![]() ![]() ![]() However, the threat that the witches will use their evil sorcery against children is what makes the book scary - perhaps too scary for some kids. There's a little violence in the book, especially against mice: A tail is partially sliced off, and two mice are hurled against a wall. That is to sayalthough it must never be said witchcraft. Miss Charlotte Pettifer belongs to a secret league of women skilled in the subtle arts. Grandmamma is a doting caretaker with some singular quirks. Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the teahouse. The League Of Gentlewomen Witches by Holton India from. As in so many of his wonderful works, Dahl also depicts a special, loving relationship between a child and an adult who's not his parent. Dahl's superior inventiveness as a storyteller is on full display in the tales Grandmamma tells, and in her descriptions of the physical characteristics that distinguish witches from humans. A young orphaned boy goes to live with his grandmother in Norway, and she tells her grandson true (in the world of the book) facts about witches. Find: Any Field, Title, Author, Subject, General notes, Publisher, Genre, Series, ISBN. Parents need to know that Roald Dahl's 1983 book The Witches is a highly entertaining fantasy novel with scary and suspenseful scenes. AU ALL Holton, India AND TI ALL league of gentlewomen witches. Did you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. ![]()
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