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The Worst Witch (The Worst Witch #1)

by Jill Murphy

Chapter book · ages 8–10 · grades 3–5 · 580L · 112 pages · 2004

Why we'd hand it over

A witchy boarding-school romp that avoids the precious trap—Mildred is genuinely hopeless at magic, her best friend is a snob, and nothing magically fixes itself, which kids find oddly reassuring.

Where to get it

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