Els Beth encounters and enlists the ghost of the famous Captain Thomas Jacques to lead the sea chase all the way to Nantucket Island.
But she needs all the science and magic her grandmother has taught her, and help from the birds and fishes Els Beth also recruits to their cause. And along the way she and her friends find out about fighting for freedom, and caring for something bigger than themselves.
Readers also discover a treasure chest of historical nuggets and Cape and Islands lore, together with a brief sketch of the authentic Captain Thomas Jacques.
विषयसूची
1 Magical (and Other) Trouble on Cape Cod
2 The Witches of Six Druid Lane
3 Mathematics Has Its Uses
4 A Witch’s Dreams
5 School—Again!
6 Difficulties Between the Witches
7 Sylvanas “Helps Out”
8 Boston or Bust
9 All Aboard the Magic Bus
10 Bustling Busloads
11 The Ghostly Freedom Trail
12 Beneath the Old North Church
13 Kidnapped
14 Cape Cod Kids Caught
15 The Pirate is Pushed Too Far
16 Ships at Sea
17 Ms. Finch Teams Up with Big Mac
18 Rocks and Shoals, Tides and Currents
19 Lessons Learned
20 Nantucket Island
21 The Pirate Spots His Prize
22 Under Attack
23 The Yellow Bus Arrives
24 Home Sweet Home
लेखक के बारे में
In the Cape Cod Witch Series, J Bean calls upon her family’s long history in New England including a Revolutionary ‘Green Mountain Boy, ‘ Cape Cod cranberry farmers and artists, and an oft-told family legend that as her grandmother’s ancestors stepped off the Mayflower, her grandfather’s relatives were there to greet them. With a degree in Environmental Science, the author’s Els Beth stories reflect a passion and respect for the natural world and its magical kinship.