Witches at War! The White Wand

By Martin Howard

Esmelia Sniff and her much more talented apprentice Sam are back in the second volume of the much-loved Witches at War! series.

“Seriously funny!” The Independent

Armed with the Black Wand of Ohh Please Don't Turn Me Into Aaaargggh…Ribbett, evil Diabolica Nightshade is creating an army of witches to take over the world. It's up to Esmelia and her apprentice Sam to stop her, but the only thing that can stand against the Black Wand is…another wand of equal power. Can Sam and Esmelia put their differences aside for long enough to uncover the ancient spell to create such a wand? What will Sam discover about her past? And will Esmelia ever take off that false beard?

Visit the special Witches at War series website at www.witchesatwar.co.uk or by clicking here

Other titles in the series include The Wickedest Witch (9781843651314) and The Wild Winter (9781843651802).

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins UK
• Release date: Apr 12, 2012
• ISBN: 9781843652182

Martin Howard

Martin Howard is Head of the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at University College Cork, Ireland. His research interests include study abroad, second language acquisition and sociolinguistics. He is Chair of the European COST Action, ‘Study Abroad Research in European Perspective’.

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