- Maeve Friel, Illustrated by Nathan Reed

Witch-in-Training - The Broomstick Collection: Books 1–4 (Witch-in-Training)

By Maeve Friel, Illustrated by Nathan Reed

Join Jessica, everyone’s favourite witch-in-training, for four sparkling stories in one magical book.

On Jessica’s tenth birthday, she discovers that she is a witch! With Miss Strega as her teacher, and a broomstick to fly, Jessica is ready to begin her training.

In ‘Flying Lessons’, she must learn how to use a broomstick – with calamitous results. In ‘Spelling Trouble’, Jessica performs a Transformation spell on Miss Strega, but can she change her teacher back? In ‘Charming or What?’, Jessica is at summer school with an exciting new teacher, Pelagia, who used to be a pirate! In ‘Brewing Up’, Jessica and Miss Strega fly off to the Witches’ Market to get ingredients for their spells…

Author: Maeve Friel
Format: Other Format
Ageband: from 7
Release Date: 02 Oct 2006
Pages: 368
ISBN: 978-0-00-724072-2
Maeve Friel was born in Northern Ireland and went to university in Dublin. After many years working and travelling in Spain, Italy and England, she now lives in a small village near Alicante (Spain). She has a son and a daughter.

Broomstick Battles'The story has great pace, energy and interesting characters. The illustrations are lively, fun and full of enchantment..' The School LIbrarian -