Synopses & Reviews
< p=""> At 9, Tiffany Aching defeated the cruel Queen of Fairyland. <> < p=""> At 11, she battled an ancient body-stealing evil. <> < p=""> At 13, Tiffany faces a new challenge: a boy. And boys can be a bit of a problem when you're thirteen. . . . <> < p=""> But the Wintersmith isn't < i=""> exactly<> a boy. He is Winter itself& #8212; snow, gales, icicles& #8212; < i=""> all of it<> . When he has a crush on Tiffany, he may make her roses out of ice, but his nature is blizzards and avalanches. And he wants Tiffany to stay in his gleaming, frozen world. Forever. <> < p=""> Tiffany will need all her cunning to make it to Spring. She'll also need her friends, from junior witches to the legendary Granny Weatherwax. They& #8212; <> < p=""> < i=""> Crivens <> Tiffany will need the Wee Free Men too She'll have the help of the bravest, toughest, smelliest pictsies ever to be banished from Fairyland& #8212; whether she wants it or not. <> < p=""> It's going to be a cold, cold season, because if Tiffany doesn't survive until Spring& #8212; <> < p=""> & #8212; Spring won't come. <>
Review
"[Y]et another rollicking, clever, and quite charming adventure is brought to readers, who will find themselves delighted again or for the first time by Pratchett's exuberant storytelling." Booklist (Starred Review)
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"Pratchett once again delivers a sidesplittingly funny adventure that overlays a deeply thoughtful inquiry into the nature of narrative and identity....This one is verra weel done indeed." Kirkus Reviews
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"[O]verall it is great fun vintage Pratchett, in fact. Tiffany Aching fans will love the book, and newcomers to Pratchett will love it as well. In short, this book is not to be missed." VOYA
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"Funny, wise, and suspenseful, this is yet another wonderful fantasy from the popular author of The Wee Free Men and A Hat Full of Sky...as well as many other delightful novels." KLIATT
Synopsis
At 9, Tiffany Aching defeated the cruel Queen of Fairyland.
At 11, she battled an ancient body-stealing evil.
At 13, Tiffany faces a new challenge: a boy. And boys can be a bit of a problem when you're thirteen...
But the Wintersmith isn't exactly a boy. He is Winter itself snow, gales, icicles all of it. When he has a crush on Tiffany, he may make her roses out of ice, but his nature is blizzards and avalanches. And he wants Tiffany to stay in his gleaming, frozen world. Forever.
Tiffany will need all her cunning to make it to Spring. She'll also need her friends, from junior witches to the legendary Granny Weatherwax. They
Crivens! Tiffany will need the Wee Free Men, too! She'll have the help of the bravest, toughest, smelliest pictsies ever to be banished from Fairyland whether she wants it or not.
It's going to be a cold, cold season, because if Tiffany doesn't survive until Spring
Spring won't come.
Synopsis
In the third adventure of Tiffany Aching and the Wee Free Men (after The Wee Free Men and A Hat Full of Sky), Tiffany faces a new challenge: a boy who is winter itself.
Synopsis
At 9, Tiffany Aching defeated the cruel Queen of Fairyland.
At 11, she battled an ancient body-stealing evil.
At 13, Tiffany faces a new challenge: a boy. And boys can be a bit of a problem when you're thirteen. . . .
But the Wintersmith isn't exactly a boy. He is Winter itself-; snow, gales, icicles-; all of it. When he has a crush on Tiffany, he may make her roses out of ice, but his nature is blizzards and avalanches. And he wants Tiffany to stay in his gleaming, frozen world. Forever.
Tiffany will need all her cunning to make it to Spring. She'll also need her friends, from junior witches to the legendary Granny Weatherwax. They-;
Crivens! Tiffany will need the Wee Free Men too! She'll have the help of the bravest, toughest, smelliest pictsies ever to be banished from Fairyland-; whether she wants it or not.
It's going to be a cold, cold season, because if Tiffany doesn't survive until Spring-;
-; Spring won't come.
About the Author
Bestselling author Terry Pratchett is one of the world's most popular writers. His first short story was published when he was 13, and his first book was published when he was 23. Mr. Pratchett's novels have been translated into over two dozen languages, and have sold more than 45 million copies. He received Britain's highest honor for a children's book, the Carnegie Medal, for The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents. Mr. Pratchett has one grown daughter and lives in England with his wife and several cats.