Diana Wynne Jones

Cat knows that his sister is the most promising witch in Coven Street. They are summoned to live in the castle of the enchanter Chrestomanci, who refuses to recognise Gwendolen's talent. Frustrated she devises a scheme that threatens to destroy all the worlds of Chrestomanci.

Charmain Baker is in over her head. Looking after Great Uncle William's tiny cottage while he's ill should have been easy, but Great Uncle William is better known as the Royal Wizard Norland an his house bends space and time. Caught up in an intense royal search, she encounters an intimidating sorceress named Sophie. And where Sophie is, can the Wizard Howl and fire demon Calcifer be far behind?

In the land of Ingary where seven league boots and cloaks of invisibility do exist, Sophie Hatter is cursed by the Witch of the Waste. To end the curse Sophie must travel to the castle of the feared Wizard Howl on a quest that is gripping and howlingly funny.

Discovering that he has nine lives and is destined to be the next ‘Chrestomanci’ is not part of Christopher’s plans for the future: he’d much rather play cricket and wander around his secret dream worlds. But he soon finds that destiny is difficult to avoid, and that having more than the usual number of lives is pretty inconvenient – especially when you lose them as easily as he does! Then an evil smuggler, known only as The Wraith, threatens the ways of the worlds and forces Christopher to take action…

SOMEONE IN THIS CLASS IS A WITCH! When the note, written in ordinary ballpoint, turns up in the homework books Mr Crossley is marking, he is very upset. For this is Larwood House, a school for witch-orphans, where witchcraft is utterly forbidden. And yet magic keeps breaking out all over the place - like measles! The last thing they need is a visit from the Divisional Inquisitor. Book 3 in The Chrestomanci Series.