They find her in the dining room table talking about Bean negatively. They collect more than 13 worms in a bucket and go and find Nancy. For the dancing spell, they need words so they sneak past different backyards to get to Bean's backyard because it is full of worms. Bean paints Ivy's face to make it more witch-like so her powers become stronger. They talk more and plan to put a dancing spell on Nancy as revenge. Ivy then shows Bean her room and Bean can't help but be interested in the separating lines in Ivy's room which divide different sections (dressing room, a doll area, and an art area). They start to talk and Ivy explains how she's practicing to become a witch and practice her spells. As Bean's plans fall to pieces and Nancy threatening to tell their mother, Bean runs away and asks Ivy to hide her and Iby complies. Ivy then explains how she's going to do magic when suddenly, Bean realizes her sister is stepping on the prank and Nancy is telling Bean to get out of the bushes. Until one day, while Bean was trying to pull a prank on Nancy, Ivy comes out of her house in a black robe with stars and moon shaped pieces of paper and a golden stick and Bean is intrigued and can't help but ask Ivy what she's up to. Bean's mother tries to encourage her to be nicer to her sister and to play with the new neighbor, Ivy who Bean thinks is the polar opposite of herself (AKA boring). Plot Summary: Bean would be describes as a tomboy she wears dresses as seldom as possible, isn't afraid to get dirty, and loves to play pranks on her older sister, Nancy. This book explains the start of the friendship of two opposite girls living on the same street and just one of their adventures. Series: This is the first book in the Ivy and Bean series.

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