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“You can do it,” Henry told her. “I KNOW you can.”

  “I’ll do it,” said Max.

  The Brewster players all clapped for their goalie.

  Henry sat back down on the bench. Principal Pennypacker slid beside him.

  “Seems you have a magical gift for coaching,” he said.

  Before Henry could answer, a Frost player kicked the ball on goal. Max dove for it and grabbed the ball out of the air. It was a spectacular save! The spell had been broken!

  The crowd cheered, but Henry cheered the loudest. It felt good to be the best Henry he could be.

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  Henry Heckelbeck and the Haunted Hideout

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  Wanda Coven

  “I spy an anthill,” said Dudley Day. He was Henry Heckelbeck’s best friend. Dudley watched the ants scurry in and out of the hole. He wondered about the secret tunnels inside.

  “I spy a bird’s nest!” cried Henry, pointing his binoculars at the treetops.

  “Wouldn’t a nest make a cool hangout?”

  Dudley stood up and said, “Yeah. So would an anthill.”

  Then Henry spotted a red-orange cat in the garden.

  “I spy something FURRY,” he whispered. The cat belonged to the next-door neighbors. Henry had nicknamed him Kevin.

  Dudley tiptoed to Henry’s side. “Let’s follow it!” he said.

  The boys tracked Kevin along the stone wall and down into Henry’s dad’s vegetable patch. Kevin stopped and chewed on some spinach.

  “Ew!” the boys cried.

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  Wanda Coven

  About the Author and Illustrator

  Wanda Coven has always loved magic. When she was little, she used to make secret potions from smooshed shells and acorns. Then she would pretend to transport herself and her friends to enchanted places. Now she’s able to visit other worlds through writing. Wanda lives in San Jose, California, with her husband and son. They have three cats: Hilda, Agnes, and Claw-dia.

  Priscilla Burris has illustrated numerous books and materials for children, parents, and teachers. She enjoys painting cakes and creating art for products, which include murals, greeting cards, and rubber stamps! Priscilla lives with her family in Southern California.

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  This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  Names: Coven, Wanda, author. | Burris, Priscilla, illustrator.

  Title: Henry Heckelbeck never cheats / by Wanda Coven ; illustrated by Priscilla Burris.

  Description: First Little Simon paperback edition. | New York : Little Simon, 2019. | Series: [Henry Heckelbeck ; 2] | Summary: When new student Max challenges Henry for the position of goalie on the soccer team, he must decide whether using the Book of Spells would make him a cheater.

  Identifiers: LCCN 2019017916 | ISBN 9781534461079 (hc) | ISBN 9781534461062 (pbk) | ISBN 9781534461086 (eBook)

  Subjects: | CYAC: Magic—Fiction. | Soccer—Fiction. | Schools—Fiction. | Friendship—Fiction. | Brothers and sisters—Fiction.

  Classification: LCC PZ7.C83393 Hqn 2019 | DDC [Fic]—dc23

  LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019017916