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Witch-in-Training.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Audiobook Review)

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| May 01, 2005 | Hudak, Tina | (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Witch-in-Training (unabr). 4 cassettes. 3:47 hrs. Prod. by Chivers Children's Audio Books. Dist. by BBC Audiobooks America. 2004. ISBN 0-7540-6477-8. $32.95.

Gr 2-5--This audiobook combines the four books by Maeve Friel about 10-year-old Jessica Diamond who discovers that she is a witch. In Flying Lessons (HarperCollins UK, 2002), we meet Jessica as she finds herself in an unfrequented and strange hardware shop where things don't appear to be what they seem. Under Miss Strega's guidance, Jessica develops her skills as a witch in the subsequent volumes, Spelling Trouble (HarperCollins UK, 2003), Charming or What? (HarperCollins UK, 2003), and Brewing Up (Roaring Good …

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