Tempest of Trouble
| By: | Kieran Fanning |
| Publisher: | Mentor Books |
| Published: | March 2003 |
| Pages: | 124 |
| Categories: | Childrens |
| Language: | English |
| Available as: | Paperback |
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The trouble starts at school when Sam and Lisa's new teacher turns out to be an evil witch! Using her magic wand and weird ingredients, Miss Sycorax casts one diabolical spell after another. Before they know it, Sam and Lisa find themselves stranded on an enchanted island with this vengeful witch, her wart-infested son and a host of enslaved sprites and whispering ghosts. Their only hope of escape is to banish the dreaded Sycorax. They can only do this with your help! Have you got what it takes?
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