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The WitchesRoald Dahl
The Witches
by Roald Dahl
Staying at a seaside hotel with his grandmother, a boy stumbles into the annual meeting of England's witches and hears their plan for every child in the country.
A story about children, witches and wizards and a grown-up villain, spooky and funny in tone. We would put it with children of 8–11, and at a reading age of about 9 for reading alone.
Worth knowing before you buy
- Frightening scenes
- A death or grief
None of this makes it a bad book — often the opposite. It is here so you can decide whether it is right for your child now or in a year or two.
If they like this, try these
Chosen by matching age, reading age, tone and subject — not by what is selling.
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Or let them write their own.
Nothing gets a child reading like a story they invented themselves. Your child plans the characters and the plot, and we write, illustrate and print it as a real book with their name on the cover as the author.
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