Sibyl is a trainee witch at the Grand Mirror Hotel. She is still puddling around using the Book of Domestic Magic while the more advanced and highly desirous manual of the Book of Advanced and Dangerous Magic stays out of her reach. She would dearly love to be executing thrilling spells rather than magically but boringly straightening tablecloths and shining shoes, but her grandmother, the official hotel witch, won’t hear of it until Sibyl learns to concentrate better. When her grandmother disappears into last Tuesday, Sibyl is called upon to solve ‘big witch problems’!

Suddenly, the yearning for more responsibility is a daunting reality and yet she learns that the pressing urgency for resolutions can present opportunities for new perspectives and sometimes, gulp, concentration. This is a magical, fun tale with exciting imagery that allows the story to come alive. For ages 9–12.