A Hat Full of Sky Contributor(s): Pratchett, Terry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060586605 ISBN-13: 9780060586607 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2004 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: From the Carnegie Medalist and author of the bestselling Discworld series comes this spine-tingling sequel to "The Wee Free Men." Tiffany Aching is off to begin her apprenticeship in magic, but she's being followed by an insidious presence. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - General - Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2003021443 |
Lexile Measure: 750 |
Series: Tiffany Aching |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.16" W x 9.42" (1.17 lbs) 288 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 78873 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Heroine: Tiffany Aching, incipient witch and cheese maker extraordinaire. Once saved world from Queen of the Elves. Is about to discover that battling evil monarchs is child's play compared to mortal combat with a Hiver (see below). At eleven years old, is boldest heroine ever to have confronted the Forces of Darkness while armed with a frying pan. The Threat: A Hiver, insidious disembodied presence drawn to powerful magic. highly dangerous, frequently lethal. Cannot be stopped with iron or fire. Its target: Tiffany Aching (see above). The Nac Mac Feegle: A.k.a. the Wee Free Men. Height: six inches. Color: blue. Famed for drinking, stealing, and fighting. Will attack anything larger than themselves. Members include: Rob Anybody, Daft Wullie, and Awfully Wee Billy Bigchin. Allies to Tiffany Aching (see above). The Book: Hilarious, breathtaking, spine-tingling sequel to the acclaimed "Wee Free Men." The Author: Terry Pratchett, celebrated creator of the internationally best-selling Discworld series. Carnegie Medalist and writer extraordinaire. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pratchett, Terry: - Sir Terry Pratchett was the internationally bestselling author of more than thirty books, including his phenomenally successful Discworld series. His young adult novel, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, won the Carnegie Medal, and Where's My Cow?, his Discworld book for "readers of all ages," was a New York Times bestseller. His novels have sold more than seventy five million (give or take a few million) copies worldwide. Named an Officer of the British Empire "for services to literature," Pratchett lived in England. He died in 2015 at the age of sixty-six. |