At first glance, the small seaside town of Whitby seems quiet and charming, but eight year-old Ben and his older sister Jennet soon learn that things are not always as they seem. Moved about from foster home to foster home, Ben and Jennet hope to make a fresh start in Whitby. But Ben sees thingsand peopleothers cannot. There's something unusual about Alice Boston, their new guardian. And what is that horrible howling Jennet hears late at night? Something wicked's brewing in Whitby. Can Ben and Jennet put it to rest?
The Whitby Witches (Whitby, Book 1)by Robin Jarvis
Robin Jarvis started writing and illustrating his own books in 1988 and, with his acclaimed ‘Deptford Mice’ and ‘Whitby Witches’ titles, quickly acquired a reputation as a bestselling children’s author. He has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Prize and Smarties Award, and twice won the Lancashire Libraries Children’s Book of the Year Award. Amongst children, his work has a cult following.
Robin Jarvis lives in Greenwich, London.
Publisher: Chronicle Books; First Edition (August 17, 2006)
Language: English
Hardcover: 296 pages
ISBN-13: 9780811854139
Reading age: 10 years and up
Lexile measure: 830L
Grade level: 5 and up
Item Weight: 1.19 pounds
Dimensions: 6.38 x 1.13 x 9.38 inchesBISAC Categories:
Chapter Books - Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy | Dark Fantasy
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Level: 830
Series:
Modern Classics , Egmont Modern Classics