NORTON, Andre - Octagon Magic - (Hardcover)

A scarce book in a fair only condition - Green boards show old water stain to bottom - Did belong to a library before and comes with a bit of Aparheid history as it belonged to the BANTU SERVICE - See picture 3.  >>>   When her grandmother gets sick, eleven-year-old Lorrie Mallard is sent to live with her aunt in the U.S. Things were different back home in Canada, and Lorrie is homesickespecially when boys like Jimmy Purvis and Stan Wormiski tease her. One day, Lorrie finds herself at the door of Octagon House, where she is welcomed by the elderly Miss Ashemeade and her servant, Hallie. Could the kindly Miss Ashemeade truly be a witch, like everyone says? Lorrie doesnt know, but with the help an old rocking horse and a dollhouse she finds in a mysterious eight-sided room, she begins to unlock the secrets of Octagon House.