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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... better butter than her mother did , and people commented about how good she was with cheese . It was a talent . Sometimes , when the wandering teachers came to the village , she went and got a bit of education . But mostly she worked in ...
... better than Grizzel. And finally there was The Goode Childe's Booke of Faerie Tales, so old that it belonged to an age when there were far more e's around. Tiffany stood on a chair and took it down. She turned the pages until she found ...
... better offski an ' tell the Big Man we've found the hag . " Miss Tick was running up the dusty road . Witches don't like to be seen running . It looks unprofessional . It's also not done to be seen carrying things , and she had her tent ...
... better if you were Miss Teak , a dense foreign wood , because that would sound like ' mystique , ' or you could be Miss Take , which would— ” " I can see we're going to get along like a house on fire , " said Miss Tick . " There may be ...
... better idea , ” said Tiffany . " Hah ! It was . Jenny would've eaten you up if you'd used a stick . A frying pan is made of iron . Creatures of that kidney can't stand iron . ” " But it's a monster out of a storybook ! " 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 | |