![]() There is a whole lot within the story that is implied, rather than spelt out. One of the things I love most about these books is that Wynne Jones doesn’t underestimate how much children understand. This being Wynne Jones, we don’t just have a strong sense of fear and tension running throughout the story – there are also moments of farce and laugh-aloud humour. ![]() ![]() Right from the beginning, there is a strong sense of tension running through the narrative – for witches are strictly forbidden and the fate of anyone using magic is to be interrogated, tortured and then burnt. The story is mostly told through the viewpoint of four miserable pupils in Class 2Y – Charles Morgan, Nan Pilgrim, Brian Wentworth and Nirupam Singh. And the last thing Mr Crossley needs is a visit from the Divisional Inquisitor… It says: SOMEONE IN THIS CLASS IS A WITCHĪnyone could have written it, but the most awful thing is, the note might be true for Larwood House is a school for witch orphans. Here is a world where witchcraft is utterly forbidden, yet where magic still seems to break out like measles – all over the place! When a note, written in ordinary blue ballpoint, appears between two of the homework books Mr Crossley is marking, he is very upset. ![]() ![]() After reading Mars Evacuees, Frankie asked for ‘another of your awesome books, Granny,’ so I had to oblige with something special after a request like that. ![]()
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