The Wee Free Men (Bccb Blue Ribbon Fiction Books (Awards))
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Nine-year-old Tiffany Aching needs magic--fast! Her sticky little brother Wentworth has been spirited away by the evil Queen of faerie, and it'd5s up to her to get him back safely. Having already decided to grow up to be a witch, now all Tiffany has to do is find her power. But she quickly learns that it'd5s not all black cats and broomsticks. According to her witchy mentor Miss Tick, "Witches don'd5t use magic unless they really have to...We do other things. A witch pays attention to everything that'd5s going on...A witch uses her head...A witch always has a piece of string!" Luckily, besides her trusty string, Tiffany'd5s also got the Nac Mac Feegles, or the Wee Free Men on her side. Small, blue, and heavily tattooed, the Feegles love nothing more than a good fight except maybe a drop of strong drink! Tiffany, heavily armed with an iron skillet, the feisty Feegles, and a talking toad on loan from Miss Tick, is a formidable adversary. But the Queen has a few tricks of her own, most of them deadly. Tiffany and the Feegles might get more than they bargained for on the flip side of Faerie! Prolific fantasy author Terry Pratchett has served up another delicious helping of his famed Discworld fare. The not-quite-teen set will delight in the Feegles'd5 spicy, irreverent dialogue and Tiffany'd5s salty determination. Novices to Pratchett'd5s prose will find much to like here, and quickly go back to devour the rest of his Discworld offerings. Scrumptiously recommended. (Ages 10 to 14)
--Jennifer Hubert
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| upc: |
9780060012366 |
| title: |
The Wee Free Men (Bccb Blue Ribbon Fiction Books (Awards)) |
| purchase date: |
06-05-2005 |
| publisher: |
HarperCollins |
| published: |
01-05-2003 |
| price: |
$16.99 |
| pages: |
272 |
| net Rating: |
4.5 |
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137110688 |
| genre: |
Action & Adventure
Humorous
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
Adventure & Thrillers
Hardcover |
| fullTitle: |
The Wee Free Men (Bccb Blue Ribbon Fiction Books (Awards)) |
| currentValue: |
$4.99 |
| created: |
137110656 |
| country: |
us |
| author: |
Terry Pratchett |
| aspect: |
Hardcover |
| asin: |
0060012366
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