Books with title Here There Be Witches

“Roald Dahl sometimes shared a tonal kinship with Ogden Nash, and he could demonstrate a verbal inventiveness nearly Seussian…[His] stories work better in audio than in print.” –The New York TimesThis is not a fairy tale. This is about real witches.Grandmamma loves to tell about witches. Real witches are the most dangerous of all living creatures on earth. There's nothing they hate so much as children, and they work all kinds of terrifying spells to get rid of them. Her grandson listens closely to Grandmamma's stories—but nothing can prepare him for the day he comes face-to-face with The Grand High Witch herself!

The Wars of Shechem is the story of a kingdom under attack from the dark forces of the world. The people have been awaiting a legend that had been passed down from generation to generation for millennia, but now that the time is near, chaos ensues.This is a tale of fantasy and make believe. Where lions fly and dragons speak, and beast of all kinds have the power of men. There is magic and sorcery and even a stolen princess needing to be rescued.When King Olric was chosen by the ruler of the universe, the majestic lion known as Shechem to rule over the vast kingdom of Avondel, the greatest of the seven kingdoms of the earth, there was a shift in the struggle between good and evil. His deposing of the former king who had dragged the kingdom to the brink of destruction was hailed by many and resented by some.While high on the thrill of his new victory, he made a mistake that will haunt his lineage for years to come.Unbeknownst to him, as he went on to make the kingdom even greater than its past glory, there were dark forces at work to tear down all that he had accomplished; so that the kingdom's end would be even worse than its beginning.

When the young hero of Roald Dahl's story is orphaned in an automobile accident, he is left in the care of his aged grandmother―a formidable cigar-smoking lady who happens to be a retired expert on dealing with witches. In spite of her warnings about how to spot these horrific creatures, her grandson accidentally wanders into the annual convocation of the witches of England―and overhears the horrifying plans in store for every child in the country. But before he can escape to reveal the witches' plot, he is captured and turned into a mouse. However, he is no ordinary mouse and this is no ordinary tale. Along with a new introduction--in which James Patterson guarantees this book will "get kids addicted to reading!"--this thirtieth-anniversary edition includes photographs, reproductions of original manuscript pages, and a fascinating and funny reminiscence by editor Stephen Roxburgh on working with Roald Dahl.

One chaotic week in October, former friends, a guardian angel, and a secret prophecy cause turmoil in the life of a teen-age witch-in-training. Cali French, a high school senior, is cut out of her inner circle when she refuses to participate in a spell her friends want to cast. Cali fears the dark magic and the unknown consequences of the shortcut they want to take by casting the spell. Unbeknownst to her, Cali is the subject of an important prophecy. Her former pals have discovered this and have an even more sinister motive in forcing her to cooperate in their work than Cali can imagine. Her very life in peril, the young witch-in-training faces unknown dangers, relying only on her unpolished skills and some assistance from a guardian angel and a gentle giant.