A Hat Full of Sky
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Something is coming after Tiffany ...
Tiffany Aching is ready to begin her apprenticeship in magic. She expects spells and magic -- not chores and ill-tempered nanny goats! Surely there must be more to witchcraft than this!
What Tiffany doesn't know is that an insidious, disembodied creature is pursuing her. This time, neither Mistress Weatherwax (the greatest witch in the world) nor the fierce, six-inch-high Wee Free Men can protect her. In the end, it will take all of Tiffany's inner strength to save herself ... if it can be done at all.
A Story of Discworld
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Awards for A Hat Full of Sky |
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Horn Book Fanfare
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New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
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ALA Notable Children’s Book
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Locus Award
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Horn Book Fanfare
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ALA Notable Children’s Book
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New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
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Locus Award
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ALA Notable Children’s Book
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New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
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Locus Award
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Critical Praise for
A Hat Full of Sky
“Wonderful language, genuinely scary explorations and a young girl whose growing up is believable and exciting.”
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Chicago Tribune
Praise for The Wee Free Men:
“With its wry wit and acerbic collision of the mystical with the mundane, [this] is good solid storytelling done in a style that reads like Celtic mythology fused with the girl power of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer.’ with dialogue by Robert Burns.”
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New York Times Book Review
“An enthralling and rewarding read. What’s not to love about a girl who takes on vicious monsters armed with only a frying pan?”
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Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“What a treat! [P]erfect for anyone who enjoys THE PRINCESS BRIDE and the works of Douglas Adams. A wonderfully funny fantasy for all ages.” (**Starred Review**)
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KLIATT
“Pratchett’s touch is light but assured, with comedic interludes, hair-raising danger, and flashbacks mingling in perfect proportions. Just the package to appeal to those who admire not just a brave heart, but a quick comeback as well.” (*starred review*)
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Horn Book Magazine
“Full of witty dialogue and a wacky cast of characters…A funny and thought-provoking fantasy, with characters that remain with the readers. A glorious read.” (*starred review*)
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School Library Journal
“This ingenious mélange of fantasy, action, humor, and sly bits of social commentary contains complex underlying themes of the nature of love, reality, and dreams.” (*starred review*)
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Kirkus Reviews
“Almost crankily good humored, THE WEE FREE MEN is a romp through the next-door neighborhood of Faerie with as undaunted a child heroine as we’ve met since Alice or Pippi.”—Gregory Maguire
“Pratchett’s tale recalls Meg Murry of A WRINKLE IN TIME, Coraline of Neil Gaimen’s recent novel, Lyra Belacqua of THE GOLDEN COMPASS, Miss Bianca of THE RESCUERS, even Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
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Washington Post Book World
“A lovely romp for Pratchett fans of all ages.”
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Locus
“Humor ripples throughout this fast paced adventure.” (Recommended Title)
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Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
“Pratchett’s dialogue, as always, is outrageously funny. But the chief delight here is the character of Tiffany, a tough, bright heroine.”
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BookPage
“Both the humor and the danger will draw in readers who relish J. K. Rowling’s Harry.”
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ALA Booklist
“A funny and thought-provoking fantasy.” (Starred Review)
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School Library Journal
“An ingenious mélange of fantasy, action, humor, and sly bits of social commentary.”
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Kirkus Reviews
“Comic interludes, hair-raising danger, and flashbacks mingle in perfect proportion.”
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Horn Book Magazine
“An enthralling and rewarding read.”
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Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A wonderfully funny fantasy for all ages!”
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KLIATT
“Good solid storytelling that reads like Celtic mythology fused with Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
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New York Times Book Review
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Wee Free Men, The
Armed only with a frying pan and her common sense, Tiffany Aching, a young witch-to-be, is all that stands between the monsters of Fairyland and the warm, green Chalk country that is her home. Forced into Fairyland to seek her kidnapped brother, Tiffany allies herself with the Chalk’s local...
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The Wee Free Men: The Beginning
When Tiffany Aching sets out to become a witch, she faces ominous foes and gains unexpected allies. As she confronts the Queen of Fairies and battles an ancient, bodiless evil, she is aided (and most ably abetted) by the six-inch-high, fightin', stealin', drinkin' Wee Free Men! Laugh-out-loud...
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The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
Winner of the 2001 Carnegie Medal One rat, popping up here and there, squeaking loudly, and taking a bath in the cream, could be a plague all by himself. After a few days of this, it was amazing how glad people were to see the kid with his magical rat pipe. And they were amazing when the rats...
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