The Last Task
Published on 5. June 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-0-00-718527-6 (ISBN)
Description
The eighth title in this magical series, fizzing with fun and excitement.
Jess is off on a quest to find Dame Walpurga's stolen shoes. But to get them back, she must tackle a rude giant, trick a grumpy gnome and uncover a secret hidden deep underground...
A sparkling new adventure about Jessica, the lively young witch-in-training.
Jess is off on a quest to find Dame Walpurga's stolen shoes. But to get them back, she must tackle a rude giant, trick a grumpy gnome and uncover a secret hidden deep underground...
A sparkling new adventure about Jessica, the lively young witch-in-training.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for 'Broomstick Battles':'The story has great pace, energy and interesting characters. The illustrations are lively, fun and full of enchantment.' The School LIbrarian
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 to 9 years
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
30 b/w illus
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
128 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-718527-6 (9780007185276)
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Maeve Friel was born in Northern Ireland and went to university in Dublin. After many years working and travelling in Spain, Italy and England, she now lives in a small village near Alicante (Spain). She has a son and a daughter. Apart from the Witch-in-Training series, she has published four novels for older readers, a book for young readers and a book of non-fiction as well as featuring in many short story anthologies. She has been short-listed three times for the Irish Children's Book of the Year (Bisto), has won a Bisto Merit Award, was twice nominated for the Reading Association of Ireland literary awards and won the Hennessy Literary Award. She has also had stories broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and RTE.