The Worst Witch
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The Worst Witch

by Jill Murphy

1974•Fantasy•106 pages

Taste attributes: fantasycomedyfastwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearfish out of water/culture clashunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly fantasy novel that is wholesome, breezy and fast. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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3.0 / 5

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About This Book

Mildred Hubble is a trainee witch at Miss Cackle's Academy, and she's making an awful mess of it. She's always getting her spells wrong and she can't even ride a broomstick without crashing it. Will she ever make a real witch?

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyComedyFish out of water/culture clashUnderdog triumphs

Subjects

Humorous storiesWitchesJuvenile fictionChildren's storiesSchoolsJuvenile literatureStories for childrenWitchcraft

Details

Author
Jill Murphy
Published
1974
Pages
106
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