{"product_id":"9780008547806_once-we-were-witches","title":"Once We Were Witches","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eA spellbinding new middle grade series crackling with magic and adventure, perfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eStarfell\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNevermoor\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Pinch of Magic\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cem\u003eI am Spel. Daughter of witches. The only one who can step between worlds. The only one who can save my sister. If I can find her before the witch hunt begins …\u003c\/em\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirteen years ago, magic was banished and the witches were hunted. Sisters Spel and Egg are the daughters of witches, but they grow up in Miss Mouldheel’s School for Wicked Girls with no idea who they really are. Until the day the message arrives telling them to run …\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe message sends them to a funeral parlour in a far away village – and their new guardian, the Undertaker, has a secret. Beneath the funeral parlour is a portal to the Other Ways – four worlds that lie parallel to ours. When Egg vanishes through the portal, Spel knows she must try to save her sister. But no one can step between the worlds – or can they?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first in a new fantasy adventure series with a witchy twist from the author of The Huntress trilogy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR THE HUNTRESS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A glorious world, a wild adventure and a fierce heroine. I can't stop thinking about this book!' – Robin Stevens, author of \u003cem\u003eMurder Most Unladylike\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSky\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Driver's prose takes flight in Huntress: Sky. Exhilarating, gripping and full of heart' Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Girl of Ink and Stars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStorm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A thrillingly wild adventure that crackles with magic' Abi Elphinstone, author of \u003cem\u003eSky Song\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs well as writing magical books for children \u003cstrong\u003eSarah Driver\u003c\/strong\u003e is also a qualified nurse and midwife. She is a graduate of the Bath Spa Writing for Young People MA, during which she won the Most Promising Writer prize. She is the author of the critically-acclaimed fantasy adventure trilogy, The Huntress. Sarah was born in West Sussex, where she still lives close to the sea with her street-wise ginger cat and her miniature lop-eared bunny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Once We Were Witches, Sarah Driver takes children's fiction to new heights with a mythical world filled with dragons, unicorns, and wizards. The action never stops in this best-selling book, making it a favourite among kids and educators alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Tamzin Merchant (The Hatmakers), Robin Stevens (Death Sets Sail), Lizzy Stewart (There's a Tiger in the Garden), Axel Scheffler (Axel Scheffler's Fairy Tales), and Michelle Harrison (A Storm of Sisters).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins 2022\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sarah Driver, Illustrated by Fabi Santiago, Read by Gemma Lawrence","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889531211925,"sku":"9780008547806","price":45.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008547806.jpg?v=1776887861","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008547806_once-we-were-witches","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}