The eighth title in this magical series, fizzing with fun and excitement.
The eighth title in this magical series, fizzing with fun and excitement.
Jess is off on a quest to find Dame Walpurga's stolen shoes. But to get them back, she must tackle a rude giant, trick a grumpy gnome and uncover a secret hidden deep underground...
A sparkling new adventure about Jessica, the lively young witch-in-training.
Praise for 'Broomstick Battles':
'The story has great pace, energy and interesting characters. The illustrations are lively, fun and full of enchantment.' The School LIbrarian
Maeve Friel was born in Northern Ireland and went to university in Dublin. After many years working and travelling in Spain, Italy and England, she now lives in a small village near Alicante (Spain). She has a son and a daughter. Apart from the Witch-in-Training series, she has published four novels for older readers, a book for young readers and a book of non-fiction as well as featuring in many short story anthologies. She has been short-listed three times for the Irish Children's Book of the Year (Bisto), has won a Bisto Merit Award, was twice nominated for the Reading Association of Ireland literary awards and won the Hennessy Literary Award. She has also had stories broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and RTE.