The Witch's Boy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781616205485)

"This spellbinding fantasy begs for a cozy chair and several hours of uninterrupted reading time." --The Washington Post

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. Across the forest that borders Ned's village, ﾁine, the daughter of the Bandit King, is haunted by her mother's last words: "The wrong boy will save your life, and you will save his." When the Bandit King comes to steal the magic Ned's mother, a witch, is meant to protect, ﾁine and Ned meet. Can they trust each other long enough to cross a dangerous enchanted forest and stop the war about to boil over between their two kingdoms?

"Barnhill is a fantasist on the order of Neil Gaiman." --Minneapolis Star Tribune

"[The Witch's Boy] should open young readers' eyes to something that is all around them in the very world we live in: the magic of words." --The New York Times

"This is a book to treasure." --Nerdy Book Club

A Washington Post Best Book of 2014
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2014
A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2014
A Chicago Public Library "Best of the Best" 2014


Author: Kelly Barnhill
ISBN-10: 1616205482
ISBN-13: 9781616205485
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 09/15/2015
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.20d

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