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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... brother , Wentworth , was messing around with a stick , and almost certainly making himself sticky . Anything could make Wentworth sticky . Washed and dried and left in the middle of a clean floor for five minutes , Wentworth would be ...
... brother two little dots , and there is her country . They call it the Chalk . Green downlands roll under the hot midsummer sun . From up here the flocks of sheep , moving slowly , drift over the short turf like clouds on a green sky ...
... brother as bait ! " “ Amazing , wasn't it ? ” said Miss Tick . “ Such quick thinking . . . oh , no . . . ” She stopped running and leaned against a field wall as a wave of dizziness hit her . “ What's happening ? What's happening ...
... brothers and sisters , Tiffany ? ” " I have six sisters , " said Tiffany . " I'm the youngest . Most of them don't ... brother ? " she said . The smile faded . Miss Tick thought : This child is sharp . “ Just a guess , ” she said . No ...
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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 | |