Cover Art for THE NEAR WITCH!

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pandora/ipod: "the only time" by nine inch nails

Ridiculously talented writer and sweeter than the cupcake costume she's known to wear, Wednesday Rebel Victoria Schwab has an exciting announcement to make about her Disney/Hyperion debut THE NEAR WITCH!

Interested? You should be. Here's the pitch:

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.
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.

Really interested now? I thought so. Luckily for you, THE NEAR WITCH just went on pre-order from Amazon! Yeah, you should check that out. NOW!