The Misadventures of Salem Hyde
Book Two: Big Birthday Bash
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5.0 • 5 Ratings
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- $9.99
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Publisher Description
Young witch Salem Hyde is stubborn, impulsive, and loves flying. Her cat companion, Whammy, is nervous, careful, and loves staying on the ground. Somehow, though, they’re best friends. In this second book in the series, Salem is invited to a birthday party, and she wants to make sure everything goes perfectly. But from the invitations to the presents, party games, and spells gone awry, nothing happens exactly the way it should, and she’ll need Whammy’s help to sort it all out.
Praise for The Misadventures of Salem Hyde: Book Two
"Cammuso’s lively art conveys wonderful expressions with just a few strokes, and young readers will enjoy the humor of Salem’s predicaments. Salem manages to give Edgar a memorable birthday party, and readers a very fun book."
--Booklist
"With lots of laughs and lots of heart, this sophomore offering doesn’t disappoint."
--Kirkus Reviews
"Salem Hyde is a whimsical character. The bright two-color pink and black illustrations convey the spunky heroine’s energy. Dark shadows lend volume and height where needed. Frames, wide and magnified in varying degrees, are filled with action and high jinks."
--School Library Journal
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Salem Hyde is brash, outspoken, and has a pair of pigtails that resemble bat wings. She's also a witch, and she needs help keeping her powers under control. Enter Percival J. Whamsford III (aka Whammy), a magical cat Salem's family hires for that very purpose. Never mind that she would've preferred a unicorn: "A witch and a cat?" she grouses. "That's so unoriginal!" Illustrated in energetic green-and-black cartoons packed with physical comedy, Cammuso's (Otto's Backwards Day) odd-couple story reads like a salute to the comic strips of yesteryear, with plenty of punning and deadpan deliveries; he even sneaks in a few references to Star Trek and The Simpsons. Along with the ongoing clashes between headstrong Salem and persnickety Whammy, the plot concerns Salem's quest for success in an upcoming spelling bee, while outsmarting a teacher who has it out for her. In one of many funny moments, Whammy tries to sanitize the story of Moby-Dick for an impressionable Salem ("Did I say harpoons? I meant... balloons"). It's just about the perfect story for comics-loving fathers to read with their comics-loving daughters. Ages 7 9.
