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    Witch Twins and the Ghost of Glenn Bly
    Witch Twins and the Ghost of Glenn Bly
    Witch Twins and the Ghost of Glenn Bly
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    Witch Twins and the Ghost of Glenn Bly

    By Adele Griffin

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    Can the witch twins rid Glenn Bly castle of its terrifying ghost?
    Claire and Luna Bundkin are thrilled when they find out their grandparents have been invited to an all-seniors golf tournament in Scotland, and they want the twins to come along. Claire and Luna can’t wait to set eyes on a real Scottish castle, with horses, armor, and tea at four o’clock. But this castle offers one amenity they weren’t expecting—a ghost! Claire, Luna, and their grandmother are all witches, and Grandy is better at popping ghosts than any other five-star witch. Claire and Luna may only be one-and-a-half-star witches, but they’re about to get a tutorial in ghost-busting that they’ll never forget. This ebook features a personal history by Adele Griffin including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s own collection.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Media
    Release dateJan 29, 2013
    ISBN9781453297445
    Witch Twins and the Ghost of Glenn Bly
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    Adele Griffin

    Adele Griffin (b. 1970) is a critically lauded author of children’s and young adult fiction. Born in Philadelphia, she began writing after college, when a job at a children’s publishing house introduced her to the world of young adult literature. She drew praise for her first novel, Rainy Season (1996), a heartfelt portrayal of a young American girl’s life in the Panama Canal Zone in the late 1970s. In books like Sons of Liberty (1997) and Amandine (2001), she continued to explore the sometimes harsh realities of family life, and become known for intuitive, honest, and realistic fiction. Over the past several years, Griffin has won a number of awards, including National Book Award nominations for Sons of Liberty (1997) and Where I Want to Be (2005). Her books are regularly cited on ALA Best and ALA Notable lists. A number of her novels, such as the four-book Witch Twins series, introduce an element of lighthearted fantasy. Griffin lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.      

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      Witch Twins and the Ghost of Glenn Bly - Adele Griffin

      Witch Twins and the Ghost of Glenn Bly

      Adele Griffin

      For Kate and Lizzie

      Contents

      1. The Real Exciting News

      2. Daphne Bly, T.S.L.

      3. Bold Night, Shy Knight

      4. Bloatus

      5. The Shrillingbirds

      6. Popped and Foiled

      7. Ancient Room, Secret Book

      8. Midnight Haunting

      9. Strawberry Birthday Surprise

      A Biography of Adele Griffin

      1

      The Real Exciting News

      THE BABY HAD A fat face and was bald. He was not very cute. In fact, Luna Bundkin thought he looked like a toad.

      She shook her head at her identical twin sister, Claire, who was cradling the baby in her arms.

      Little toady! Luna whispered.

      Little Tony? Their father, Louis Bundkin, scratched his head, thinking. Hmm. Tony is a nice name. But I think we will stick with Bert.

      Can I give Bert back to you now? Claire asked their stepmother, Fluffy, who was sitting in her hospital bed. My arms are tired.

      Wait! First let me hold him, said Justin.

      Claire handed baby Bert to Justin. Luna kept her own hands clasped behind her back. She stepped closer to their mother. She did not want to hold Bert. He looked like he might do something loud or smelly or gloppy.

      Thanks, ya’ll, for coming to visit us, said Fluffy. Bert is a whole lotta lucky to have twin half sisters and a half brother in his family!

      Kitchy, kitchy, cooed Justin. Hey, Bert. Hey, little guy!

      Um, isn’t it time to go? asked Luna. Doesn’t this place close for business soon?

      Luna, we’re not in a restaurant. We’re in a hospital! Claire rolled her eyes at her twin.

      "It is almost eight o’clock, said Jill Bundkin. I’m sure Fluffy and Bert want to rest. Let’s get going, kids. Good night, everybody."

      They exchanged hugs and said good-byes. Then Luna, Claire, Justin, and their mother trooped out of the hospital and into the drab November night. Their mother whistled between her teeth. Taxi! she yelled. Immediately, a cab screeched to the curb.

      Did any of us look like toads when we were born, Mom? asked Luna as they taxied down the streets of Philadelphia, heading back to their town house at 22 Locust Street.

      Oh, Bert will improve, said their mother. He just needs to fill out.

      He needs more hair, too, added Claire.

      Mom, are you sad? asked Justin as they walked up the steps to their front door. You know, since Dad has a new family with his new wife, and all?

      No, I’m not sad. I don’t need any more children than you wonderful three, answered their mother. Anyway, life is always an interesting mix of surprises. Bittersweet, I’d call it.

      "Like, if you and Dad didn’t bitterly divorce, he never would have met sweet Fluffy, and you never would have met sweet Steve?" asked Luna.

      Well…that’s not exactly what I meant, said their mother as she unlocked the door. But definitely, you three kids are the sweetest things in my life. And Steve is very sweet, too.

      Steve was their mother’s boyfriend. He was a chef. Right now he was using the Bundkins’ kitchen to create his newest food experiment, hot chocolate-cauliflower soup. (When Steve made his own kitchen too messy, he used the kitchen at 22 Locust.)

      I smell something bittersweet! Claire sniffed the air as they walked into the front hall.

      The gang’s all here! called Steve from the kitchen.

      The gang turned out to be Grandy and Grampy, who were plunked at the table slurping up large bowls of Steve’s soup.

      Mom and Dad! What a surprise. I didn’t see your car out front. Their mother looked mystified. How did you get here?

      Oh, we were in the neighborhood, said Grandy.

      "But why are we in the neighborhood, Arianna? We live twenty-five miles away! grumbled Grampy. Oh me, oh my. My memory’s on the blink again. I must be getting old."

      Luna and Claire exchanged smiles. They knew Grampy’s bad memory was not to blame. The reason that their grandparents were in the neighborhood was because Grandy was a five-star witch, and she had secretly instaported herself and Grampy from their home in Bramblewine straight to Philadelphia. Grandy usually cast this spell during rush hour, because she hated traffic.

      The twins knew about the instaport spell because they were witches, too. In fact, Grandy, Luna, and Claire were the only witches in the whole family. Nobody—not even the twins’ own parents—had any idea about this huge, important secret.

      "It doesn’t matter how we got here, said Grandy. The reason we are here is to share some exciting news."

      More exciting than our half brother, Bert Bundkin? asked Justin.

      I think so, Grandy answered in a huff. "But I don’t like brand-new babies. They all look like toads. Tell them the real exciting news, Fred."

      "The real exciting news, announced Grampy, is that next week, your grandmother and I have been invited to play golf at the Seniors Silver Loch tournament in Scotland."

      Oh, wow, that’s great, chorused everyone in not-very-excited voices.

      And we’re taking our three fabulous grandchildren, said Grandy.

      OH WOW! THAT’S GREAT! yelled Luna and Claire in very-very-excited voices. Scotland! Scotland!

      Justin looked upset. But I can’t go to Scotland, he said. "Next week is Thanksgiving. That’s the team’s most important football weekend ever, and I’m a running back. Sorry, Grandy and Grampy. I can’t let the guys down. You’ll have to count me

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