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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... There it is . A definite ripple in the walls of the world . Very worrying . There's probably another world making contact . That's never good . I ought to go there . But ... according to my left elbow , there's a witch there already ...
... There it is . A definite ripple in the walls of the world . Very worrying . There's probably another world making contact . That's never good . I ought to go there . But ... according to my left elbow , there's a witch there already ...
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... There's been no one to teach her ! There're no witches on the Chalk ! It's too soft . And yet . . . she wasn't scared . . . . ” The rain had stopped . Miss Tick looked up at the Chalk , rising above the low , wrung - out clouds . It was ...
... There's been no one to teach her ! There're no witches on the Chalk ! It's too soft . And yet . . . she wasn't scared . . . . ” The rain had stopped . Miss Tick looked up at the Chalk , rising above the low , wrung - out clouds . It was ...
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... there too , rolling fleeces and paying attention to some of the younger men . They were always quite eager to work ... There were only five books if you didn't include the big farm diary , which in Tiffany's view didn't count as a real ...
... there too , rolling fleeces and paying attention to some of the younger men . They were always quite eager to work ... There were only five books if you didn't include the big farm diary , which in Tiffany's view didn't count as a real ...
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... there . People forget that . And then there's the bristles . Don't ask me about the bristles . I will not talk about the bristles . ” “ But can't you use a keeping - warm spell ? ” said Tiffany . " I could . But a witch doesn't do that ...
... there . People forget that . And then there's the bristles . Don't ask me about the bristles . I will not talk about the bristles . ” “ But can't you use a keeping - warm spell ? ” said Tiffany . " I could . But a witch doesn't do that ...
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... There's a picture , but it's not a good one . So I meas- ured a soup plate , so I could be exact . " Miss Tick put her chin on her hand and gave Tiffany an odd sort of smile . " That was all right , wasn't it ? " said Tiffany . " What ...
... There's a picture , but it's not a good one . So I meas- ured a soup plate , so I could be exact . " Miss Tick put her chin on her hand and gave Tiffany an odd sort of smile . " That was all right , wasn't it ? " said Tiffany . " What ...
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