TY - BOOK AU - Akinyemi, Rowena TI - The witches of pendles SN - 9780194789240 AV - PE1126.A4 A45 U1 - 428.6 PY - 1994/// CY - Great Clarendon Street : PB - Oxford University , KW - English KW - Elementary KW - Folktales KW - Mystery N1 - J ; 490 ; Lexile ; J ; Raz-Plus N2 - Witches are dangerous. They can kill you with a look, or a word. They can send their friend the Devil after you in the shape of a dog or a cat. They can make a clay picture of you, then break it . . . and a few weeks later you are dead. Today, of course, most people don't believe in witches. But in 1612 everybody was afraid of them. Young Jennet Device in Lancashire knew a lot about them because she lived with the Witches of Pendle. They were her family . . ER -