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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... moved oddly when she prodded it . One of the sticks seemed to pass right through the egg , for example , and came out the other side without leaving a mark . “ Yes , ” she said quietly , as rain poured off the rim of her hat . “ There ...
... moved oddly when she prodded it . One of the sticks seemed to pass right through the egg , for example , and came out the other side without leaving a mark . “ Yes , ” she said quietly , as rain poured off the rim of her hat . “ There ...
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... moving boots around . Then there is the dress . It has been owned by many sisters as well and has been taken up , taken out , taken down , and taken in by her mother so many times that it really ought to have been taken away . But ...
... moving boots around . Then there is the dress . It has been owned by many sisters as well and has been taken up , taken out , taken down , and taken in by her mother so many times that it really ought to have been taken away . But ...
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... moved around a bit , too , or occasionally tried new things . But you've got to be proud of something . And for as long as she could remember , she'd heard her father , an otherwise quiet , slow man , make the Joke , the one that must ...
... moved around a bit , too , or occasionally tried new things . But you've got to be proud of something . And for as long as she could remember , she'd heard her father , an otherwise quiet , slow man , make the Joke , the one that must ...
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... move . " I wanna go - a toy - lut ! ” he yelled , because it was a threat that usually worked . His fat fingers scrabbled at the knots . Tiffany watched the water carefully . Was it getting darker ? Was it getting greener ? Was that ...
... move . " I wanna go - a toy - lut ! ” he yelled , because it was a threat that usually worked . His fat fingers scrabbled at the knots . Tiffany watched the water carefully . Was it getting darker ? Was it getting greener ? Was that ...
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... moving on . " She found what she was looking for at a booth hung with pic- tures of animals including , she was pleased to see , a camel . The sign said : USEFUL CREATURES — TODAY : OUR FRIEND THE HEDGEHOG ! She wondered how useful the ...
... moving on . " She found what she was looking for at a booth hung with pic- tures of animals including , she was pleased to see , a camel . The sign said : USEFUL CREATURES — TODAY : OUR FRIEND THE HEDGEHOG ! She wondered how useful the ...
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