Q: What is Witches about?

\\\"One child a week is fifty-two a year. Squish them and squiggle them and make them disappear.\\\" This is a story about REAL WITCHES. Real witches dress in ordinary clothes, have ordinary jobs and look very much like ordinary people. But they are far from ORDINARY . . . The Grand High Witch, leader of all the witches, has a plan to make each and every child disappear. That is, unless one boy and his grandmother can stop her . . . The text in this edition of The Witches was updated in 2022 for young independent readers.

Question 1

What is Witches about?

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\"One child a week is fifty-two a year. Squish them and squiggle them and make them disappear.\" This is a story about REAL WITCHES. Real witches dress in ordinary clothes, have ordinary jobs and look very much like ordinary people. But they are far from ORDINARY . . . The Grand High Witch, leader of all the witches, has a plan to make each and every child disappear. That is, unless one boy and his grandmother can stop her . . . The text in this edition of The Witches was updated in 2022 for young independent readers.

Question 2

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Witches?

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Children’s, Teenage and Educational > Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories > Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction

Question 3

Where can I read a sample of Witches?

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You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780140340204

Question 4

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Witches?

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Roald Dahl

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Who is the Publisher of the book Witches?

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Penguin Random House Children's UK

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What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

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Witches is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780140340204) and hardcover(ISBN 9781984837165) and hardcover(ISBN 9780141361611) and paperback(ISBN 9780241438817) and paperback(ISBN 9780142410110) and paperback(ISBN 9780241578179) and paperback(ISBN 9781101996997) and paperback(ISBN 9780141301105) and paperback(ISBN 9780141365473) and paperback(ISBN 9780593117606) and ebook(ISBN 9781101662977) and ebook(ISBN 9780141930176) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780241541944) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780241547571)

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