Margaret Mahy
4) Aunt Nasty
Author
Series
Publisher
Orion Children's Books
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Aunt Nasty is coming to stay. Claire and Toby don't know what to expect. You see, Aunt Nasty isn't like other aunties. Aunt Nasty is a witch!
Author
Series
Publisher
Orion Children's Books
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
A family move into a new house. They are just a small family - a mum, a dad and a little girl called Sarah. It is a big old house full of space and echoes. And Sarah is sure there is something very magical indeed about the cupboard under the stairs.
Author
Series
Publisher
Collins
Pub. Date
1984
Language
English
Description
The face in the mirror; from the moment Laura sees it, she knows it's an omen. That very day, the sinister Carmody Braque touches and brands her little brother, and as Jacko fights for his life, Laura seeks out the one person who might help, even though the path she is about to take will change her for ever. Originally published: London: Dent, 1984
Author
Publisher
Faber
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Garland Maddigan, the daughter of the Fantasia ringmaster, has been on many journeys before. She soon realises that this one is going to be different as three mysterious children have joined the Fantasia. She soon finds herself in a terrifying adventure, taking her through the land of the Witch-Finder and across time itself.
Author
Publisher
Bolinda/Audible audio
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
When Delphinium presses the button marked DANGER, bells ring and sirens wail. What a way to celebrate her 10th birthday! But others on the space station are worried by the white blob on their computer screens. Could it signal an invasion? Meanwhile, Jason is enjoying a little fun aboard a skip-ship. But he and Delphinium accidentally start the machine and find themselves hurtling through space, out of control ...
Author
Series
Publisher
Orion Children's Books
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
A blue 'Early Reader' is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red 'Early Reader' is the next step on your reading journey. Timothy's sisters think that boys are all rubbish at cooking so Timothy sets out to prove them wrong - by making the most delicious chocolate porridge ever. The only trouble is - who is going to eat it?
Author
Series
Publisher
Orion Children's Books
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Norvin is a very good actor, but rather plain. In fact, he looks very like a shark, and more than anything, he loves to shoot through the water like a silver arrow. But his cunning plan to clear the water at Caramel Cove badly misfires.
13) The witch dog
Author
Series
Publisher
Orion Children's Books
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
The Witch Dance is a special party. Every witch brings a cloak, a hat and a cat. But not Witch Rose. She is allergic to cats! Luckily for her, Nightshade, the perfect Witch Dog is on hand to help. But can Witch Rose and Nightshade convince the other witches that a Witch Dog really can be as good as any cat?
14) The changeover
Publisher
Lionsgate UK
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Miranda Harcourt and Stuart McKenzie direct this New Zealand thriller based on the novel by Margaret Mahy. When her four-year-old brother Jacko (Benji Purchase) becomes ill, 16-year-old Laura (Erana James) soon begins to suspect he has become possessed by an evil spirit. Seeking help from a local witch, Laura is encouraged to 'changeover' from her normal life and become a witch herself in order to overpower the evil spirit, send it back to the darkness...