The Wee Free MenALA Best Fiction for Young Adults * ALA Notable Children's Book * Horn Book Fanfare Book * Kirkus Reviews Editor’s Choice * SLJ Best Book of the Year By the beloved and bestselling grandmaster of fantasy, Sir Terry Pratchett, this is the first in a series of Discworld novels starring the young witch Tiffany Aching. A nightmarish danger threatens from the other side of reality. . . . Armed with only a frying pan and her common sense, young witch-to-be Tiffany Aching must defend her home against the monsters of Fairyland. Luckily she has some very unusual help: the local Nac Mac Feegle—aka the Wee Free Men—a clan of fierce, sheep-stealing, sword-wielding, six-inch-high blue men. Together they must face headless horsemen, ferocious grimhounds, terrifying dreams come true, and ultimately the sinister Queen of the Elves herself. . . . The five funny and fabulous Tiffany Aching adventures are:
Tiffany’s mentors, Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg, star in the novels Equal Rites, Wyrd Sisters, Witches Abroad, Lords and Ladies, Maskerade, and Carpe Jugulum. And don’t miss Terry Pratchett’s hilarious and wise Discworld novel The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, winner of the Carnegie Medal! |
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... its chin , she rolled the word round and round in her head . Susurrus ... according to her grandmother's dictionary , it meant “ a low soft sound , as of whispering or muttering . " Tiffany liked the taste of the word . It made her ...
... It's too soft . And yet . . . she wasn't scared .... " The rain had stopped . Miss Tick looked up at the Chalk , rising above the low , wrung - out clouds . It was about five miles away . " 1 “ This child needs watching , ” she said ...
... It's also not done to be seen carrying things , and she had her tent on her back . She was also trailing clouds of steam . Witches dry out from the inside . " It had all those teeth ! " said the mystery voice , this time from her hat ...
... It's this wretched chalk ! I can feel it already ! I can do magic on honest soil , and rock is always fine , and I'm not too bad on clay , even ... but chalk's neither one thing nor the other ! I'm very sensitive to geology , you know ...
... it's not the one about how you get baby hedgehogs , " said the man . " No , " said Tiffany patiently . “ It's about zoology . " " Zoology , eh ? That's a big word , isn't it . " “ No , actually it isn't , ” said Tiffany.
Contents
Hunt the | |
The Wee Free | |
The Green | |
First Sight and Second Thoughts | |
Land of Winter | |
Master Stroke | |
Awakening | |
Land Under Wave | |
Authors Note | |
Back | |