Release Date: August 2001 Author/Editor: Kaho Nashiki (Author) Series: The West Witch is Dead Related Works: The West Witch is Dead Label: Shinchō Bunko, Shinchō Bunko Publisher: Shinchosha Format: Paperback Pages: 240p ISBN: 9784101253329 Content Introduction (from the "BOOK" database) Shortly after entering junior high school, Mai, who couldn't bring herself to go to school, spent a little over a month as the season transitioned into early summer with the West Witch. Mai receives instruction in witchcraft from her grandmother, the West Witch, or rather, her mother's mother. The most important aspect of witch training is to decide everything for yourself. Joy, hope, and of course, happiness... Also includes "A Day of Passage," the story of Mai's later life. Author Information (from the "BOOK" database) Kaho Nashiki Born in Kagoshima in 1959. Studied in the UK and was mentored by Betty Morgan Bowen, a children's literature scholar. Received the Japan Association of Writers for Children Newcomer Award, the Niimi Nankichi Children's Literature Award, and the Shogakukan Children's Literature Award for "The West Witch is Dead," and the Children's Fantasy Award for "The Backyard."