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Who is this book for? Readers who enjoy whimsical and imaginative stories with a touch of humor and adventure.

Topics WitchesMagicGrandmothersHumorAdventureOrphansFriendshipFantasyPlaysChildhoodFamilySurvival
MoodHumorous, Light-hearted
HumorOccasional Humor
ViolenceMild
'One child a week is fifty-two a year. Squish them and squiggle them and make them disappear.' This is a story about REAL WITCHES. Real witches dress in ordinary clothes, have ordinary jobs and look very much like ordinary people. But they are far from ORDINARY . . . The Grand High Witch, leader of all the witches, has a plan to make each and every child disappear. That is, unless one boy and his grandmother can stop her . . . The text in this edition of The Witches was updated in 2022 for young independent readers.

Language

en

Published on

01/01/2022

Pages

224

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780241578179

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