The Last Task (Witch-in-Training, Book 8)

Description

The eighth title in this magical series, fizzing with fun and excitement. Jess is off on a quest to find Dame Walpurga's stolen shoes. But to get them back, she must tackle a rude giant, trick a grumpy gnome and uncover a secret hidden deep underground... A sparkling new adventure about Jessica, the lively young witch-in-training.

Maeve Friel was born in Northern Ireland and went to university in Dublin. After many years working and travelling in Spain, Italy and England, she now lives in a small village near Alicante (Spain). She has a son and a daughter. Apart from the Witch-in-Training series, she has published four novels for older readers, a book for young readers and a book of non-fiction, as well as featuring in many short story anthologies. She has been short-listed three times for the Irish Children's Book of the Year (the "Bisto"), has won a Bisto Merit Award, was twice nominated for the Reading Association of Ireland literary awards and won the Hennessy Literary Award. She has also had stories broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and RTE.

Praise for 'Broomstick Battles': 'The story has great pace, energy and interesting characters. The illustrations are lively, fun and full of enchantment.' The School LIbrarian