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The First Astrowitches

Marian T. Place

First published 1984
Type Novel

<br> "Two young witches stow away on a space mission in an effort to contact a witches' space exploring expedition that has not been heard from in a long time." --summary/blurb from multiple library records and online dealers <br><br> "Another story about Witchard, a good boy witch in the fourth grade. Here he has an adventure in space with a new female buddy named Witcheena, who's cut from the same cloth." --listing in "For Children/Mummies, Ghouls and Other Scary Stuff" by Suzanne Curley, <i>Newsday</i> 1985-10-27 p55


Evidently this is a sequel to The Resident Witch (1970) and The Witch Who Saved Halloween (1971), which feature a girl witch named Witcheena and boy witch named Witchard. See the capsule review by Suzanne Curley (below, quoted in full).

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1984 Cover The First Astrowitches Dodd, Mead & Co. Novel
September 1985 Cover The First Astrowitches Avon Camelot Novel