{"product_id":"not-just-a-witch-isbn-9780142402320","title":"Not Just a Witch","description":"Hectate Tenbury-Smith can turn people into animals, and create new animals out of thin air. She’s an animal witch, and a recent graduate of a school for good witches. Determined to make the world a better place, Heckie befriends a boy named Daniel, and informs him of her mission to do good by turning bad people into animals. Together, Heckie and Daniel perform many a good deed, such as turning the mean owner of a nursing home into a warthog. But then Heckie falls in love with the conniving Lionel Knacksap. Can Daniel foil Lionel’s evil plans and save Heckie from a broken heart?The fast-moving plot, sympathetic characters, and moments of humor keep the story humming along to its satisfying conclusion. (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cb\u003eEva Ibbotson,\u003c\/b\u003e born Maria Charlotte Michelle Wiesner (1925–2010), was an Austrian-born British novelist, known for her children's books. Some of her novels for adults have been successfully reissued for the young adult market in recent years. For the historical novel \u003ci\u003eJourney to the River Sea \u003c\/i\u003e(Macmillan, 2001), she won the Smarties Prize in category 9–11 years, garnered unusual commendation as runner-up for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, and made the Carnegie Medal, Whitbread Award, and Blue Peter Book Award shortlists. She was a finalist for the 2010 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize at the time of her death. Her last book, \u003ci\u003eThe Abominables\u003c\/i\u003e, was one of eight books on the longlist for the same award in 2012.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Hawkes\u003c\/b\u003e is the author and illustrator of \u003ci\u003eThe Wicked Big Toddlah\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wicked Big Toddlah Goes to New York\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the illustrator of many well-loved books for young readers including \u003ci\u003eImagine That\u003c\/i\u003e:!\u003ci\u003e How Dr. Seuss Wrote\u003c\/i\u003e t\u003ci\u003ehe Cat in the Hat, Library Lion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Little Sister Ate One Hare, My Little Sister Hugged an Ape\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnd to Think That We Thought That We'd Never Be Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Oz\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVelma Gratch, and The Way Cool Butterfly\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Gorham, Maine.","brand":"Puffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302419943653,"sku":"NP9780142402320","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780142402320.jpg?v=1767733897","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/not-just-a-witch-isbn-9780142402320","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}