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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... opened the crockery cupboard . She found a soup plate , went over to a drawer , took out the tape measure her mother used for dressmaking , and measured the plate . “ Hmm , ” she said . “ Eight inches . Why didn't they just say ? ” She ...
... opened the crockery cupboard . She found a soup plate , went over to a drawer , took out the tape measure her mother used for dressmaking , and measured the plate . “ Hmm , ” she said . “ Eight inches . Why didn't they just say ? ” She ...
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... opened the oven , and Tiffany had watched the lamb come alive again . When Tiffany got a little older , she found out that jiggit meant “ twenty ” in the Yan Tan Tethera , the ancient counting language of the shepherds . The older ...
... opened the oven , and Tiffany had watched the lamb come alive again . When Tiffany got a little older , she found out that jiggit meant “ twenty ” in the Yan Tan Tethera , the ancient counting language of the shepherds . The older ...
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... opened their doors to her and , er . . . it was a cold night , and . . . she died . ” " And she was a witch , was she ? " " Everyone said she was a witch , " said Tiffany . She really did not want to talk about this . No one in the ...
... opened their doors to her and , er . . . it was a cold night , and . . . she died . ” " And she was a witch , was she ? " " Everyone said she was a witch , " said Tiffany . She really did not want to talk about this . No one in the ...
Page 41
... opened them again . And blinked , and opened them again . There was no magic door , no hidden building revealed , no strange signs . For a moment , though , the air buzzed and smelled of snow . When she got home , she looked up ...
... opened them again . And blinked , and opened them again . There was no magic door , no hidden building revealed , no strange signs . For a moment , though , the air buzzed and smelled of snow . When she got home , she looked up ...
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... opened her eyes in the darkness . The voices under the bed had a slightly echoey edge . Thank goodness the guzunder was nice and clean . " Right , let's get oot o ' this wee pot , then . ' 22 The voices moved off across the room ...
... opened her eyes in the darkness . The voices under the bed had a slightly echoey edge . Thank goodness the guzunder was nice and clean . " Right , let's get oot o ' this wee pot , then . ' 22 The voices moved off across the room ...
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