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Howl's moving castle / Diana Wynne Jones.
Eldest of three sisters in a land where it is considered to be a misfortune, Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the greatly feared wizard Howl.
Record details
- ISBN: 006441034X (pbk.) :
- ISBN: 9780064410342 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 329 p. ; 18 cm.
- Edition: 1st Harper Trophy ed.
- Publisher: New York, NY : HarperTrophy, 2001.
Content descriptions
General Note: | A Greenwillow Book. Reprint. Originally published: New York : Greenwillow Books, 1986. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 1. In which Sophie talks to hats -- 2. In which Sophie is compelled to seek her fortune -- 3. In which Sophie enters into a castle and a bargain -- 4. In which Sophie discovers several strange things -- 5. Which is far too full of washing -- 6. In which Howl expresses his feelings with green slime -- 7. In which a scarecrow prevents Sophie from leaving the castle -- 8. In which Sophie leaves the castle in several directions at once -- 9. In which Michael has trouble with a spell -- 10. In which Calcifer promises Sophie a hint -- 11. In which Howl goes to a strange country in search of a spell -- 12. In which Sophie becomes Howl's old mother -- 13. In which Sophie blackens Howl's name -- 14. In which a Royal Wizard catches a cold -- 15. In which Howl goes to a funeral in disguise -- 16. In which there is a great deal of witchcraft -- 17. In which the moving castles moves house -- 18. In which the scarecrow and Miss Angorian reappear -- 19. In which Sophie expresses her feelings with weed-killer -- 20. In which Sophie finds further difficulties in leaving the castle -- 21. In which a contract is concluded before witnesses. |
Target Audience Note: | 6 and up. |
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