num_pages: 208
description: 'A REAL WITCH is easily the most dangerous of all the living creatures on earth.'That's a pretty horrifying thought. More horrifying still is that real witches don't even look like witches. They don't ride around on broomsticks. They don't even wear black cloaks and hats. They are vile, despicable, scheming harridans who disguise themselves as nice, ordinary ladies.So how can you tell when you're face to face with one? Read this story and you'll find out all you need to know. You'll also meet a real hero, a wise old grandmother and the most gruesome, grotesque gang of witches imaginable.
language: English
title: The Witches
titlecomplete: The Witches
characters: Boy Narrator, Boy's Grandmother, The Grand High Witch
genres: Middle Grade, Young Adult, Classics, Childrens, Magic, Fiction, Horror, Humor, Fantasy, Witches
ratings_count: 384467
places: Norway, Bournemouth, England
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Whitbread Award
category: Children's Novel, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards
category: Read Alone, awardedAt: 504950400000
name: West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA)
category: Younger Readers
publisher: Puffin