Eva Ibbotson

Which Witch?

Illustrator: Large, Annabel

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Produktbeschreibung

When Arriman the Awful, the handsome wizard of the North, announces a contest to choose his bride, every witch in town is a flutter because only the meanest witch in town will wed Arriman. Belladonna is dismayed because all she can conjure up are begonias and baby birds. Ideal for fans of the "Harry Potter" series. B&W illustrations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Young Readers Group
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Altersempfehlung: 8 bis 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juli 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 196mm x 129mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 209g
• ISBN-13: 9780141304274
• ISBN-10: 0141304278
• Artikelnr.: 21784530

Autorenporträt

Eva Ibbotson, born Maria Charlotte Michelle Wiesner (1925-2010), was an Austrian-born British novelist, known for her children's books. Some of her novels for adults have been successfully reissued for the young adult market in recent years. For the historical novel Journey to the River Sea (Macmillan, 2001), she won the Smarties Prize in category 9-11 years, garnered unusual commendation as runner-up for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, and made the Carnegie Medal, Whitbread Award, and Blue Peter Book Award shortlists. She was a finalist for the 2010 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize at the time of her death. Her last book, The Abominables, was one of eight books on the longlist for the same award in 2012. Annabel Large is a published illustrator of children's and young adult books. Her pictures have appeared in Which Witch? by Eva Ibbotson and White Fang by Jack London.

Rezensionen

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