Earwig and the Witch

I would like to declare Diana Wynne Jones an international treasure.Neil Gaiman

When a fearless young orphan finds herself in a house of dark magic, she does whatever she can to adaptespecially if it means that shell learn a little magic herself! A young tween novel by World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award winner Diana Wynne Jones, beautifully illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky.

Not every child would love living at St. Morwalds Home for Children, but Earwig does. She gets whatever she wants, whenever she wants it, and its been that way since she was dropped on the orphanage doorstep as a baby. But all that changes the day Bella Yaga and the Mandrake come to St. Morwalds, disguised as foster parents. Soon, Earwig is whisked off to their mysterious house full of invisible rooms, potions and spell books, and magic around every corner. Most children would run in terror from a house like thatbut not Earwig. Using her own clevernesswith a lot of help from a talking catshe decides to show the witch whos boss.

Earwig and the Witchis an enchanting introduction to the magical and funny work of Diana Wynne Jones.