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Magic is not a word commonly used by respectable Presbyterian ministers in the early 1900's. In Percy Flounders case, it is nearly anathema to everything that the Connecticut pastor believes in. Jumpin'Jehoshaphat, life is tough enough already for a widower trying to raise his precocious eight year old daughter without the complications of supernatural forces entering into the picture.Yet, what happens when a talking bear shows up at his door bringing with him a book of ancient spells? Will the good reverend be able to resist the temptation of using these meteorlogical incantations for his own purposes? Understand. Taking on an entire covenant of witches is never easy. Neither is hiding this scandal from your personal house guest, that most famous man of letters, Mark Twain. Still, how Percy deals with these winds of change could possibly affect his life forever. And for those who are believers in true magic, this is an adventure that they will not want to miss for the world!