Free Witch Switch by Nancy Krulik

He had wanted a pet for so long. And now he had one. Katie knew how wonderful that could be.
    â€œI can’t wait to introduce Lucky to Pepper,” Jeremy said to Katie. “I’ll bet they’ll be best friends, just like we are.”
    Katie tried not to laugh. She knew that wasn’t going to happen. At least not right away.
    â€œI don’t know,” she told him. “A dog and a cat can be trouble together. Pepper will probably start barking. And Lucky will get upset and climb up a tree or something.”
    â€œOh, I don’t think so,” Jeremy insisted. “Sure, some cats and dogs fight. But not Pepper and Lucky. They’re different.”
    Wanna bet? Katie thought. But she didn’t say anything.
    â€œWell, I can’t believe you adopted a black cat,” Suzanne said as she lugged her bag of candy down the block.
    â€œAnd I can’t believe you took seven pieces of candy from Mr. Brigandi’s candy bowl,” George told her.
    Suzanne shrugged. “He said ‘Take whatever you want,’” she explained. “So I did.”
    â€œI think it was very brave of Jeremy to adopt a black cat,” Becky told Suzanne. “Even unlucky animals need homes.”
    â€œLucky is not unlucky,” Jeremy told her angrily.
    â€œOh, you know what I mean,” Becky said. “I’m not afraid of Lucky. I can’t wait to meet her!” She smiled at him as she fixed her football helmet and pads. Becky had dressed as a football player for Halloween. “Come on, let’s go to the next house.” She ran up the steps and rang the doorbell.
    â€œI’ll bet Lucky won’t like her ,” Jeremy groaned. “Why can’t Becky just leave me alone?”
    George laughed and lifted up his one-eyed monster mask. “We sure collected a lot of candy tonight,” he told the others. “Much more than I ever would have gotten back in my old neighborhood.”
    â€œI’m never going to be able to eat all this candy,” Emma W. admitted. She smiled through her white bridal veil. “Good thing I have so many people in my house to share it with.”
    â€œI guess a big family can come in handy sometimes,” Katie said. “I can’t share my candy with Pepper. Candy is terrible for dogs. Especially chocolate.”

    â€œCats too,” Jeremy said. He smiled at Katie. “That’s something else Lucky and Pepper have in common!”
    Katie nodded. Jeremy really wanted their pets to be friends. Well, maybe they could. Pepper could change his mind about Lucky. After all, stranger things had happened ... lots of times!
    â€œOkay, let’s fly over to Mrs. Hamilton’s house,” Mrs. Carew suggested. Katie’s mom had used the extra black material from Katie’s dress and cape to make herself a bat costume. She waved her arms up and down so her bat wings looked like they were flying.
    â€œYeah!” Kevin cheered from underneath the white sheet that was his ghost costume. “I can’t wait to see those jack-o’-lanterns!”
    â€œEspecially the one of the cat,” Jeremy added.
    Suzanne groaned. “Are you going to talk about that kitten the whole time we’re trick-or-treating?”
    Jeremy smiled at her. “Yep!”
    Suzanne sighed. “It’s going to be a long night.”
    â€œThere’s Mrs. Hamilton’s house,” George shouted, running up to the door. “Wow! Those pumpkins are so cool!”
    â€œI’m glad you like them, George,” Mrs. Hamilton said as she walked out onto her porch.
    Katie stared at her in amazement. Mrs. Hamilton was dressed in a long, flowing dress. She was wearing a blond wig and lots of makeup. “Wow,” Katie told her. “You look like a movie star.”
    â€œYeah,” George agreed. “You don’t look like a witch at all!”
    â€œGeorge!” Katie exclaimed. “That’s not