Greed. Deceit. Jealousy. Treachery. None are qualities you want to come up against, especially when they're brought to life in a group thought to be dead. Unfortunately for Hugo Bennett, an eleven-year-old schoolboy, and his friends and allies, this group wants what they have and will stop at nothing to get it. When a small golden amulet is discovered by Hugo, it's realised that this is the focus of the attacks they are facing. Together with five jewelled rings, these objects originate from the scabbard of Excalibur, the magical sword of King Arthur. Legend has it that these precious items form the 'inheritance' which, when assembled, will give the power of regeneration to four executed children: Mary Edwards, Stephen Lloyd, and Anne and Jane Trembles, executed in 1697 and descendants of the Witches of Bideford. As they stood on the scaffold, they proclaimed their dying curse - to kill all those responsible for their illegal execution alongside all of the perpetrators' descendants. And as bad luck would have it, this includes Hugo and his family. Allies, new and old, must now work together to keep the inheritance out of the wrong hands, but as the clock ticks down, it seems it will take a miracle to stop the witches' children from coming back from the dead. Can Hugo and Bird triumph this time or has their luck finally run out?

Death! The children of the three witches of Bideford who were hanged in 1682 have vowed to kill all those people responsible for their parent's deaths and their own murder by hanging based on trumped-up charges to cover up the crime of their local judge. However, it is not only those directly responsible that are cursed, but all their descendants as well. For Hugo Bennett and his family, that includes them. If Hugo is to survive then he must destroy not just one adversary but now two, who have taken over the bodies of a young ambitious reporter, Sue Redwell and Hugo's best friend, Emma Jones. Fortunately, he is aided by his friend; Bird. A strange, magical animal that has been mutated by Kadavera, one of the daughters of the witches in her experiments to exist in daylight so that she can fulfil her deadly vow. Hugo has found a magical amulet that originated from the sword of King Arthur; Excalibur. It was the inheritance of the witches and gave them their power. Its loss makes them even more determined to regain it and its power, irrespective of who or what gets in their way. In this case, Hugo and his family. The witches won't stop until they've fulfilled their vow and time is running out for Hugo if he's to prevail in his quest and stay alive...

Meet Cassie She is a spunky second grader who prefers vegetable soup to hamburgers--and her classmates tease her for being different. Find out how Cassie triumphs over peer pressure, and ends up being an inspiration to her whole class. This story is inspired by the author's real life experience in second grade, and includes a special message from her father about the story