Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth (Paperback)

from zeborah

This seems to be a slightly abridged version of "Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth"? It's not stated that Elizabeth is new to town and I recall no mention of William McKinley.It's a cute book and I recall it fondly from when I read it as a kid but reading it now I fee...

from spartyliblover

A young girl, Elizabeth, at a new school becomes friends with another girl, Jennifer, who is a witch and promises to train Elizabeth as a witch as well. Jennifer, Elizabeth and Elizabeth's nemesis are described in a believable way, but are not easy to picture, the rest of the characters have very...

from t1bclasslibrary

Elizabeth has moved to a new town and is having trouble fitting in when she meets Jennifer- a self proclaimed witch. Jennifer promises to make Elizabeth into a witch too, if she follows certain practices. Elizabeth and Jennifer form a close, secret friendship, which is broken when Elizabeth lets ...

from fingerpost

Published in 1967, and a Newbery Honor book, this is a simple story of an odd friendship. Elizabeth, our narrator, is a fifth grader. She is small for her age and doesn't have any close friends. When she meets Jennifer, who seems to be the only black girl in the school, a peculiar friendship begi...

from Yona

About the development of the friendship between the new girl and a very smart and confident loner; both very interesting personalities. The story moves along slowly and what I perceived as aspects of theme were subtle. I wonder how widespread enjoyment of this story would be as it took a while to...