Salem Hyde just isn\'t like other kids.
A delightful buddy story and an auspicious series opener; be sure to make room on shelves for Salem and Whammy.`` --Kirkus Reviews, starred review ``It\'s just about the perfect story for comics-loving fathers to read with their comics-loving daughters.`` --Publishers Weekly, starred review ``Cammuso evokes both the sarcastic spunk and gentle warmth of Calvin and Hobbes in this humorous tale of unlikely pals.`` --The Bulletin of The Center for Children\'s Books ``Young readers will eat up Cammuso\'s (Otto\'s Orange Day, 2008) action-packed panels, full of cartoonish antics, silly puns, and playful slapstick humor.`` --Booklist ``The humor, appealing artwork, and underlying message of friendship will attract readers.`` --Library Media Connection.
And there\'s nothing like a misspelled spell to cause all kinds of havoc Praise for The Misadventures of Salem Hyde: Book One STARRED REVIEWS ``A fledgling witch receives necessary guidance from a talking cat in this utterly adorable page-turner...
Too late, she realizes the competition is about Spelling words, not magic.
Salem knows she can beat all her classmates at spells, no problem. like enter the class Spelling bee. . .
This over-anxious cat doesn\'t like Salem calling him ``Whammy,`` and Salem doesn\'t like listening to his long-winded explanations as to why she shouldn\'t do something .
Whamsford III.
Salem acts first and thinks later--which means most of her thinking involves coming up with excuses Good thing she\'s been assigned an animal companion, Lord Percival J.
For another, she\'s a witch.
For one thing, she\'s stubborn, independent, and impulsive.
Salem Hyde just isn\'t like other kids
