Some of the characteristically punny humor may pass over the heads of younger readers, but plenty of other delights will keep them hooked. Tiffanys mentors, Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg, star in. they've got a mean streak'), into his artfully constructed prose. The Wee Free Men A Hat Full of Sky Wintersmith I Shall Wear Midnight The Shepherds Crown.

As always, Pratchett weaves eminently quotable morsels (a person-turned-toad warns of the perils of fairy godmothers: 'Never cross a woman with a star on a stick. The Nac Mac Feegle come to Tiffany's aid when her younger brother Wentworth is kidnapped the ultimate showdown between Tiffany and the cold-hearted Queen of the Elves transpires as a joyous triumph of innocence over cruel ambition. What's not to love about a teenage girl who takes on vicious monsters, armed with only a frying pan? Her bravery will win over not only readers but the Wee Free Men of the title, the Nac Mac Feegle-puckish, (somewhat) lovable imps who exude a certain charm despite their innate and unrepentant kleptomania. Funny, sassy and spirited ('She preferred the witches to the smug handsome princes and especially to the stupid smirking princesses, who didn't have the sense of a beetle'), the heroine turns what might have been a simple adventure yarn (although nothing Pratchett does is ever simple, really) into an enthralling and rewarding read. The Nac Mac Feegles (also known as Pictsies (which is a combination of the word Picts and Pixies), the Wee Free Men (The Wee Frees is a name given to the Free Church of Scotland. The latest adventure set in Pratchett's sprawling, free-form Discworld boasts a winning heroine, the plucky young witch-in-training Tiffany Aching. Did you know that a cast iron frying pan could help you to fight a river spirit This book is the first of the Tiffanys Aching series within the Discworld.

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