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    The Witch of the Woods
    The Witch of the Woods
    The Witch of the Woods
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    The Witch of the Woods

    By Boris Bacic

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    Lost in the woods, nowhere to run. What would you bargain to get back home?

    This young reader chapter book leads you on a chilling adventure through a mysterious forest. Zara and Will have been warned to stay away from the woods near their house for years. The evil witch lives there. And she will steal more from Will and Zara than any lit

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherButterdragons Publishing
    Release dateOct 11, 2022
    ISBN9789493287136

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      Book preview

      The Witch of the Woods - Boris Bacic

      Never go into the woods

      They say

      Or she will find you and eat you

      The Witch is evil like that

      Bad things happen

      To children that don't listen

      The woods will catch them

      And the Witch will keep them

      ––––––––

      by Helle Gade

      Chapter One

      There once was a boy named Will and a girl named Zara. Will and Zara were best friends who spent every day together, all day. They lived near the woods, but they never entered the woods, because their parents forbade them from doing so. If something got lost beyond the treeline, it would stay there forever, never to be seen again. Will and Zara knew better than to go after

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