title: The Worst Witch and the Wishing Star
author:  Jill Murphy 
description: <b>Jill Murphy</b> was only eighteen when she wrote <i>The Worst Witch, </i>and since then her books about the lovable Mildred Hubble have become much-loved classics, with more than five million copies in print worldwide. Jill Murphy has also written and illustrated several award-winning picture books for younger children. She lives in Cornwall, England.
zlib_text: JILL MURPHY
  PUFFIN
  
  Contents
   
  CHAPTER ONE
   
  CHAPTER TWO
   
  CHAPTER THREE
   
  CHAPTER FOUR
   
  CHAPTER FIVE
   
  CHAPTER SIX
   
  CHAPTER SEVEN
   
  CHAPTER EIGHT
   
  CHAPTER NINE
   
  CHAPTER TEN
   
  CHAPTER ELEVEN
   
  CHAPTER TWELVE
   
  CHAPTER THIRTEEN
   
  CHAPTER FOURTEEN
   
  CHAPTER FIFTEEN
   
  CHAPTER SIXTEEN
   
  CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
   
  CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
   
  
  CHAPTER NINETEEN
   
  CHAPTER TWENTY
   
  CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
   
  CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
   
  CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
   
  CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
   
  CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
   
  CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
   
  
  JILL MURPHY started putting books together (literally with a stapler)
  when she was six. Her Worst Witch series, the first book of which was
  published in 1974, is hugely successful. She has also written and illustrated
  several award-winning picture books for younger children.
   
  
  Books by Jill Murphy
   
  THE WORST WITCH
  THE WORST WITCH STRIKES AGAIN
  A BAD SPELL FOR THE WORST WITCH
  TEH WORST WITCH ALL AT SEA
  THE WORST WITCH SAVES THE DAY
  THE WORST WITCH TO THE RESCUE
  THE WORST WITCH AND THE WISHING STAR
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