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Witch Fiction

Witch Week

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  • 1982 first published
  • 272 pages
  • ★ 3.7 (6 ratings)
  • 34 editions
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Diana Wynne Jones's Witch Week (1982) is a witch fiction novel. The story is set in England and Angleterre. Characters include Chrestomanci. Readers will find themes of boarding schools, schools, witchcraft and witches.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, and 38 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 34 editions across 5 languages.

It runs to roughly 272 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Witch Week

When a teacher at an English boarding school finds a note on his desk accusing someone in the class of being a witch, magical things begin to happen and an Inquisitor is summoned.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

  • Chrestomanci

Subjects

  • Boarding schools
  • Schools
  • Witchcraft
  • Fantasy
  • Witches
  • Children's fiction
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Paranormal fiction
  • Private schools
  • Witches and warlocks - Fiction
  • England
  • Merveilleux
  • Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
  • Sorciers
  • Magie
  • Écoles

Quick answers

Who wrote Witch Week?

Witch Week was written by Diana Wynne Jones and first published in 1982.

What genre is Witch Week?

It is usually shelved as Witch Fiction.

How long is Witch Week?

The median edition has 272 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Witch Week?

Readers who like it often enjoy Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

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