| $@%&! level: Low “Bedroom” level: Low Violence level: Medium-Low Back Cover: “Tiffany Aching—the boldest heroine ever to swing a frying pan against the forces of evil—is ready to begin her apprenticeship in magic. She expects to study hard, learn spells, and become a witch. She doesn't expect to find herself doing chores, caring for the careless, and trying to outthink an ill-tempered nanny goat. Surely there must be more to witchcraft than this! But as Tiffany pursues her calling, an insidious, disembodied creature pursues Tiffany. When it strikes, neither Mistress Weatherwax (the greatest witch in the world) nor the six-inch-high Wee Free Men (the greatest thieves in the world) can save her. It will take all of Tiffany's innate talents and newly learned skills to do that. If it can be done at all...” |
I will say that the evil, disembodied creature is just about perfect as a learning experience for someone like Tiffany. The Hiver gets inside her head and doesn't turn her into someone else. It just makes her thoughts more powerful—you know, all those thoughts that you know you shouldn't be thinking, and definitely shouldn't act on. And Tiffany has a lot of those kind of thoughts—and a lot of power for the Hiver to put behind them, if only she knew it—because she what she thinks she wants is “real” magic. Unfortunately, that can't be taught exactly. It just comes. The sort of magic that can be taught is the kind that involves loads of hard work and taking care of people who need it, and that's the kind that actually makes the world better.