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Violence
Some
Children in danger; supernatural threat throughout
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
None
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of prejudice, the erasure of women's stories, and what happens when a town chooses fear
What this book is about
Lexi lives in a town called Near, on the edge of the moors, where a stranger appears the same night children begin disappearing in the night. When she befriends the mysterious Cole, she discovers the truth about the Near Witch — an old woman whose story the town tried to erase. Schwab's debut is atmospheric and Gothic.
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Children in danger
Gothic supernatural atmosphere
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