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  ‘A darkly funny Dahl-esque adventure.’

  KATHERINE WOODFINE, AUTHOR

  ‘A wonderful book, full to the brim with very cool beetles!’

  THE GUARDIAN

  Paperback, ISBN 978-1-910002-70-4, £6.99 • ebook, ISBN 978-1-910002-98-8, £6.99

  TRY ANOTHER GREAT BOOK FROM CHICKEN HOUSE

  THE APPRENTICE WITCH by JAMES NICOL

  Arianwyn fails her witch’s assessment – instead of qualifying, she’s declared an apprentice and sent to remote Lull in disgrace. Then her arch-enemy, mean girl Gimma, arrives on holiday determined to make her life a misery. But as a mysterious darkness begins to haunt her spells, Arianwyn realizes there’s much more than her pride at stake…

  ‘A charming tale of magic, bravery and friendship, reminiscent of Diana Wynne Jones.’

  THE GUARDIAN

  ‘The Apprentice Witch is entirely more charming, adventurous, and full of heart than a book has any right to be. Make no mistake: there’s magic afoot.’

  TRENTON LEE STEWART, AUTHOR

  Paperback, ISBN 978-1-910655-15-3, £6.99 • ebook, ISBN 978-1-910655-62-7, £6.99

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  First edition published by Chicken House in 2017.

  This electronic edition published by Scholastic Australia Pty Limited, 2017.

  E-PUB eISBN: 978-1-76027-228-9

  Original German text © Cornelia Funke 2016

  English translation by Anthea Bell © Cornelia Funke 2016

  Cover illustration © Laura Ellen Anderson 2017

  Map © Alexis Snell 2017

  Inside illustrations © Cornelia Funke 2016

  Cover design by Steve Wells

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