The Last Task - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Maeve Friel (Author), Nathan Reed (Illustrator)The eighth title in this magical series, fizzing with fun and excitement. Jess is off on a quest to f ind Dame Walpurga's stolen shoes. But to get them back, she must tackle a rude giant, trick a grumpy gnome and uncover a secret hidden deep underground... A sparkling new adventure about Jessica, the lively young witch-in-training.Author BiographyMaeve Friel was born in Northern Ireland and went to university in Dublin. After many years working and travelling in Spain, Italy and England, she now lives in a small village near Alicante (Spain). She has a son and a daughter. Apart from the Witch-in-Training series, she has published four novels for older readers, a book for young readers and a book of non-fiction as well as featuring in many short story anthologies. She has been short-listed three times for the Irish Children's Book of the Year (Bisto), has won a Bisto Merit Award, was twice nominated for the Reading Association of Ireland literary awards and won the Hennessy Literary Award. She has also had stories broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and RTE. Number of Pages: 96 Dimensions: 0.3 x 7.5 x 5 IN Publication Date: June 05, 2006 Show more