The Witch in the Lake

Anna Fienberg

янв. 2001 г. · Allen & Unwin

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'Don't go near the lake, she waits there, under the water. When the sky is dark and the moon is full, the witch will come creeping...'

Leo has heard the stories since he was a baby and now he's determined to find out if it's true. With his best friend, Merilee, he sets out to kill the superstitions that haunt his village. Leo is a wizard, like his great grandfather Illuminato, but there are sinister secrets at work against him. Will he have the power to withstand a raging force of evil more terrible than any legend?

The Witch in the Lake is a magical adventure about challenging fear and finding courage to face the truth.

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Anna Fienberg gets her ideas from her own dreams, people she meets, snatches of overheard conversation. She always carries a notebook with her in case she hears something interesting.

Anna likes to live in books as well as real life. She was once Editor of School Magazine, where she read over a thousand books a year. She wrote plays and stories for the magazine and then began writing her own books. She has written picture books, short stories, junior novels and fiction for teenagers and young adults.

Anna's first novel, Pirate Trouble for Wiggy and Boa, was shortlisted for the 1989 Australian Children's Book of the Year Awards, The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels was the winner of the 1992 Australian Children's Book of the Year Award for younger readers, and Tashi was shortlisted for the same award in 1996. Ariel, Zed and the Secret of Life was the winner of the Alan Marshall Award in the 1993 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, and Power to Burn was shortlisted for the 1996 NSW Premier's Literary Awards. Borrowed Light was an Honour Book in the 2000 Australian Children's Book of the Year Awards for older readers, and received the 1999 ACT Top YA Read Award.