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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1974 · Est. 1.5 hour read
The Worst Witch
Written and illustrated by Jill Murphy
Book #1 in the The Worst Witch series
A young witch named Mildred Hubble attends a school for witches and gets into various scrapes and adventures with her friends and enemies.
4.0 Goodreads · 23,359 ratings
96 pages· 9,325 words· Est. 1.5 hour read· 890L
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Bookroo's summary
Mildred Hubble embarks on her first year at Miss Cackle’s Academy for Witches, where broomstick crashes and spell mishaps are just the beginning. With Ethel, the teacher's pet, as her new nemesis, Mildred must navigate the challenges of witchcraft and friendship. Can she overcome her blunders and prove herself in a world where magic is both a gift and a curse? Discover the enchanting chaos that awaits in this spellbinding adventure.
From the publisher
Catch up on Mildred Hubble’s magical adventures at Miss Cackle’s Academy for Witches with these reissued editions featuring energetic new covers. Mildred Hubble is starting her first year at Miss Cackle’s Academy for Witches – and making a mess of it! She can’t ride her broomstick without crashing, she’s always getting her spells mixed up, and worst of all, the teacher’s pet, Ethel, has just become her sworn enemy.
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 96
- Words
- 9,325
- Reading age
- 8–12
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- 890L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 5.4
- F&P level
- ~U
- AR points
- 1
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 23786
Publication
- Published
- August 5, 2014
- First published
- October 1, 1974
- Publisher
- Candlewick
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780763672607
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