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Honesty Wart: Witch Hunter! (History of Warts)

Honesty Wart: Witch Hunter! (History of Warts)

by Alan Mac Donald (Author), Mark Beech (Illustrator)

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    Paperback 2008

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Synopsis

Life for Honesty and his sisters Mercy and Patience is not a bundle of laughs. His family are strict Puritans and singing, dancing and anything that sounds like fun is forbidden. Life, Honesty thinks, can't get much worse when Christmas is cancelled by order of the government. But he is wrong - the real problem is Gran who has one tooth, a hooked nose, a very hairy chin and a pet toad called Merlin. Honesty suspects she may be a witch, especially since she's been helping the neighbours with love potions and cures for sick pigs. When the WitchFinder General - Ezekial Bones visits the village, Honesty is convinced his family's terrible secret will be discovered. Can he save Gran from the terrible Three Tests for Witches (eg pond ducking - if she swims she's a witch, if she drowns she's innocent.) For a boy who has never told a lie in his whole life - it's asking a lot.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 128
 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 01 Sep 2008
ISBN 10: 0747594694
ISBN 13: 9780747594697
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years
 Book Overview: From the author of Dirty Bertie Blackadder for kids (without the rude bits) Very funny, fast moving, irreverent adventure stories are played out against the backdrop of great and gruesome historical detail Follows one family - the disastrously unlucky Warts - through the centuries as they attempt to survive piracy, Romans, witches etc Brilliantly observed and completely hilarious, with fantastic characters Book three of four

Author Bio
After studying English and Drama, Alan started working life in a travelling theatre company, visiting schools all over the country and writing much of their material. He says it was a useful apprenticeship - if the audience didn't like the play, they talked through it or threw bits of paper at the actors. He very quickly learned what children liked. In addition to writing and directing plays, Alan trained as a drama teacher. He has written stories and dramas for the BBC (both television and radio), as well as many children's books including the wonderful TROLLS series for Bloomsbury.