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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... shouting : " Crivens ! Gang awa ' oot o ' here , ye daft wee hinny ! ' Ware the green heid ! ” With that he pulled at a piece of string that was hanging over the side of his boat , and a second red - headed man surfaced , gulping air ...
... shouted . " Are you fairies ? " But there was no answer . The little round boat had disappeared in the reeds . Probably not , Tiffany decided . Then , to her dark delight , there was a susurrus . There was no wind , but the leaves on ...
... shouted . She gripped the frying pan and stepped smartly behind the bush . Wentworth trotted over to the sweets and tried to pick up the bag . It wouldn't move . “ I wanna go - a toy - lut ! ” he yelled , because it was a threat that ...
... a small notice pinned to the outside of the tent . It said , in letters that whispered rather than shouted : I CAN TEACH YOU A LESSON YOU WON'T FORGET IN A HURRY . CHAPTER 2 Miss Tick Tiffany read the sign and smiled.
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 | |