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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... Once again the water boiled , the green - haired creature shot up , and the long arms clawed at the mud . Then it screamed and dropped back into the water . " I wanna go - a toy - lut ! " screamed Wentworth . Tiffany ignored him . She ...
... once , and it was so rare that she ever said anything at all , let alone anything that didn't have to do with sheep , that Tiffany had remembered it . Besides , it was exactly right . That's what the mountains looked like in the winter ...
... once, and took some candies from the jar on the dresser and put them in an old paper bag. Then, to Wentworth's sullen bewilderment, she took him by a sticky hand and headed back down toward the stream. Things still looked very normal ...
... once again the same old river , shallow and icy cold and floored with pebbles . “ Wanna wanna sweeties ! " screamed Wentworth , who never noticed anything else in the presence of sweets . Tiffany undid the string and gave them to him ...
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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 | |