Witch Wars
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
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'This is a witch story like no other – and it's a blast!' – Bookseller
'Brilliantly magical' – Tom Fletcher Book Club
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The first book in the hilarious Witch Wars series for kids aged 7+, perfect for fans of The Worst Witch. Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.
Join Tiga on her quest to win Witch Wars and become Top Witch of Ritzy City!
When Fran the Fabulous Fairy turns up in Tiga Whicabim's shed to tell her she's a witch, Tiga doesn't believe her. Or at least not until Fran points out that TIGA WHICABIM is actually an anagram of I AM A BIG WITCH and magics her away down the drainpipes to compete in Witch Wars – the competition to crown the next Top Witch of Ritzy City.
Filled with silly spells, delectable dresses, ridiculous riddles and a serious shoe problem, Witch Wars is a witch story like no other... although if you enjoyed The Worst Witch, you'll love this too!
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Tiga Whicabim doesn't know that she's a witch until she is nominated to compete in Witch Wars, a reality TV show where nine witches, all nine years old, compete to rule Sinkville, an enchanted land beneath the human world. After a fashion-forward fairy named Fran whisks Tiga down to a world she never knew existed, the young witch quickly falls in love with Ritzy City and the excitement of Sinkville. If she doesn't win Witch Wars, however, she'll be banished back to her awful life with the dreadful Miss Heks, playing with slugs and eating cheese water for every meal. With all the self-aware fun of reality TV including riddles, races, and tabloid reports spotlighting the losers debut author Pounder blends the particular, peculiar power of elimination competitions with the magic of fairies and witches, a winning combination. Anderson's b&w illustrations part Edward Gorey, part fashion illustration bring an appropriately eerie style to the story. Tiga's unlikely allies and quick thinking take her far, but Pounder leaves things just unsettled enough to pique interest in the next book in this planned series. Ages 8 12.
