#34 in Middle grade
The Witches
- 208
- Pages
- about 4 h
- Reading time
- Bancarellino Prize
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About the book
The Witches is a 1983 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. A dark fantasy, the story is set partly in Norway and partly in England, and features the experiences of a young English boy and his Norwegian grandmother in a world where child-hating societies of witches secretly exist in every country. The witches are ruled by the vicious and powerful Grand High Witch, who arrives in England to organise her plan to turn all of the children there into mice.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 680 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 82% of the weight and the score stays at 8.1 — the Middle grade average of 8.0 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.3 | 94 | 14% |
| Google Books | 9.0 | 7 | 1% |
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 579 | 85% |
Frequently asked
What age is The Witches for?
The Witches sits on the Middle grade shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 8–12. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 208 pages — shorter than 98% of the ranked books in Middle grade.
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