The Witch Number

by Dorothy Porter

In 1968, in the Blue Mountains of Australia, thirteen-year-old Shelley meets Leah, also thirteen, who lures her into a sinister world of witchcraft and danger.

106 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

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Eminent Australian poet. A rare proponent of the verse novel. Winner of The Age Book of the Year for poetry, and the National Book Council Award, for her verse novel The Monkey's Mask. She was awarded the Christopher Brennan Award for lifetime achievement in poetry in 2001. Died of breast cancer, 2008.