The Hocus-Pocus Dilemma by Pat Kibbe

The Hocus-Pocus Dilemma

by Pat Kibbe

Illustrated by Dan Jones

Alfred A. Knoff, 1979, [First Edition], ISBN 0394840585, black and white illustrated plates, hardcover with blue cloth binding, dustjacket

Very Good Condition, some edge and shelf wear, some rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, ex-library with labels attached to front and back endpaper, tape residue on covers, dustjacket shows some edge and shelf wear with some rubbing, bumping, creasing, and chipping to edges and corners (see photographs)

“When B. J. Pinkerton discovers she has ESP, she decides to go into the fortune telling business. The crystal ball arrives by mail, then the horoscopes and books to develop her “natural talent”.  B.J. pursues her talent feverishly.  She conjures up cures for evil and provides spiritual warnings which backfire.  Not one person in her family is left untouched by her dubious powers.  Even Willie, her dog, is enrolled in the Happy Kennels Obedience School, and flunks.  (It was in the stars for a sensitive Leo like Willie!)
She has become a jinx and a bother.  Then an episode with a black cat and midnight robbers is the last straw, “there’ll be no more hocus-pocus in this house”, declares her mother.  An end to ESP for B.J.?  She’s just getting warmed up!”