The Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart - ISBN: 9781444940190
Paperback
Lonely girl, magical broomstick, and a school of dark secrets.

The Little Broomstick

Now adapted into an animated film by Studio Ponoc 'Mary and the Witch's Flower'

$21.66

  • Paperback

    160 pages

  • Release Date

    10 April 2018

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Summary

First published 45 years ago, this is a beautiful new edition of Mary Stewart’s beloved magical classic illustrated by Shirley Hughes.

‘The little broomstick gave a leap, a violent twist, a kick like the kick of a pony.’

Mary’s been exiled to her great-aunt, deep in the English countryside. Miserable and lonely, she befriends strange black cat Tib who leads her deep into the forest to an ordinary looking broomstick. Before Mary can gather her …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781444940190
ISBN-10:1444940198
Author:Mary Stewart
Publisher:Hachette Children's Group
Imprint:Hodder Children's Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:160
Release Date:10 April 2018
Weight:146g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 12mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

What enchantment … The author has used all her considerable gifts as a storyteller to spin this charming magical tale.

Mary Stewart has obviously enjoyed adapting (not lowering) her thriller technique to junior fantasy and reveals and engaging wit in the process. - Sunday Times

A well-plotted and exciting fantasy thriller. - Financial Times

… A first-class witch thriller…unbeatable. - Observer

What enchantment … The author has used all her considerable gifts as a storyteller to spin this charming magical tale. - Junior Bookshelf

Exciting and continually funny. - BBC

Enriched by superb descriptions and enlivened with a genuine touch of terror. - Teacher

About The Author

Mary Stewart

Mary Stewart is the bestselling author of fourteen romantic thrillers, including the classic novels This Rough Magic, The Moon-Spinners, Rose Cottage and Thornyhold and five historical fantasy novels of Arthurian Britain, as well as children’s novels such as Ludo and the Star Horse and A Walk in Wolf Wood. She died in 2014 and remains one of the widest read novelists in the world.

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