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Other stories about schools for witches include the Harry Potter series by J K Rowling, starting with [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Philosopher's Stone by J K Rowling|Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Philosopher's Stone]]. J K Rowling may well have been influenced by Jill Murphy’s Worst Witch series - The Worst Witch to the Rescue is reviewed [[The Worst Witch to the REscue Rescue by Jill Murphy|here]] – or from Diana Wynne Jones’ Jones' books such as [[Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones|Charmed Life]]. Another classic fantasy novel for teenagers about a young boy growing up and learning about wizardry is Ursula Le Guin’s [[The Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin|The Wizard of Earthsea]].
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