02743cam a2200397 4500 567157273 TxAuBib 20220630120000.0 850905s1986||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 85021981 9780061478789 0061478784 (OCoLC)12582402 TxAuBib Jones, Diana Wynne, author. Howl's moving castle / Diana Wynne Jones. First Edition. New York, New York : Greenwillow Books, [1986] ©1986. 212 pages ; 24 cm. Howl's Moving Castle ; 1 In printed pictorial paper jacket; publisher's price on page [2] of jacket; title vignette; copyright and edition statements from title verso. 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. Eldest of three sisters in a land where it is considered to be a misfortune, Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the greatly feared wizard Howl. 20220630. Text in English. Boston Globe/Horn Book Fiction Honor, 1986. Witches Juvenile fiction. Wizards Juvenile fiction. Magic Juvenile fiction. Fantasy fiction Juvenile fiction. Humorous fiction Juvenile fiction. United States. Howl's Moving Castle ; 1. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1501/85021981-b.html Contributor biographical information