Rain falling in the kitchen! A chicken squawking in the bedroom! Ice cream disappearing from the freezer! What will happen next? There are all kinds of surprises in store for Brad and his sister, Fat Nancy, when their parents go on vacation, leaving them with their strange sitter, Phoebe Hadley, and her copy of Dr. Curmudgeon's Book of Magic . Brad's not sure if he believes in magic, but he's sure that from the moment he and Phoebe cast their first spell the most peculiar things start happening. Could it all be a coincidence? Though they've tried to be careful, they don't know what to expect when their plan to conjure up a boyfriend gets mixed up with a werewolf spell. Suddenly there's a knocking at the door...Has their magic gone too far?