Witch's Boy

From the Newbery-Medal winning author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon comes a spellbinding fantasy adventure spun around a haunting prophecy: The wrong boy will save your life, and you will save his.

A Washington Post Best Book ★ A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book ★ A Publishers Weekly Best Book ★ A Chicago Public Library "Best of the Best"

When Ned and his identical twin brother tumble from their raft into a raging river, only Ned survives. Villagers are convinced the wrong boy lived. But when a Bandit King comes to steal the magic Ned's mother, a witch, is meant to protect, it's Ned who safeguards the magic and summons the strength to protect his family and community.

Meanwhile, across the enchanted forest that borders Ned's village lives Áine, the resourceful and pragmatic daughter of the Bandit King, who is haunted by her mother's last wordsto her: "The wrong boy will save your life and you will save his." When Áine's and Ned's paths cross, can they trust each other long enough to stop the war that's about to boil over between their two kingdoms?

"Barnhill is a fantasist on the order of Neil Gaiman." --Minneapolis Star Tribune
"This is a book to treasure." --Nerdy Book Club

DON'T MISS THESE OTHER ACCLAIMED BOOKS BY KELLY BARNHILL:
The Mostly True Story of Jack
Iron Hearted Violet
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
The Ogress and the Orphans

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Published: 09/01/2014
ISBN: 9781616203511
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.70w x 1.40d
Award: Minnesota Book Award - Finalist
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Literary Award - Finalist

Review Citations: Booklist 07/01/2014 pg. 76
School Library Journal 08/01/2014 pg. 84
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2014
Publishers Weekly 08/04/2014
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2014 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2014 pg. 84
PW Best Children's Books 11/03/2014 pg. 42
Kirkus Best Middle Grade Books 11/15/2014 pg. 79
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 79
Shelf Awareness 12/02/2014
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2015 - Book Of Special Distinction
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 168165 / Witch's Boy
Reading Level: 4.7 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 13