Witches' Brew

When three very odd sisters move into the house across the street, canine detective Sam grows suspicious ? could they be witches? And could over-curious Sam and her friends end up boiled in a potion?

A spooky adventure for girls -- book four of A Sam & Friends Mystery graphic novel series. When three odd sisters with a collection of scraggly animals move into the house across the street, Sam and her friends grow suspicious. Then Sam thinks she's been hexed -- these new neighbors must be witches! The friends search the sisters' house for a spell book to help Sam when the homeowners return unexpectedly. Will they boil the intruders in a witches' potion? Young graphic novel readers will furiously turn pages to find a surprising solution to this mystery.

Mary Labatt is an editor and writer. She is the author of the Dog Detective Sam mystery series, the Sam and Friends graphic mystery novels, the Puppy Sam level one early readers and a novel called A Puppy is for Loving. With all these dog books you can guess what Mary does on her Clear Creek, Ontario farm. She breeds and raises Rough Collies and Welsh Springer Spaniels. In the picture you can see Mary with two of her collie mothers, Annabel and Chloe.

Jo Rioux previously illustrated the Sam & Friends Mysteries. Her love for the graphic novel medium led her to start writing her own series, Cat's Cradle. When she is not at her drawing desk, Jo can be found nestled in a pile of books. She lives in Ottawa, Ontario.