A young witch starts up her own business. Twelve-year-old Kiki is a young witch. Her coming-of-age is upon her and she must start to make her own way in the world. She takes her broom, which she is skilled at flying, and for company brings Jiji, a male cat her own age. The two set off on her broom, fly over some mountains, and settle upon the port town of Koriko. There they meet a baker named Osono, who asks Kiki to perform a delivery errand on her broom. This sparks an idea: why not start a delivery service. The baker offers a corner in her store room as an office and so Kiki's Delivery Service is born. Kiki's delivery work involves her in many an adventure, transporting all sorts of weird and wonderful objects. The novel basically is episodic, with no real plot structure. A moment of personal transformation arrives, when she goes home for to her parents and discovers where her heart now truly lies. Cute, charming and sweet. Ages 7+ Kiki's Delivery Service, by Eiko Kadono. Published by Puffin. $22.99 Review by Chris Saliba Comments are closed.
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