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Summary

Magic is forbidden in Myrsina, along with other abominations such as girls doing maths. This is bad news for Gretel Mudd, who doesn’t perform magic but does know a lot of maths. When her inventions prompt the sinister masked Huntsmen to accuse her of witchcraft, Gretel must act fast to help the Witches save the Darkwood and her home village.

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Darkwood by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch

Magic is forbidden in Myrsina, along with other abominations such as girls doing maths. This is bad news for Gretel Mudd, who doesnt perform magic but does know a lot of maths. When her inventions prompt the sinister masked Huntsmen to accuse her of witchcraft,Gretel must act fast to help the Witches save the Darkwood and her home village.

'Gabby is one of the funniest writers I know' Sarah Millican


‘Very funnyIf you like Terry Pratchett, or think gothic fairy tales should have more LOLs, ’tis the book for ye’ Greg Jenner


'I have read this and it is great. Pratchetty fun for all the family' Lucy Porter


'Magical, surprising and funny’ Jan Ravens

Gabby Hutchinson Crouch was born in Pontypool Wales, raised in Ilkeston, Derbyshire and later studied at the University of Kent. In 2014, Gabby was awarded the BBC Radio Comedy Writers Bursary; past recipients include award-winning writers such as Grant Naylor (Red Dwarf) and Simon Blackwell (Veep, The Thick of It). She has written for CBBC's Horrible Histories and specialises in writing satire for The News Quiz, The Now Show, Dead Ringers, Spotlight Tonight with Nish Kumar and iTV1’s Newzoids. She is the author of the Darkwood series, The Rooks series and the Cursed series. She lives in Canterbury.

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ISBN 13 9781788421416
ISBN 10 1788421418
Title Darkwood
Author Gabby Hutchinson Crouch
Series The Darkwood Series
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Duckworth Books
Year published 2019-06-13
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.