false <![CDATA[The Witches Audio]]> 6327 59 105046 book 1983 Bruxas, As total:22649|5:8534|4:8631|3:4615|2:734|1:135| 22649 92642 25404 1003 4 5 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Tue May 08 11:15:55 -0700 2007 Tue May 08 11:28:08 -0700 2007
When I was ten or eleven, I was sitting in the playground at summer camp, minding my own business and reading this book, when one of the playground supervisers came and asked me what I was reading. When I showed it to him, his eye...more...]]> 1 2 false false Fri Jun 29 18:29:53 -0700 2007 Sat Mar 08 09:16:58 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1985 Wed May 09 12:38:12 -0700 2007 Wed May 09 12:58:55 -0700 2007 So in the absense of any meaningful free time in my life, I will be reviewing books from years past, the glory days when I could actually curl up on the co...more...]]> 0 1 false false Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1991 Fri Jan 30 19:42:24 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 15:16:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 06 11:07:31 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 06 11:13:15 -0700 2007
In the book, witches live all over the place ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 10:32:53 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 10:37:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 15 17:25:56 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 17:26:13 -0800 2009 Rating: 9/10. This one really amused me. Basically, it is a book about how this little boy gets turned into a mouse when he accidently ends up at the England Witches convention. He finds out where the most high witch is staying and he and his grandmother (who knows eve...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Jan 08 06:56:13 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 06:56:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Dec 17 20:07:40 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 20:28:17 -0800 2008 The Witches. This is a very interesting book. The story is about a young boy. He lives with his grandmother in Norway. His grandmother tells him stories about witches. She tells him witches in this story...more...]]> 5 0 false true Mon Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sat Dec 06 14:39:47 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 13:59:53 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 10:53:48 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 11:28:00 -0800 2008 is an old favorite--my favorite Roald Dahl book, to be exact, which means growing it was one of my VERY favorite books. Technicall...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 08 15:24:36 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 15:39:41 -0700 2009 two more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 23 18:46:39 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 19:51:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Nov 25 15:11:06 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 12:01:32 -0800 2008 3 After some thought, I've decided that I will tell you what I liked about the book first, and then write my review. I liked how the book was written, not a soul could resist readin...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 23:44:20 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 14:20:43 -0700 2009
Even as a childrens' literature writer, I still find him pushing the boundaries in terms of what is acceptable and what is not. After reading 'The Witches'...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 14:48:51 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 20:16:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 19:17:32 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 19:26:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 09:32:24 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 09:34:29 -0700 2009 Dahl world, witches break all the stereotypes that fairy-tales have led us to believe. No pointy-hats, no black –cloaks, no broom-sticks...nuh-uh!
Here’s how you actually recognize them:
# 1: They always wear gloves…always. Why? To hide their thin curvy claws.
#2: The...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 12 22:09:07 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 17:55:05 -0700 2009
Revealing the secrets of these scabby, bald-headed, clawed, toeless child haters, Dahl risks his life to enlighten his young readers, and to prepar...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 21:41:48 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 21:50:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6356175