Dorrie - that winsome little witch whose stockings were always mismatched, and whose hat was always on crooked - returns for her thirteenth adventure, set, appropriately enough, at Halloween! Excited at the prospect of her long awaited first flying lesson, promised by her mother the previous holiday season, Dorrie is terribly disappointed when the Big Witch is too busy making costumes, for the upcoming Halloween Pageant for the Great Sorceress, to teach her. As if that weren't bad enough, Dorrie is being forced to dress up as a pretty little princess! But when Dorrie's shenanigans with a borrowed broom lead her to discover a plot on the part of some flying demons, to kidnap the Great Sorceress and steal her Book of Shadows, she soon has far more to worry about...

Like many of the other Dorrie titles, from Dorrie and the Blue Witch (one of my very favorites!) to Dorrie and the Amazing Magic Elixir, Dorrie and the Halloween Plot was a book I checked out of the library countless times as a young girl. I really loved the fact that being a princess was so annoying for Dorrie, and (as always) enjoyed the story and illustrations! Although any of the Dorrie books would be appropriate for Halloween, this is the only one (as far as I can remember, anyway), which actually mentions the holiday, making it especially suitable for reading at this time of year. ( )

Genre: Fantasy