The Cursed First Term of Zelda Stitch. Bad Teacher. Worse Witch.

Zelda Stitch isn't much of a witch—she's hoping she'll make a better primary school teacher. But if the vice principal finds out about her, her dream will go up in a puff of smoke. Keeping her magic secret isn't the only trouble bubbling in Ms. Stitch's classroom: there's wild-child Zinnia, lonely Eleanor, secretive Phoebe, and a hairy, eight-legged visitor called Jeremy. Not to mention the nits . . . With NO HELP AT ALL from her disagreeable cat Barnaby, Zelda must learn to be a better teacher, a better friend, and a better witch—even if that means taking broomstick lessons. Magic. Mischief. Mayhem. Zelda's classroom is a cauldron full of laughs.

Nicki Greenberg is a writer and illustrator. She is the creator of an award-winning adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet, and of the graphic adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Her recent titles include The Naughtiest Reindeer series, My Dog Dash, Teddy Took the Train, BOM! Went the Bear, and Monkey Red, Monkey Blue.