There's honestly not much for me to say about this book, except that it's super creepy and SUPER fun. A neglectful/forgetful witch lets her broom run out of juice and fall to the ground one night, and is taken in by a kindly widow who let's her recouperate from her fall in her home. The witch leaves in the middle of the night, however, leaving her supposedly dead and powerless broom behind. The widow soon discovers, though, that the broom is still more than capable of performing unique tasks like moving around on its own, gardening, and helping the widow take care of her home. When skeptical and angry neighbors become concerned about the broom's witchcraft and "devil's work," the widow has to take things into her own hands. It's a Chris van Allsburg book, so you know there's a nifty dose of surprise and spin to the ending as well.
This book would be a ton of fun for Halloween, but if you're looking for a deeper, more teacher-ey analysis then I would also say that it could work for a character study of the widow or a discussion of jumping to conclusions and assuming the worst.
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