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    Not Just a Witch
    Not Just a Witch
    Not Just a Witch
    Audiobook3 hours

    Not Just a Witch

    Written by Eva Ibbotson

    Narrated by Prunella Scales

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    ‘So your spell changed Basil into a bulldog?' gasped Daniel. ‘Yes,' said Heckie. ‘I adore bulldogs.' Heckie is a good witch who wants to make the world a better place. So, with her Toe of Transformation and her Knuckle of Power she turns unpleasant people into animals. But to her surprise, Basil's parents want their son back...
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateJun 4, 2015
    ISBN9781510001848
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    Eva Ibbotson

    Eva Ibbotson was born in Vienna in 1925 and moved to England with her father when the Nazis came into power. Ibbotson wrote more than twenty books for children and young adults, many of which garnered nominations for major awards for children's literature in the UK, including the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the Whitbread Prize. Eva's critically acclaimed Journey to the River Sea won the Smarties Gold Medal in 2001. Set in the Amazon, it was written in honour of her deceased husband Alan, a former naturalist. Imaginative and humorous, Eva's books often convey her love of nature, in particular the Austrian countryside, which is evident in works such as The Star Of Kazan and A Song For Summer. Eva passed away at her home in Newcastle on October 20th 2010. Her final book, One Dog and His Boy, was published in May 2011.

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    • 5/5
      What an amazing book it is so good wow good
    • 1/5
      This is the poorest work by Ibbotson that I have read. Her writing can be so enjoyable, that this book was a big disapointment A who cares plot and lackluster characters sink this from the beginning. I never found myself caring for any of the characters. The witches have their powers but no personality. The villians came from Bad Guys-R-Us. The mortal children don't do anything to forward the story. Even the fantastic familiar the witch creates is not to fantastic. An all around poor showing.
    • 5/5
      This book is about a witch named Heckie who has the abiltiy to change people into animals. With the help of a child named Daniel, her familiar and a group of witchs and wizards in her town, she decides to rid the town of any evil people by turning them into animals. I really enjoyed this book. I found the plot of the story to be very creative and i liked the way the story flowed. The characters were very funny and i liked how some of the characters developed as the story went on.
    • 4/5
      I must admit, the reason why I found myself being attracted to this book was the illustration on the front cover. Who wouldn't be curious about somebody carrying a dressed pig?The story is about two witches, Dora and Heckie, who happened to be bestfriends since they attended the school of magic, only to fall out over a pair of identical hats, (which are made from real live snakes). Nevertheless, both of these witches continue trying to go good in the world by punishing bad people. The plots are fast moving but leaning more to the adventures of Heckie, who has this wonderful dragworm as a familiar and young children as friends, one particularly she loved dearly as he was her very own son. As much as the characters grabbed you in their fast moving plots, I rather find it pretty short. The last plot was kind of catchy and full of suspense, since it involved a man named Lionel Knacksap, who exploited Heckie into doing whatever he wanted her to do, you would pretty much would like to read the ending for this particular plot. However, I pretty much enjoy the book as something to past the time with.