by Jill Murphy
Published by Puffin Books
on October 1, 1974
Genre: Children's, Fantasy
Length: 107 pages
Ages: 8 - 12 years
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Synopsis:
Mildred Hubble is starting her first year at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches--and making a mess of it! She can't ride her broomstick without crashing, she's always getting her spells mixed up, and worst of all, the teacher's pet, Ethel, has just become her sworn enemy.
Our Thoughts:
Mildred Hubble is an unlucky girl that always seems to mess things up and finds herself at the center of every calamity at Miss Cackle's Academy. She's the worst at all her witch's classes and nothing seems to go her way even when she's trying her hardest to get things right. Mildred soon questions whether she belongs there at all, but then she makes a discovery that changes everything.
This is a cute little story about a young girl attending an all-witches school where everyone is given their own pet cat and has potions classes and broomstick riding lessons. Mildred has a best friend, an enemy in a fellow classmate, and a teacher that seems to have it out for her. She does typical witch things like brew potions and ride a broomstick. Overall, she's a nice girl with good intentions, but nothing seems to go right for her.
My daughter wanted me to read a Halloween chapter book that wasn't spooky so I hoped this would work and it ended up being perfect! There's magic but no monsters or scary scenes. The conflict is innocent and we mostly just feel sympathetic to Mildred and all of her mistakes. Plus this is like a really tame version of Harry Potter and it kind of gave me nostalgia for that reason.
Published by Puffin Books
on October 1, 1974
Genre: Children's, Fantasy
Length: 107 pages
Ages: 8 - 12 years
Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | BookDepository
Synopsis:
Mildred Hubble is starting her first year at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches--and making a mess of it! She can't ride her broomstick without crashing, she's always getting her spells mixed up, and worst of all, the teacher's pet, Ethel, has just become her sworn enemy.
Our Thoughts:
Mildred Hubble is an unlucky girl that always seems to mess things up and finds herself at the center of every calamity at Miss Cackle's Academy. She's the worst at all her witch's classes and nothing seems to go her way even when she's trying her hardest to get things right. Mildred soon questions whether she belongs there at all, but then she makes a discovery that changes everything.
This is a cute little story about a young girl attending an all-witches school where everyone is given their own pet cat and has potions classes and broomstick riding lessons. Mildred has a best friend, an enemy in a fellow classmate, and a teacher that seems to have it out for her. She does typical witch things like brew potions and ride a broomstick. Overall, she's a nice girl with good intentions, but nothing seems to go right for her.
My daughter wanted me to read a Halloween chapter book that wasn't spooky so I hoped this would work and it ended up being perfect! There's magic but no monsters or scary scenes. The conflict is innocent and we mostly just feel sympathetic to Mildred and all of her mistakes. Plus this is like a really tame version of Harry Potter and it kind of gave me nostalgia for that reason.
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