De Halloweenheksen

by Patrick Lagrou

Hanne, Lore en Winnie zijn drie zussen die zich graag verkleden. Dat hebben ze van hun vader, want die is gek op carnavalsfeesten. Maar andere kinderen vinden het maar niets en lachen de drie zusjes uit. Hanne, Lore en Winnie zijn het beu en zinnen op wraak. Van een oud vrouwtje leren ze allerhande vreemde trucs. Met Halloween willen ze tot de actie overgaan. Alleen weten ze niet dat er nog andere Halloweenheksen van de partij zullen zijn... Patrick Lagrou haalt weer een heleboel griezeltrucs boven om je in de ban te houden van dit magische, bloedstollende verhaal.

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens

148 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Patrick Lagrou is een Vlaamse jeugdauteur.

Patrick Lagrou in de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia

Patrick Lagrou in de Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren


Patrick Lagrou is a Flemish author children's books and books for young adults. Born Among the Dolphins is Patrick Lagrou’s first novel. It was published sixteen years ago and has sold steadily in its native Dutch since. Patrick went on to write twenty-five more novels, and continues to be an extremely prolific author. He is the recipient of the Children’s Choice Award.

Reviews

[Thibault Busschots · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story revolves around three sister who like to play dress up, something they picked up from their father who’s a big fan of carnival. But all the other kids and even some adults ridicule them for it. When the whole school teams up against them and makes fun of them, the sisters decide they’ve had enough. With some assistance from a nice old lady who recently moved to their town, the three sisters learn some rather peculiar spooky tricks and come up with a plan. Halloween is coming. The three sisters will dress up as witches. And with those new tricks up their sleeve, they hope to teach all those who mocked them a lesson. But unbeknownst to the sisters, a real witch has come to their town. And she’s also got plans for Halloween.


I absolutely loved this book about witches as a kid. One of the earliest books I fondly remember reading. And it’s easy to see why. The plot is very fast-paced. It’s got a good amount of atmospheric spookiness, with some witty and funny moments thrown in there so that it never gets too scary. It’s easy to root for the sisters. They just wanted to teach their bullies a little lesson. Blinded by their lust for vengeance, they simply ended up trusting the wrong person. Then the whole situation escalates rather quickly and spirals out of control.


Overall, a really fun and enjoyable spooky story about witches. And a heartwarming nostalgic read for me personally. Though the ending could have been better.

[Inge · Rating 4 out of 5]

Geweldig boek voor kinderen. Hilarisch! Het neemt je mee in het boek en in een wereld van magie.