Descriptions, Reviews, etc.
Description:
"Thirteen-year-old half-witch Kiki travels to the town of Koriko where she makes new friends, overcomes challenges, and shares her magic with her community to make the world a brighter place"--
Review Quotes: A Junior Library Guild Selection
"A gentle story of magic-tinged independence." --
The Wall Street Journal "
A fantastical story of a charming witch. . . . [that] offers a glimpse into a few aspects of Japanese culture.
... This new translation is perfect." --
School Library Journal "
Descriptive and whimsical, and both characters' names and their appearances in Onoda's anime-inflected illustrations create a Japanese-inspired fantasy world. The characters' quirkiness creates the feeling that Kiki's future will be
filled with countless friends and adventures . . . An
enchanting, gently humorous all-ages family read-aloud." --
Kirkus Reviews "Kadono's
endearing, encouraging novel memorably shows that though the new can be scary, it can also be wonderful and make one a better person." --
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