Up on the chalk downs they call The Wold, witches are banned - ever since the Baron's son vanished in the woods. Anyway, as all witches know, chalk's no good for magic. Nine-year-old Tiffany Aching thinks her Granny Aching - a wise shepherd - might have been a witch, but now Granny Aching is dead and it's up to Tiffany to work it all out when strange things begin happening: a fairy-tale monster in the stream, a headless horseman and, strangest of all, the tiny blue men in kilts, the Wee Free Men, who have come looking for ...
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Up on the chalk downs they call The Wold, witches are banned - ever since the Baron's son vanished in the woods. Anyway, as all witches know, chalk's no good for magic. Nine-year-old Tiffany Aching thinks her Granny Aching - a wise shepherd - might have been a witch, but now Granny Aching is dead and it's up to Tiffany to work it all out when strange things begin happening: a fairy-tale monster in the stream, a headless horseman and, strangest of all, the tiny blue men in kilts, the Wee Free Men, who have come looking for the new 'hag'. These are the Nac Mac Feegles, the pictsies, who like nothing better than thievin', fightin' and drinkin'. Then Tiffany's young brother goes missing and Tiffany and the Wee Free Men must join forces to save him from the Queen of the Fairies-
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F in F- jacket. F/F. 8vo. original purple boards gilt in dustwrapper (price-clipped, a trifle rubbed); pp. 320. A fine copy. No. 30 in the Discworld series, a young adult novel.
i am hooked on this series unlike most of pratchett's other books which i am also a fan of this is less of a farce and more in the main line and i am hoping for a good bit more of therm
Eclipsegirl
Jan 14, 2010
Loved it
This is the first of a trilogy about Tiffany Aching, and 11 yr old who will become a witch.
If you are familiar with Discword, and Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg, I believe you will enjoy this book. They tutor Tiffany in the ways of being a witch.
If you are looking for book that will engage young girls, this is a great book. Tiffany is young, but her destiny is before her. She has to face the trial and tribulation of growing up and does it with grace.
