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The Witches | 
 enlarge | Author: Roald Dahl
Creator: Quentin Blake
Publisher: Puffin
Category: Book
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Rating:  254 reviews
Sales Rank: 11657
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 208
Number Of Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 014241011X
EAN: 9780142410110
ASIN: 014241011X
Publication Date: August 16, 2007
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Amazon.com Review
This Roald Dahl classic tells the scary, funny and imaginative tale of a seven-year-old boy who has a run-in with some real-life witches! "In fairy tales witches always wear silly black hats and black cloaks and they ride on broomsticks. But this is not a fairy tale. This is about REAL WITCHES. REAL WITCHES dress in ordinary clothes and look very much like ordinary women. They live in ordinary houses and they work in ordinary jobs. That is why they are so hard to catch." Witches, as our hero learns, hate children. With the help of a friend and his somewhat-magical grandmother, our hero tries to expose the witches before they dispose of him. Ages 7-12.
Product Description
Meet a hero, a wise old grandmother, and the most gruesome, grotesque gang of witches imaginable!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 249 more reviews...
 A perfect scary kid's book November 24, 2008
Michele Lee (Louisville, KY)
Another spooky tale, but with more spook, this book is the story of a little boy who discovers the nefarious plan of a group of witches to finally rid the world of children once and for all. It might be a little much for younger children, but older ones will likely enjoy the creepy undertone. br /
Great Gift November 22, 2008
Maria Taylor
I bought this for a gift for my 7 year old Goddaughter who absolutly loved it!! It came really quickly in the mail and it was on time for her birthday.
 For Readers Who Just Wanna' Have Fun October 30, 2008
Faye Quam Heimerl - Editor Author (Westminster, CO)
Adult readers, please shut off your reality and turn on your imagination; please read Roald Dahl's THE WITCHES. It's written for 7-12 year olds, but I guarantee you'll also have fun with it. br / br /My favorite lines pinched my nostrils together when I read them. "I ... ran into The Grand High Witch's bedroom. There was the same musty smell about the place that I had noticed in the Ballroom [a witches' meeting]. It was the stench of witches. It reminded me of the smell inside the men's public lavatory at our local railway-station." br / br /Pee-ew! That's some stench! br /
another great Dahl story! September 28, 2008
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This story has three parts: the first - scary and gruesome, the second - funny, full of adventure and predictable, the third - warm, unexpected and full of promise and excitement. br / br /What stays with me is the love between the grandson and the grandmother - they fully accept one another despite their differences and they enthusiastically enjoy life and each other. br / br /The ending is left open for the imagination - not taken to a close like so much these days where nothing is left to ponder upon.
A Gem July 26, 2008
I love this book! I was at my cousin's house when she had book club, and having read this many times, I forgot how great it was! Luckily, I chose to read it again, and fell in love for the second time! With characters that only Roahld Dahl himself could come up with, this book is a find. An eccentric grandmother, a curious boy, and evil creatures, this book is masterpiece. One of my favorites in the Dahl collection, thank you to the author!!!!
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