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The Witch Trade
Follow young Abby and Spike on their thrilling adventures through the fantastical world of THE WITCH TRADE. The evil Night Witches have invented a powerful new weapon and are threatening to take over the world -- and only Abby and Spike can stop them! Joined by Captain Starlight (aka the Ancient Mariner), Abby and Spike must travel through perlious seas and wild lands to r...more
284 pages
Published
(first published 2001)
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I was given the opportunity to choose a new children's book for our local library when I was younger. I picked "The Witch Trade" and got to read it first, and boy, am I glad I chose it!
It has everything a kid loves in a story: magic, young and adventurous characters that they can connect with, a battle between good or evil. I loved the idea of trading ice dust and preventing the Night Witches from building their weapon, and so on. Abby and Spike were great main characters to follow, too; energet...more
It has everything a kid loves in a story: magic, young and adventurous characters that they can connect with, a battle between good or evil. I loved the idea of trading ice dust and preventing the Night Witches from building their weapon, and so on. Abby and Spike were great main characters to follow, too; energet...more
The introductory chapter was like a study in ADD. The story itself then begins to build up, telling itself in dialog but sacrificing all else. There are no emotions, no connection with the characters. They go along with the plot without question, because that's what serves the plot. Ludicrous back stories and dangerous situations are simply accepted at face value. About halfway through the book I realized that the simplistic language may actually lend itself very well to being read aloud to youn...more
Un gran libro para niños... no estoy segura que en realidad sea tan emocionante para adultos, la historia me pareció bastante sencilla, un poco extraña, pero normal.
Lo leí hace mucho ya y recuerdo que me gustó, pero también estaba chica, así que pudo ser por eso.
Lo leí hace mucho ya y recuerdo que me gustó, pero también estaba chica, así que pudo ser por eso.
Nov 27, 2008
Kayla
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone who likes semi-believable books
Shelves:
my-favorites
This book was one of my all-time favorites. I read it a long time ago, so I can't remeber what the moral or theme of the story was , but I remember that I loved it. I'll read it again sometime and add more to this review.
Man i don't remember what happened in this book but it was good, though i thought the end was funny somehow....
One of my all time favorites, i love the adventures and magical theme as although i first read almost 5 years ago it still captivates me now.
This is an interesting fantasy children's (young adult?) book. A problem it has is that the author seemed to be continually making up or redefining the magical boundaries of the world, so that there was no set magic and it was always changing with new things made up for what he wanted the characters to do. Also, he seemed to be making up the plot as he went along, which is not always a bad thing, but in this case it made it a little sloppy and confusing. However, the book was exciting and fun, c...more
This book was a huge part of my childhood. Checked it out every time I went to the library for years on end.
It was pretty good. For anyone who likes magic and sailing all over the place.
Dec 17, 2007
Brian O flynn
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
6-10
It's been years since I read this book but I remember it as being enjoyable! I used to be obsessed and read it many times. It isn't very realistic, it's namely fantasy and in my opinion it is quite childish so I would recommmend it to the lower age group!
Como buena historia infantil, tuvo un bonito final, pero también como toda historia infantil siempre hay una continuación, en este caso El Chacal ha escapado...ahora a seguir con el siguiente libro!!
Uno de mis preferidos cuando era chica.
Si bien no era de leer mucho, este libro nunca me cansaba de leerlo e imaginar que estaba en ese mundo. Me encariñé mucho con los personajes y sus aventuras.
Si bien no era de leer mucho, este libro nunca me cansaba de leerlo e imaginar que estaba en ese mundo. Me encariñé mucho con los personajes y sus aventuras.
This is a wonderfull book about good vs. evil. A lot like Harry Potter when it comes to magic. The author is realy good!
This is a story of light witches vs dark witches and I listened to it when it was featured on bbc7 radio.
I love kids books.
A fun read.
May 14, 2013
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May 12, 2013
Maryanne Tran
marked it as to-read
May 02, 2013
Bran
marked it as to-read
Apr 26, 2013
Emmy
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Shelves:
adventure,
british-fiction,
contemporary,
europe,
fantasy,
magic,
young-adult,
urban-fantasy
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As a counterpart to his career as a writer of children's books, Michael Molloy is a regular contributor to the Guardian newspaper. He lives in London, England, with his wife, Sandy, their three daughters, Jane, Kate, and Alexandra, and their two dogs, Fred and Daisy.
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