Theme: Witches

A Tale Dark and Grimm

By Book Importer | Published: December 17, 2010

Follows Hansel and Gretel as they walk out of their own story and into eight more tales, encountering such wicked creatures as witches, along with kindly strangers and other helpful folk. Based in part on the Grimms’ fairy tales Faithful Johannes, Hansela

Descriptors: Europe, Folklore, Germany, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

The Last Apprentice: Clash of the Demons

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

“You can’t make alliances with witches and suchlike and hope to avoid being drawn toward the dark.” As the Spook’s apprentice, Thomas Ward’s first duty is to protect the County from ghosts, boggarts, and other dangerous creatures. But now his mother has come back from her homeland to seek his help. One of the most [...]

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Revenge of the Witch (The Last Apprentice, Book One)

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

For years, Old Gregory has been the Spook for the country, ridding the local villages of evil. Now his time is comimg to an end. But who will take over him? Twenty-nine apprentices have tried-some floundered, some fled, some failed to stay alive. Only Thomas Ward is left. He’s the last hope; the last apprentice. [...]

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The Burning Time

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

After her father’s sudden death, fourteen-year-old Rose Rives finds that sixteenth-century France is a dangerous place for women, when some greedy, vindictive men charge her mother and others with being witches.

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

In the world of “Muggles” Harry is a nobody, treated like dirt by the aunt and uncle who begrudgingly inherited him when his parents were killed by the evil Voldemort. In the world of wizards Harry is famous as a survivor of the wizard who tried to kill him. He is left only with a [...]

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Wintersmith

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: July 7, 2007

When witch-in-training Tiffany Aching accidentally interrupts the Dance of the Seasons and awakens the interest of the elemental spirit of Winter, she requires the help of the six-inch-high, sword-wielding, sheep-stealing Wee Free Men to put the seasons aright.

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Pure Dead Batty

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 22, 2007

When their beloved nanny disappears and their father is imprisoned for her alleged murder, Titus, Pandora, and Damp become increasingly gloomy until mysterious signs and messages that may help them resolve their terrible dilemma begin to appear around their Scottish castle home.

Descriptors: Europe, Mystery, Scotland (UK), Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , » Comments closed

The Whitby Witches

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 19, 2007

Ben and Jennet, an orphaned brother and sister, are taken in by an old woman in the quaint fishing village of Whitby, where they soon learn of the town’s ancient lore and become involved in an epic struggle between good and evil.

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