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Witch's business

Frank and Jess's scheme to earn money by hiring themselves out as revenge seekers seems like a good one until they discover they are in competition with a witch.

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Main Author: Jones, Diana Wynne
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : HarperTrophy, 2004, c1973.
Edition:1st Harper Trophy ed.
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Magic > Juvenile fiction.
Witches > Juvenile fiction.
England > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:Frank and Jess's scheme to earn money by hiring themselves out as revenge seekers seems like a good one until they discover they are in competition with a witch.
Item Description:"A Greenwillow book."
"First published in 1973 in Great Britain by Macmillan London Ltd. under the title Wilkins' Tooth. First published in 1974 in the United States by E.P. Dutton & Co. under the title Witch's Business"--T.p. verso.
Physical Description:201, 7 p. ; 21 cm.
ISBN:0060087846 : PAP
Author Notes:Diana Wynne Jones was born in London on August 16, 1934. In 1953, she began school at St. Anne's College Oxford and attended lectures by J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. After graduation, she created plays for children that were performed at the London Arts Theatre. Her first book was published in 1973. She wrote over 40 books during her lifetime including Dark Lord of Derkholm, Earwig and the Witch, and the Chrestomanci series. She won numerous awards including the Guardian Award for Children's Books in 1977 for Charmed Life, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award in 1984 for Archer's Goon, the Mythopeic Award in 1999, the Karl Edward Wagner Award in 1999, and the Life Achievement Award from the World Fantasy Organization in 2007. Her book Howl's Moving Castle was adapted into an animated film by director Hayao Miyazaki, and the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. She died from lung cancer on March 26, 2011 at the age of 76.

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