The Worst Witch

The Worst Witch is a series of children's novels written and illustrated by Jill Murphy and published by Puffin Books. The first book was published (by Allison & Busby) in 1974, with the sequel The Worst Witch Strikes Again being published in 1980 (also by Allison & Busby). The books have become some of the most outstandingly successful titles on the Young Puffin paperback list and have sold more than 4 million copies. In 1986, the first book in the series was made into a television film of the same name. A TV series based on the books aired from 1998 to 2001, and has inspired two spin-offs, Weirdsister College (2001) and The New Worst Witch (2005).

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    To place oneself in the position of God is painful: being God is equivalent to being tortured. For being God means that one is in harmony with all that is, including the worst. The existence of the worst evils is unimaginable unless God willed them.
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    Ding-dong, the wicked witch is dead.
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