description: On a rare venture out from her step-mother's hat shop, Sophie attracts the attention of a witch, who casts a terrible spell transforming the young girl into an old crone.
language: English
title: Howl's Moving Castle
titlecomplete: Howl's Moving Castle (Howl's Moving Castle, #1)
characters: Witch of the Waste, Lily Angorian, Michael Fisher, Calcifer, Wizard Howl, Sophie Hatter
genres: Fantasy, Middle Grade, Magic, Young Adult, Childrens, Romance, Classics, Fiction, Adventure, Audiobook
ratings_count: 326271
places: Wales, Ingary, Porthaven
series: Howl's Moving Castle
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Phoenix Award (Children's Literature Association), awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
publisher: Methuen