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When a teacher at an English boarding school finds a note on his desk accusing someone in the class of being a witch, magical things begin to happen and an Inquisitor is summoned.
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About the book
- Author
- Diana Wynne Jones
- First published
- 1982
- Pages
- 272
- Publisher
- Salani, Beech Tree, Random House Books for Young Readers
- Editions
- 34
- Language
- Polish, French, Italian, heb
- ISBN
- 9780007117734
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“THE NOTE SAID: SOMEONE IN THIS CLASS IS A WITCH.”
A British writer, principally of fantasy novels for children and adults as well as a small amount of non-fiction.
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