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Not Just a Witch

by Eva Ibbotson · 1989

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Heckie is a young, kindly witch with a remarkable ability: She can change anything into an animal. So when she meets a boy, Daniel, after graduating from a good witch school, Heckie and her pal set out to eliminate the world of bad people by changing them into critters. After Heckie conjures up a friendly dragon who reacts to evildoers and transforms a nasty nursing home owner into a warthog, she meets a furrier (Lionel Knacksap) who suspiciously asks for her hand in marriage. Unfortunately, Heckie doesn't realize that her fiance is only out for snow leopard pelts, but she reunites with a long-lost witch friend, and her two buddies — along with some other witches — help Heckie get back on a good track.

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fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thiswitchwitchMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of thisparanormalparanormalMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thisanimalsanimalsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
IndonesiaIndonesiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensmiddle gradeyoung adult
Length
short · 192 pages

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