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The Witches | 
| Author: Roald Dahl
Creator: Quentin Blake
Publisher: Puffin
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  252 reviews
Sales Rank: 7892
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 014241011X
EAN: 9780142410110
ASIN: 014241011X
Publication Date: August 16, 2007
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This Roald Dahl classic tells the scary, funny and imaginative tale of a seven-year-old boy who has a run-in with some real-life witches! "In fairy tales witches always wear silly black hats and black cloaks and they ride on broomsticks. But this is not a fairy tale. This is about REAL WITCHES. REAL WITCHES dress in ordinary clothes and look very much like ordinary women. They live in ordinary houses and they work in ordinary jobs. That is why they are so hard to catch." Witches, as our hero learns, hate children. With the help of a friend and his somewhat-magical grandmother, our hero tries to expose the witches before they dispose of him. Ages 7-12.
Product Description
Meet a hero, a wise old grandmother, and the most gruesome, grotesque gang of witches imaginable!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 247 more reviews...
 The Witches June 25, 2008
This is an excellent book for 3rd grade readers. It is very exciting and keeps my child interested. I recommend this book.
 Disasterously wicked, with a smile May 18, 2008
This will continue to be one of the most dazzling examples of children's literature. How can you not love something of so much horror that comes off with such humor and charm?
In classic Dahl fashion, a boy is horrible orphaned to be left with his grandmother, a woman who belives in the dangers of witches.
What follows is a hotel adventure that manages to make witches villainous and yet as properly British as possible.
It's tongue-in-cheek and continuinly clever. I also think it is some of the best imagination Dahl has ever shone.
Danielle's Favorite Book April 10, 2008
I think this is a really good book. It is mainly about a nine year old boy who has a very sweet grandma and sets off to stop the witches from vanishing all the children. It is not just funny, it is also frightening. The part I like the best if when the witch turns the boy into a mouse.
Lilibet's Favorite Book April 10, 2008
I like this book a lot and would recommend it to my friends. I like the part best when the little boy who has been turned into a mouse steals the witches poison and puts it into the witch's cup!
comfort reading March 30, 2008
I really love this book. It's basically a book for children or young adults but I don't care. Ronald Dahl is such a vivid writer who is very descriptive and thought-provoking. This book's almost like a sci-fi fairytale. I still love "The Witches" because it was one of my very favorite books as a child. And what's wrong with that? People hold close their favorite movies or television programs as youngsters, why not books, too? There should be a new section of books, comfort reading. If you liked the book, I also recommend the movie as well. Remember, only bad witches are ugly!
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