"The Witches" is a perfect read for children and adults who enjoy adventure and fantasy. Roald Dahl's imaginative storytelling, combined with the suspenseful plot, makes for a thrilling read. The unique and distinctive feature of the book is the portrayal of witches, which are typically depicted as friendly or amusing characters in children's stories but in this book are depicted as evil and malevolent beings. The book is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.

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• Whitbread Award for Children's Novel (1983)
• Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards for Read Alone (1993)
• West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA) for Younger Readers (1986)

THE WITCHES by Roald Dahl is the story of a detestable breed of Witches.BEWARE.Real witches dress in ordinary clothes and look like ordinary women. But they are not ordinary. They are always plotting and scheming with murderous, bloodthirsty thoughts - and they hate children.The Grand High Witch hates children most of all and plans to make every single one of YOU disappear.Only one boy and his grandmother can stop her, but if their plan fails the Grand High Witch will frizzle them like fritters, and then what . . . ?Now you can listen to THE WITCHES and other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams and Steven Fry - plus there are added squelchy soundeffects from Pinewood Studios!And look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store and Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! and HOUSE OF TWITS inspired by the revolting Twits.

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