The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children.
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..
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, and about the history of this nameless boy.
The next night, the children of Near start disappearing from their beds, and the mysterious boy falls under suspicion.
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.
These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life.
There are no strangers in the town of Near.
The wind is lonely, and always looking for company.
If the wind calls at night, you must not listen.
The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children
