Witch Week (Chrestomanci S )

Children's Fantasy Books

Author: Diana Wynne Jones

THE WORLDS OF CHRESTOMANCI have limitless possibilities. Here is a world where witchcraft is utterly forbidden, yet where magic still seems to break out like measles — all over the place!,,When a note, written in ordinary blue ballpoint, appears between two of the homework books Mr Crossley is marking, he is very upset. It says:,,SOMEONE IN THIS CLASS IS A WITCH,,Anyone could h….Read More

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