Spelling Trouble (Hardcover, Bound for Schools & Libraries ed.)

Salem Hyde just isn't like other kids. For one thing, she's stubborn, independent, and impulsive. For another, she's a witch. Salem acts first and thinks later--which means most of her thinking involves coming up with excuses
Good thing she's been assigned an animal companion, Lord Percival J. Whamsford III. This over-anxious cat doesn't like Salem calling him "Whammy," and Salem doesn't like listening to his long-winded explanations as to why she shouldn't do something . . . like enter the class spelling bee.
Salem knows she can beat all her classmates at spells, no problem. Too late, she realizes the competition is about spelling "words," not magic. And there's nothing like a misspelled spell to cause all kinds of havoc
Praise for "The Misadventures of Salem Hyde: Book One"
STARRED REVIEWS
"A fledgling witch receives necessary guidance from a talking cat in this utterly adorable page-turner... A delightful buddy story and an auspicious series opener; be sure to make room on shelves for Salem and Whammy."
--"Kirkus Reviews," starred review
"It's just about the perfect story for comics-loving fathers to read with their comics-loving daughters."
--"Publishers Weekly," starred review