Whispering to Witches

Whispering to Witches

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author = Anna Dale
cover_artist = Melvyn Grant
country = United Kingdom
language = English
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genre = Children's novel
publisher = Bloomsbury Publishing
release_date = 2004
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 280 pp (paperback edition)
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"Whispering to Witches" is UK writer Anna Dale's first, published in 2004.

Plot summary

When Joe is travelling to stay with his mother and stepfather for Christmas, little does he imagine the excitement that is in store for him. Before the journey is over he finds himself part of a dramatic conspiracy surrounding an ancient book of magic, and embroiled in a world of witches, spells and cunning plots.

This book is written in 3rd person and has 25 chapters.


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