Goodreads Monday! The Near Witch
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The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children.
If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is
lonely, and always looking for company.
And there are no strangers in the town of Near.
These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life.
But when an actual stranger-a boy who seems to fade like
smoke-appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least
one of these sayings is no longer true.
The next night, the children of Near start disappearing from their
beds, and the mysterious boy falls under suspicion. Still, he insists on
helping Lexi search for them. Something tells her she can trust him.
As the hunt for the children intensifies, so does Lexi's need to
know-about the witch that just might be more than a bedtime story, about the
wind that seems to speak through the walls at night, and about the history of
this nameless boy.
Part fairy tale, part love story, Victoria Schwab's debut novel is
entirely original yet achingly familiar: a song you heard long ago, a whisper
carried by the wind, and a dream you won't soon forget. –goodreads.com
The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab
Published on August 2nd 2011
Was added on August 16th 2013
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