Kelly Barnhill

The Witch's Boy

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“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, Áine, 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, Áine 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 ClubA 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
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  • Victoria Gohas quoted3 years ago
    The sea meant I love you.

    The sea meant I will one day return.

    The sea meant I must find the world and hold the world and live in the world. And I must love the world. And love it and love it and love it. As much as I love you
  • Victoria Gohas quoted3 years ago
    Almost a year since he last held her hand. The sensation of it—the realness of her, the trueness of himself—shot through his whole being.

    My friends, he thought. My friends returned
  • Victoria Gohas quoted3 years ago
    Why hadn’t he held onto her? Why did he let her go away? Why didn’t he pull her into the weight of his family, hold her in place, give her somewhere to belong?
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