Books like The witch-child by Imogen Chichester
The witch-child follows the journey of a wizard’s daughter who discovers that true magic lies in compassion and empathy rather than in traditional spellwork or potions. Through her experiences she realizes that the greatest abilities are forged by heart‑warming acts and personal courage.
First publish date: 1965
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Imogen Chichester
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 (0 community ratings)
How are these books recommended?
The books recommended for The witch-child by Imogen Chichester are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.
Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier
for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.
Books similar to The witch-child (22 similar books)
The Witches is a dark fantasy for children by Roald Dahl that follows a young boy and his grandmother as they confront a secret society of child‑hating witches ruled by the Grand High Witch.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A tale of witches, neurosurgeons, and secrets in New Orleans, exploring the power of the past and the present.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Sixteen-year-old Maya, a teenage girl living on Vancouver Island, suspects there may be a connection between her birthmark, family life, and strange events occurring in her community.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Jay’s Journal follows a bright high‑school student whose life spirals into drug use, occult practices, and dark romance, forcing him to confront the dangerous world he once thought he could master.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Three women in a quiet Rhode Island town find their wishes fulfilled when a charismatic stranger enters their lives, only to reveal they possess witchcraft. His promises of mystical knowledge raise questions about his true motives.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A love story set in a distant future where June falls in love with an artist rebel against a matriarchal government.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
After forgetting how to be mean, Tilly Witch must return to the witches’ finishing school to relearn the tricks of her craft.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In 1692 Salem Village, Tituba, a slave of the minister, shares her perspective on the witch trials—she admits to witchcraft yet survives beyond the many executed accused.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In Always a Witch, young Tasmin discovers her potent magical powers and must master them while confronting her grandmother’s ominous prophecy that could unravel the world as she knows it.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In the Scottish isle of Skua, Perdita befriends a blind girl and her brother, joining them on a quest for rare orchids, cave explorations, and a jewel‑thief mystery that tests friendship and courage.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Lynn suspects her sister is secretly learning witchcraft from their neighbor, and their doubts are tested when the siblings are left alone at the neighbor's home for a weekend.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Lynn and Mouse scramble to stop the malevolent Mrs. Tuggle, a witch whose spells begin to claim more villagers.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Lynn suspects her neighbor Mrs. Tuggle of practicing witchcraft and struggles to convince her family.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
When the glass eye of the long‑dead presumed witch Mrs. Tuggle reappears, Lynn’s family faces fresh threats in this suspenseful entry of a children's series.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
When the witch Rosina can’t animate her straw-made child, she curses the village children into shrubs. A kind girl eventually finds the discarded doll and frees the enchanted villagers.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Some Other Similar Books
The Witch's Sister by Beth UnderdownThe Good Witch of the West by Susanna Daniel
The Witching Tree by Bill O'Neill
Sorcery and Cecelia by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer
Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!
Please login to submit books!