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Earwig and the witch

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Although an orphan, Earwig has always enjoyed living at St. Morwald's, where she manages to make everyone do her bidding, but when she is taken in by a foster parents who are actually a witch and a demon, she has a hard time trying to turn the situation to her advantage.

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Main Author: Jones, Diana Wynne
Corporate Author: Recorded Books, LLC
Other Authors: Parry, Charlotte (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2012.
Edition:Unabridged.
Subjects:
Orphans > Juvenile fiction.
Witches > Juvenile fiction.
Magic > Juvenile fiction.
Cats > Juvenile fiction.
Children's audiobooks.
Audiobooks.
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Summary:Although an orphan, Earwig has always enjoyed living at St. Morwald's, where she manages to make everyone do her bidding, but when she is taken in by a foster parents who are actually a witch and a demon, she has a hard time trying to turn the situation to her advantage.
Item Description:Compact disc.
Title from container.
In container (17 cm.).
"With tracks every 3-6 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Physical Description:1 sound disc (1 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience:8 years and up.
ISBN:9781461824923
1461824923
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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