The Witch's Boy

✍ Scribed by Barnhill, Kelly

• Book ID: 108650615
• Publisher: Algonquin Books
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: ar-SA
• Weight: 2 MB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9781616204334

✦ Synopsis

The wrong boy will save your life, and you will save his.
"The Witch's Boy is equal parts enchanting and haunting. Kelly Barnhill is master of truly potent and unruly magic." —Anne Ursu, author of Breadcrumbs and The Real Boy
"The classic fantasy elements are all there, richly reimagined, with a vivid setting, a page-turning adventure of a plot, and compelling, timeless themes." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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...