Begone the Raggedy Witches
Kiernan, Celine2018
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Total copies: 2
A middle-grade fantasy adventure perfect for fans of Frances Hardinge, Katherine Rundell and Sally Gardner, with witches, forbidden magic, rhyming crows and talking cats. 'Ireland's answer to JK Rowling' }Sunday Independent{ From multi-award-winning Irish author Celine Kiernan comes a dark fantasy adventure about witches"Ireland's answer to JK Rowling." Sunday Independent A middle-grade fantasy adventure perfect for fans of Frances Hardinge, Katherine Rundell and Sally Gardner. On the night that Aunty dies the Raggedy Witches come for Mup's mam. Pale, cold, relentless, they will do anything to coax Mam back to Witches Borough. When they kidnap Mup's dad, Mup and her mam must leave the mundane world to rescue him. But Mam is strange on this side of the border - striding, powerful, and distant. Even if they can save Dad, Mup is not sure anything will ever be the same again.
Main title:
Begone the Raggedy Witches / Celine Kiernan.
Author:
Kiernan, Celine, author
Imprint:
London : Walker Books, 2018.
Collation:
277 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Wild magic trilogy ; book 1.
ISBN:
9781406366020 (pbk)9781406378832 (ePub ebook)9781406378849 (PDF ebook)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
Fantasy fictionChildren's storiesFiction 9+Fantasy/MagicChildren's / Teenage fiction & true storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Fantasy & magical realismChildren's / Teenage fiction: Action & adventure storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Animal storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: General fictionChildren's / Teenage fiction: Family & home storiesChildren's / Teenage: Personal & social issuesChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Self-awareness & self-esteemChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Family issuesChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Friends & friendship issuesChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Racism & multiculturalism
BRN:
320101