The Wee Free Men

The Wee Free Men
by Terry Pratchett
Published by HarperTeen (2003)
400 pages; ages 9+

Synopsis: Tiffany Aching's family has raised sheep for generations. Her job on the farm is making cheese, which she is very good at. Tiffany has decided to be a witch and is excited to start training at witch's school. One day her brother Wentworth is kidnapped, and Tiffany feels that it is her responsibility to find him and bring him home. With the help of the Nac Mac Feegle pictsies, Tiffany journeys into a new world where the difference between dreams and reality is blurred. The Feegles journey with her through dreams and adventures so that they might find Wentworth.

Genre: Fantasy; Humor; Romance

Warning: some violence with the Nac Mac Feegles; alcohol and tobacco use

Recommendations: A Hat Full of Sky: The Continuing Adventures of Tiffany Aching and the Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett; Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett; The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett