The Wee Free Men: The BeginningWhen Tiffany Aching sets out to become a witch, she faces ominous foes and gains unexpected allies. As she confronts the Queen of Fairies and battles an ancient, bodiless evil, she is aided (and most ably abetted) by the six-inch-high, fightin', stealin', drinkin' Wee Free Men! Laugh-out-loud humor and breathtaking action combine in the books that launched the unforgettable adventures of a determined young witch and her tiny but fierce blue friends. |
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... chalk country over that way , " said Miss Tick . " You can't grow a good witch on chalk . The stuff's barely harder than clay . You need good hard rock to grow a witch , believe me . " Miss Tick shook her head , sending raindrops flying ...
... chalk country over that way , " said Miss Tick . " You can't grow a good witch on chalk . The stuff's barely harder than clay . You need good hard rock to grow a witch , believe me . " Miss Tick shook her head , sending raindrops flying ...
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... 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 . Here and there sheepdogs speed over the grass like shooting stars . And ...
... 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 . Here and there sheepdogs speed over the grass like shooting stars . And ...
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... Chalk , rising above the low , wrung - out clouds . It was about five miles away . “ This child needs watching , " she said . “ But chalk's too soft to grow a witch on . . . . ” Only the mountains were higher than the Chalk . They stood ...
... Chalk , rising above the low , wrung - out clouds . It was about five miles away . “ This child needs watching , " she said . “ But chalk's too soft to grow a witch on . . . . ” Only the mountains were higher than the Chalk . They stood ...
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... Chalk . The turf of the downs was full of tiny , intricate flowers , like cowslips and harebells , and even smaller ones that somehow survived the grazing . On the Chalk flowers had to be tough and cunning to survive the sheep and the ...
... Chalk . The turf of the downs was full of tiny , intricate flowers , like cowslips and harebells , and even smaller ones that somehow survived the grazing . On the Chalk flowers had to be tough and cunning to survive the sheep and the ...
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... 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 sen- sitive to geology , you know . " " What are ...
... 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 sen- sitive to geology , you know . " " What are ...
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