Wednesday, January 2, 2019

THE LITTLE BROOMSTICK


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The Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart  192 pages

Reviewed by Rae C.

From Biblio:
A black cat that needs to rescue its brother from a witch's spell enlists the help of lonely ten-year-old Mary Smith.

This Bibliocommons description is actually somewhat incorrect.  The cat leads Mary to a magical flower that enables her to ride the little broomstick and go to a Hogwarts type magic school.

As a fan of both Mary Stewart's Arthurian trilogy and her thriller romances like "Touch Not The Cat" I was surprised I had not only missed one of her books- but especially a kid's book about witches!  I learned of this book only from watching the movie "Mary and the Witch's Flower."  The movie did change a few things, naturally, but both were excellent, and each is fine as a stand alone or together.  Fans of Ruth Chew will love this!  Great story, great characters, and very satisfying ending!

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