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Title: BLACK MARIA
By: Diana Wynne Jones, Ursula Jones
Format: Downloadable audio file

List price: £6.99


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ISBN 10: 0007508425
ISBN 13: 9780007508426
Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
Pub. date: 1 December, 2012
Edition: Abridged edition
Description: On the surface, Aunt Maria seems like a cuddly old lady, all chit-chat and lace doilies and unadulterated NICEness!
Synopsis: On the surface, Aunt Maria seems like a cuddly old lady, all chit-chat and lace doilies and unadulterated NICEness!When Mig and her family go for a short visit, they soon learn that Aunt Maria rules the place with a rod of sweetness that's tougher than iron and deadlier than poison. Life revolves around tea parties, while the men are all grey-suited zombies who fade into the background, and the other children seem like clones.The short visit becomes a long stay, and when all talk of going home ceases, Mig despairs! Things go from bad to worse when Mig's brother Chris tries to rebel, but is changed into a wolf .Mig is convinced that Aunt Maria must be a witch - but who will believe her? It's up to Mig to figure out what's going on. Maybe the ghost who haunts the downstairs bedroom holds the key?
Reader Age: From 8 to 13 years
Publication: UK
Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Returns: Non-returnable
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ARCHER'S GOON
ARCHER'S GOON
ARCHER'S GOON
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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (HB)
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (HB)
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BLACK MARIA
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CART AND CWIDDER
CART AND CWIDDER
CART AND CWIDDER (PB)
CASTLE IN THE AIR
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CASTLE IN THE AIR (PB)
CASTLE IN THE AIR (PB)
CASTLE IN THE AIR (PB)
CATERING (PB)
CHARMED LIFE
CHARMED LIFE
CHARMED LIFE (PB)
CHARMED LIFE (PB)
CHRESTOMANCI SERIES (1) - CHARMED LIFE (PB)
CHRESTOMANCI SERIES (1) - CHARMED LIFE (PB)
CHRESTOMANCI SERIES (3) - WITCH WEEK (PB)
CHRESTOMANCI SERIES (5) - MIXED MAGICS (PB)
CHRONICLES OF CHRESTOMANCI, VOL. I (PB)
CHRONICLES OF CHRESTOMANCI, VOL. II (PB)
CHRONICLES OF CHRESTOMANCI, VOL. III (PB)
CHRONICLES OF CHRESTOMANCI, VOLUME I (PB)
CHRONICLES OF CHRESTOMANCI, VOLUME II (PB)
CHRONICLES OF CHRESTOMANCI, VOLUME III (PB)
CINDERELLA
CINDERELLA (HB)
CONRAD'S FATE
CONRAD'S FATE
CONRAD'S FATE (PB)
CONRAD'S FATE (PB)
CONRAD'S FATE (PB)
DEEP SECRET
DEEP SECRET
DEEP SECRET (PB)
DIANA WYNNE JONES'S FANTASTICAL JOURNEYS COLLECTION (THE ISLANDS OF CHALDEA, A TALE OF TIME CITY, THE HOMEWARD BOUNDERS)
DIANA WYNNE JONES'S MAGIC AND MYTHS COLLECTION (THE GAME, THE POWER OF THREE, EIGHT DAYS OF LUKE, DOGSBODY)
DOGSBODY
DOGSBODY (PB)
DROWNED AMMET
DROWNED AMMET
DROWNED AMMET (PB)
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EARWIG AND THE WITCH
EARWIG AND THE WITCH
EARWIG AND THE WITCH
EARWIG AND THE WITCH (HB)
EARWIG AND THE WITCH (HB)
EARWIG AND THE WITCH (PB)
EARWIG AND THE WITCH (PB)
EARWIG AND THE WITCH MOVIE TIE-IN EDITION (PB)
ECLIPSE 2 (PB)
EIGHT DAYS OF LUKE
EIGHT DAYS OF LUKE (PB)
ENCHANTED GLASS
ENCHANTED GLASS (PB)
ENCHANTED GLASS (PB)
ENNA HITTIMS (CD)
ENNA HITTIMS (PB)
FIRE AND HEMLOCK
FIRE AND HEMLOCK (PB)
FREAKY FAMILIES
FREAKY FAMILIES
FREAKY FAMILIES (HB)
FREAKY FAMILIES (PB)
HEXWOOD
HEXWOOD (PB)
HEXWOOD (PB)
HOUSE OF MANY WAYS
HOUSE OF MANY WAYS (HB)
HOUSE OF MANY WAYS (PB)
HOUSE OF MANY WAYS (PB)
HOWL''S MOVING CASTLE (PB)
HOWL''S MOVING CASTLE (PB)
HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE
HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE
HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE (PB)
ISLANDS OF CHALDEA (PB)
LE CHATEAU DE HURLE (PB)
LE DESTIN DE CONRAD (PB)
MA SOEUR EST UNE SORCIERE (PB)
MERLIN CONSPIRACY (HB)
MIXED MAGICS
MIXED MAGICS
MIXED MAGICS (HB)
MIXED MAGICS (PB)
NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING
PLANT Y WRACH (HB)
POETRY AND BEYOND (PB)
POWER OF THREE
POWER OF THREE (PB)
REFLECTIONS
REFLECTIONS (HB)
REFLECTIONS (HB)
SPELLCOATS (PB)
STEALER OF SOULS
STOPPING FOR A SPELL
STOPPING FOR A SPELL (AUD)
THE CHRESTOMANCI SERIES: 3 BOOK COLLECTION (THE CHARMED LIFE, THE PINHOE EGG, MIXED MAGICS)
THE CHRESTOMANCI SERIES: ENTIRE COLLECTION BOOKS 1-7
THE CROWN OF DALEMARK
THE CROWN OF DALEMARK
THE CROWN OF DALEMARK (PB)
THE DARK LORD OF DERKHOLM
THE DARK LORD OF DERKHOLM
THE DARK LORD OF DERKHOLM (PB)
THE GAME
THE GAME (PB)
THE HOMEWARD BOUNDERS
THE HOMEWARD BOUNDERS (PB)
THE ISLANDS OF CHALDEA
THE ISLANDS OF CHALDEA
THE ISLANDS OF CHALDEA (HB)
THE ISLANDS OF CHALDEA (PB)
THE LAND OF INGARY TRILOGY (INCLUDES HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE)
THE LIVES OF CHRISTOPHER CHANT
THE LIVES OF CHRISTOPHER CHANT
THE LIVES OF CHRISTOPHER CHANT (PB)
THE LIVES OF CHRISTOPHER CHANT (PB)
THE MAGICIANS OF CAPRONA
THE MAGICIANS OF CAPRONA
THE MAGICIANS OF CAPRONA (PB)
THE MAGICIANS OF CAPRONA (PB)
THE MERLIN CONSPIRACY
THE MERLIN CONSPIRACY
THE MERLIN CONSPIRACY
THE MERLIN CONSPIRACY (PB)
THE MERLIN CONSPIRACY (PB)
THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING (PB)
THE OGRE DOWNSTAIRS
THE OGRE DOWNSTAIRS (PB)
THE PINHOE EGG
THE PINHOE EGG (PB)
THE PINHOE EGG (PB)
THE PINHOE EGG (PB)
THE PRINCESS WHO HAD NO FORTUNE (HB)
THE PRINCESS WHO HAD NO FORTUNE (HB)
THE PRINCESS WHO HAD NO FORTUNE (PB)
THE PRINCESS WHO HAD NO KINGDOM (PB)
THE SKIVER'S GUIDE (PB)
THE SPELLCOATS
THE SPELLCOATS
THE SPELLCOATS (PB)
THE SPELLCOATS (PB)
THE SPIRAL GARDEN (PB)
THE TIME OF THE GHOST
THE TIME OF THE GHOST (PB)
THE WITCH'S CHILDREN
THE WITCH'S CHILDREN
THE WITCH'S CHILDREN (PB)
THE WITCH'S CHILDREN AND THE QUEEN
THE WITCH'S CHILDREN AND THE QUEEN (HB)
THE WITCH'S CHILDREN AND THE QUEEN (PB)
THE WITCH'S CHILDREN GO TO SCHOOL (PB)
UNEXPECTED MAGIC (PB)
VILE VISITORS (PB)
WARKTON (HB)
WARKTON (HB)
WILD ROBERT
WILD ROBERT (AUD)
WILD ROBERT (AUD)
WILD ROBERT (PB)
WILKINS' TOOTH
WILKINS' TOOTH (PB)
WITCH WEEK
WITCH WEEK
WITCH WEEK (PB)
WITCH WEEK (PB)
YEAR OF THE GRIFFIN
YEAR OF THE GRIFFIN
YEAR OF THE GRIFFIN
YEAR OF THE GRIFFIN (HB)
YEAR OF THE GRIFFIN (PB)
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