by Melvin Burgess · ISBN 9782010214363
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«Isa la sorcière» is the fantasy novel by Melvin Burgess, published by Hachette jeunesse in 1994 (215 pages, in French).
The protagonist is Isa, an orphan who discovers she has powers of witchcraft in 17th-century England, an era of witch hunts. When her brother is in danger, a mysterious stranger helps her flee; from then on Isa must decide between joining the witches' clan or saving him, while investigating her past and identity.
It belongs to the Aventure verte collection, number 740.
Aimed at a young audience that enjoys historical settings and tales of witchcraft.
Melvin Burgess is a British writer of children's fiction. He became famous in 1996 with the publication of Junk, about heroin-addicted teenagers on the streets of Bristol. In Britain, Junk became one of the best-known young adult books of the decade. Burgess won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British author. For the 10th anniversary in 2007 it was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works, selected by a panel to compose the ballot for a public election of the all-time favourite.
