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Gr 3–7—Ten-year-old Nell Grim finds herself in a series of cascading disasters. Her two triplet sisters, Hannah and Annet, contract typhoid. Her Aunt Lena's employer demands an exorbitant payment for lost work. Her father is at sea and unavailable. Nell approaches the notorious witch (the beldam) of Hagstone Hill, who agrees to save the triplets, but the bargain turns sour when she bites off Nell's finger and absconds with Lena as payment. Nell reaches an even deeper level of guilt, and the girls set off to rescue Lena, visiting a ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More