Diana Wynne Jones Libri

La giovane Sophie vive a Market Chipping, nel lontano e bizzarro paese di Ingary, un posto dove può succedere di tutto, specialmente quando la Strega delle Terre Desolate perde la pazienza. Sophie sogna di vivere una grande avventura, ma da quando le sorelle se ne sono andate di casa e lei è rimasta sola a lavorare nel negozio di cappelli del padre, le sue giornate trascorrono ancor più tranquille e monotone. Finché un giorno la perfida strega, per niente soddisfatta dei cappelli che Sophie le propone, trasforma la ragazza in una vecchia. Allora anche Sophie è costretta a partire, e ad affrontare un viaggio che la porterà a stipulare un patto col Mago Howl, a entrare nel suo castello sempre in movimento, a domare un demone, e infine a opporsi alla perfida Strega…

Gli orfanotrofi sono posti orribili. Ma Earwig adora il St. Morwald perché, da quando è stata lasciata ancora in fasce all’ingresso dell’stituto, tutti fanno esattamente quello che vuole. Le cose cambiano il giorno in cui una coppia un po’ inquietante (che si sforza di apparire normale) decide di adottare proprio lei. Earwig viene così catapultata nella misteriosa abitazione di Bella Yaga e Mandragora, tra stanze segrete, pozioni e libri di magia, e non ci metterà molto a scoprire che la sua nuova ‘mamma’ è una strega, con tutte le conseguenze che ne derivano! Ma grazie alla sua intelligenza e al prezioso aiuto di Thomas, un gatto parlante, Earwig troverà il modo di farsi rispettare. Una piccola storia di grande coraggio, che insegna a non abbattersi mai, nemmeno quando tutto sembra prendere la piega sbagliata.

In this multiple parallel universes of the Twelve Related Worlds, only an enchanter with nine lives is powerful enough to control the rampant misuse of magic -- and to hold the title Chrestomanci... There is a world in which the peaceful city-state of Caprona is threatened by the malevolent machinations of a mysterious enchanter...and another in which magic is outlawed and witches are still burned at the stake. In two worlds the practice of magic has gone dangerously awry, there is only one solution -- call upon the Chrestomanci.

Cat Chant and Marianne Pinhoe have discovered something exciting—something truly precious, very strange, and valuable. An egg. An egg that has been hidden away in an attic for who-knows-how-many years. An egg protected by some strong “Don't Notice” spells. An egg that Marianne gives to Cat, even though he lives at nearby Chrestomanci Castle. Chrestomanci himself, the strongest enchanter in the world, is sure to be interested in the egg—and interference from the Big Man is the last thing Marianne's family of secret rogue witches wants. But how much longer can the Pinhoes keep their secrets? Gammer, the leaderof the clan, has gone mad, a powerfulbad luck spell is wreaking havoc, and there's an unexplained plague of frogs.Not to mention the mysterious barrierCat finds in the forest. Marianne and Cat may be the only two who can set things right. But first Marianne must accept her own powerful magic, and Cat must uncover the secrets behind the mystical Pinhoe Egg. In this new Chrestomanci book, Diana Wynne Jones is at her most magical.

This collection of more than twenty-five critical essays, speeches, and biographical pieces chosen by Diana Wynne Jones before her death in 2011 is essential reading for the author's many fans and for students and teachers of the fantasy genre and creative writing in general. The volume includes insightful literary criticism alongside autobiographical anecdotes, revelations about the origins of the author's books, and reflections about the life of an author and the value of writing for young people. Reflections features the author's final interview, a foreword by award-winning author Neil Gaiman, and an introduction by Charlie Butler, a senior lecturer in English at the University of West England in Bristol.

The childhood of Chrestomanci. Everything in this book happens at least twenty-five years before the story told in Charmed Life... Discovering that he has nine lives and is destined to be the next 'Chrestomanci' is not part of Christopher's plans for the future: he'd much rather play cricket and wander around his secret dream worlds. But he soon finds that destiny is difficult to avoid, and that having more than the usual number of lives is pretty inconvenient - especially when you lose them as easily as he does! Then an evil smuggler, known only as The Wraith, threatens the ways of the worlds and forces Christopher to take action...

A thrilling tale by Diana Wynne Jones, introduced by Ursula K. Le Guin. In 1939 London, Vivian Smith believes she's being evacuated due to war, but she's actually kidnapped by two boys from Time City. They think she can save their city from disaster, but they've mistaken her for the right girl.