num_pages: 214
description: Eldest of three sisters in a land where it is considered to be a misfortune, Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the greatly feared wizard Howl.
language: English
title: Howl's Moving Castle
titlecomplete: Howl's Moving Castle
characters: Calcifer, Michael Fisher, Wizard Howl, Witch of the Waste, Lily Angorian, Sophie Hatter
genres: Fiction, Magic, Adventure, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Romance, Classics, Childrens, Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 326080
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: Berkley Publishing Group