The Witch Saga is a 6-part fantasy novel series by author Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor is an American author best known for her children and young adult fiction books. Naylor is best known for her children's-novel trilogy Shiloh , Shiloh Season and Saving Shiloh, all made into movies...

. The books deal with supernatural

Supernatural

The supernatural or is that which is not subject to the laws of nature, or more figuratively, that which is said to exist above and beyond nature...

 forces, specifically; witchcraft

Witchcraft

Witchcraft, in historical, anthropological, religious, and mythological contexts, is the alleged use of supernatural or magical powers. A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft...

. Witch's Sister, the first book in the series, was adapted into an episode of the television series, Big Blue Marble.

Characters

• Lynn Morley is an eleven year-old living in small town Indiana
  Indiana
  Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
  
  . She is considered to be a "normal" child, and thus her fear of and belief in the supernatural
  Supernatural
  The supernatural or is that which is not subject to the laws of nature, or more figuratively, that which is said to exist above and beyond nature...
  
   is considered unusual by her parents. Despite suspecting Mrs. Tuggle of witchcraft
  Witchcraft
  Witchcraft, in historical, anthropological, religious, and mythological contexts, is the alleged use of supernatural or magical powers. A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft...
  
  , Lynn confronts the old woman on many occasions, fearing to do otherwise could mean harm for her family and friends.

• Marjorie "Mouse" Beasely is Lynn Morley's best friend, and accompanies her throughout the series. Marjorie's parents have recently separated, causing her to feel very insecure, and thus making her vulnerable towards Mrs. Tuggle when she offers maternal guidance.

• Mrs. Elnora Tuggle is an elderly woman, and neighbor to Lynn and Marjorie. She is originally from England
  England
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  , immigrating to Indiana
  Indiana
  Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
  
   as a young bride, where she pursued her witchcraft quietly for many years. However, when the town is voting to dig up the old cemetery where her brother is buried, the old woman takes a great interest in forming a coven, enlisting the assistance of Lynn's various friends and family members. It is believed by Lynn and Marjorie that Mrs. Tuggle's brother didn't drown, as she claims, but was murdered by the old woman so he could be bodily transformed into an animal to do her bidding. At the end of the third novel, the witch's house is hit by lightning
  Lightning
  Lightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms...
  
   and burns down, Mrs. Tuggle still inside of it. Her spirit lives on however, through her glass eye which did not perish in the flames, and possesses Lynn, almost causing her to commit suicide
  Suicide
  Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
  
  . It is later revealed that Mrs. Tuggle did not die in the fire, as she returns in the final novel, adapting the alias of Elnora's younger sister, "Greta Gullone." Lynn, Marjorie, their families and friends confront Mrs. Gullone at her house on a dark November night, combining their energy into transforming the old woman into an innocent kitten, which Marjorie later adopts.

Witch's Sister

Eleven year-old Lynn Morley suspects her older sister, Judith, of witchcraft after a series of odd and unexplainable happenings, such as conjuring up a boy from the local lake. Lynn and her friend, Marjorie "Mouse" Beasley, soon realize that Judith is under the influence of an eccentric old woman, who is developing a plan to murder the girls' five year-old brother, Stevie.

• Succeeded by: Witch Water
• Pursued by Mrs. Tuggle: Judith and Stevie Morley

Witch Water

Lynn Morley's best friend, Marjorie "Mouse" Beasley, becomes prey to her eccentric, elderly, neighbor, the morbid Mrs. Tuggle, after the separation of her parents. Lynn must stop the old woman from luring her friend into her coven of witches.

• Preceded by: Witch's Sister
• Succeeded by: The Witch Herself
• Pursued by Mrs. Tuggle: Marjorie "Mouse" Beasley, Lynn Morley

The Witch Herself

Lynn Morley's mother, Sylvia, becomes vulnerable to Mrs. Tuggle's witchcraft after renting a writing studio from her. Lynn confronts the old woman in a last-ditch effort to save her family.

• Preceded by: Witch Water
• Succeeded by: The Witch's Eye
• Pursued by Mrs. Tuggle: Marjorie "Mouse" Beasley, Lynn and Sylvia Morley

The Witch's Eye

Lynn Morley's life seems to be returning to normal after Mrs. Tuggle's death, that is until her younger brother discovers the witch's glass eye among the ashes of her house. The eye controls anyone who has it in their possession, including Lynn herself.

• Preceded by: The Witch Herself
• Succeeded by: Witch Weed
• Pursued by Mrs. Tuggle: Stevie and Lynn Morley

Witch Weed

An odd crop of weeds begin growing in the field behind Lynn Morley's house, right around the area where Mouse threw Mrs. Tuggle's glass eye...

• Preceded by: The Witch's Eye
• Succeeded by: The Witch Returns
• Pursued by Mrs. Tuggle: Several girls at Lynn's school

The Witch Returns

An old woman moves into Mrs. Tuggle's newly re-constructed house, and she bears a striking resemblance to the former inhabitant... Lynn Morley fears that the witch may have returned to haunt their sleepy, Indiana

Indiana

Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

town. Lynn's entire family must come together in order to combat the evil.

• Preceded by: Witch Weed
• Pursued by Mrs. Tuggle: Lynn, Sylvia, and Stevie Morley, Marjorie "Mouse" Beasley