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LocationMeuser
Barcode30091000872245
TitleHowl's moving castle / Diana Wynne Jones.
AuthorJones, Diana Wynne.
Call NoYA JON
CollectionYA Fiction
SeriesHowl's moving castle ; 1
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MeuserChecked OutYA JON30091000872245Due on 2/26/2026

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9780063416468
International Standard Book Number 0063416468
Personal Name Jones, Diana Wynne.
Title Statement Howl's moving castle / Diana Wynne Jones.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2025.
Physical Description 333 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Content Type text txt rdacontent.
Media Type unmediated n rdamedia.
Carrier Type volume rdacarrier.
Series Statement Howl's moving castle ; 1
General Note Illustrations on endpapers.
General Note Originally published: New York : Greenwillow Books, 1986.
Formatted Contents Note In which Sophie talks to hats -- In which Sophie is compelled to seek her fortune -- In which Sophie enters into a castle and a bargain -- In which Sophie discovers several strange things -- Which is far too full of washing -- In which Howl expresses his feelings with green slime -- In which a scarecrow prevents Sophie from leaving the castle -- In which Sophie leaves the castle in several directions at once -- In which Michael has trouble with a spell -- In which Calcifer promises Sophie a hint -- In which Howl goes to a strange country in search of a spell -- In which Sophie becomes Howl's old mother -- In which Sophie blackens Howl's name -- In which a royal wizard catches a cold -- In which Howl goes to a funeral in disguise -- In which there is a great deal of witchcraft -- In which the moving castle moves house -- In which the scarecrow and Miss Angorian reappear -- In which Sophie expresses her feelings with weed-killer -- In which Sophie finds further difficulties in leaving the castle -- In which a contract is concluded before witnesses.
Summary, Etc. Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie finds herself under a horrid spell that transforms her into an old lady. Her only chance at breaking it lies in the ever-moving castle in the hills: the Wizard Howl's castle. To untangle the enchantment, Sophie must handle the heartless Howl, strike a bargain with a fire demon, and meet the Witch of the Waste head-on. Along the way, she discovers that there's far more to Howl -- and herself -- than first meets the eye.
Target Audience Note Ages 08-12.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Magic - Juvenile fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Castles - Juvenile fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Wizards - Juvenile fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Sisters - Juvenile fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Witches - Juvenile fiction.
Index Term-Genre/Form Fantasy fiction. lcgft.
Index Term-Genre/Form Novels. lcgft
Index Term-Genre/Form Mystery fiction.
Added Entry, Personal Name Bachman, Stefan, illustrator.
Location Mary Meuser PL YA JON 30091000872245