Donna Jo Napoli, The Magic Circle. (Dutton, ) Donna Jo Napoli retells the story of "Hansel and Gretel" from the perspective of the witch in this evocative, haunting novel about the triumph of love and the human spirit over adversity. She is known as the Ugly One, a hunchbacked midwife the center of whose universe is her lovely daughter, Asa. Able to assist in difficult births, she is encouraged by a . · The Magic Circle, written by Donna Jo Napoli is a book filled with beauty and terror, and a sense of compassion. This is a story of a poor midwife in a midevil times, how is convinced by her neighbor, bala, to become a healer. It is a sort of twist off of the folktale "Hansel and Gretel "/5(26). · Deep in the woods lives the old witch called Ugly One. All she wants is to forget—the she was once a loving mother and a healer, blessed and powerful within her magic circle, and not a witch, claimed by the devils. Then one day she hears the footsteps she dreads. Then real voices—children’s voices. The Ugly One longs to take care of sturdy, sensible Gretel and her young brother bltadwin.ru: Penguin Young Readers Group.
Buy The Magic Circle 1st ed by Napoli, Donna (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The Magic Circle Abstract After learning sorcery to become a healer, a good-hearted woman is turned into a witch by evil spirits and she fights their power until her encounter with Hansel and Gretel years later. The Magic Circle by Donna Jo Napoli, , Dutton Children's Books edition, in English - 1st ed.
The Magic Circle. From the author of Zel, Stones in Water, and The Prince of the Pond. Deep in the woods lives the old witch called Ugly One. All she wants is to forget—that she was once a loving mother and a healer, blessed and powerful within her magic circle, and not a witch, claimed by the devils. The Magic Circle. Donna Jo Napoli, Author Dutton Books $ (p) ISBN Tweet. More By and About This Author. OTHER BOOKS. The hunchback known as ``Ugly One'' is a midwife who becomes a healer when she learns to draw, with a blessed object, a magic circle that cannot be invaded by the devil's minions; from safely within it, she can command them to leave their victims.
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