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231 pp.
| Dutton
| August, 1999
|
TradeISBN 0-525-46164-7$$15.99
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Annabel Large.
Belladonna is far too white a witch ever to win the black magic contest to marry Wizard Arriman, but with help from ugly orphan Terence Mugg and his pet worm Rover, true love might triumph. Ibbotson juxtaposes magical fantasy with modern British vernacular to amusing effect, and her colorful descriptions and well-crafted plot are charming.