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A heady cocktail of dramatic realism and magic, myth and horror. Edric's mother unexpectedly disappears and soon another woman has moved in with his father and persuaded him to send Ed from London to live with his grandad in Shropshire. Ed doesn't fit in and is bullied mercilessly by a gang led by Mitch Craven. Ed soon learns of the Witch of Mitchell Fold. In this local legend, the fairy spell that gave the villagers a magical source of milk was broken by a jealous witch named Mitchell - in revenge the locals buried Mitchell alive in a stone circle. Visiting the stone circle Ed has a supernatural encounter with the witch and discovers that by confronting Mitch he can free both her and himself. Luring Mitch and gang to the stone circle, Ed and friend Zack provoke a final horrific scene in which the witch recognises the bully as her
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 128
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 17 Jul 2003
ISBN 10: 0340865512
ISBN 13: 9780340865514
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
Book Overview: Andrew Fusek Peter is also author of the Plays with Attitude series, including Angelcake , Drgaon Chaser , Much Ado about Clubbing , Poems with Attitude ; the Tremors series, including Welcome to the Waxworks , Danny and the Sea of Darkness , Play if you Dare and Terror in the Attic , amongst others. Stephen Player has illustrated books for Clive Barker and Terry Pratchett, as well as children's books including Tremors and Shakespeare for Hodder Wayland.
Not all teenagers like reading, but few could resist the lure of a strong story mixing gruesome fantasy with contemporary sex, violence and teenage angst. ....
Every image is vividly drawn in a masculine style with strong characterisation and lots of unusual perspectives. ... A far more challenging, haunting and poetic read than its highly illustrated format might suggest.