Howl's moving castle
Record details
- ISBN: 1442008431 (Paw Prints)
- ISBN: 9781442008434 (Paw Prints)
- ISBN: 0061478784
- ISBN: 9780061478789
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Physical Description:
429, 8 pages ; 20 cm
print - Edition: 1st Eos ed.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Eos, 2008.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "A Greenwillow book." Reprint with "Extras" section. Originally published: New York : Greenwillow Books, 1986. Includes an interview with the author. |
Formatted Contents Note: | In which Sophie talks to hats -- In which Sophie is compelled to seek her fortune -- In which Sophie enters into a castle and a bargain -- In which Sophie discovers several strange things -- Which is far too full of washing -- In which Howl expresses his feelings with green slime -- In which a scarecrow prevents Sophie from leaving the castle -- In which Sophie leaves the castle in several directions at once -- In which Michael has trouble with a spell -- In which Calcifer promises Sophie a hint -- In which Howl goes to a strange country in search of a spell -- In which Sophie becomes Howl's old mother -- In which Sophie blackens Howl's name -- In which a royal wizard catches a cold -- In which Howl goes to a funeral in disguise -- In which there is a great deal of witchcraft -- In which the moving castle moves house -- In which the scarecrow and Miss Angorian reappear -- In which Sophie expresses her feelings with weed-killer -- In which Sophie finds further difficulties in leaving the castle -- In which a contract is concluded before witnesses |
Summary, etc.: | Eldest of three sisters in a land where it is considered to be a misfortune, Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the greatly feared wizard Howl. |
Awards Note: | Boston Globe/Horn Book Fiction Honor, 1986. |
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Genre: | Fantasy fiction. Young adult fiction. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kent Library Association - Kent | J JON (Text) | 33410111521367 | Juvenile Fiction | Checked out | 04/22/2024 |