Download or read book The Near Witch written by V. E. Schwab and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'S BEST YA OF THE DECADE NEW YORK TIMES bestseller Brand new edition of Victoria Schwab's long out-of-print, stunning debut. All-new deluxe edition of an out-of-print gem, containing in-universe short story "The Ash-Born Boy" and a never-before-seen introduction from V.E. Schwab. The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children. If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company. There are no strangers in the town of Near. These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life. But when an actual stranger, a boy who seems to fade like smoke, appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true. The next night, the children of Near start disappearing from their beds, and the mysterious boy falls under suspicion. As the hunt for the children intensifies, so does Lexi's need to know about the witch that just might be more than a bedtime story, about the wind that seems to speak through the walls at night, and about the history of this nameless boy. Part fairy tale, part love story, Victoria Schwab's debut novel is entirely original yet achingly familiar: a song you heard long ago, a whisper carried by the wind, and a dream you won't soon forget.

Download or read book Almost Witches written by Melanie James and published by Melanie James. This book was released on 2024-04-02 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: t’s once again time for Angel Bay’s annual Witchfest! While swarms of cosplay fanatics and costumed tourists flood the town, a coven of real witches have also arrived. It seems they have a special interest in learning the secret nature of our young angels. But the bigger threat just might be the coven’s daughters—a clique of mean girls who love drama. How far are Emmy and her fellow angels willing to go in order to protect the people and town they’ve come to call home? Dark magic sure sounds tempting. What could possibly go wrong?

Download or read book In Defense of Witches written by Mona Chollet and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mona Chollet's In Defense of Witches is a “brilliant, well-documented” celebration (Le Monde) by an acclaimed French feminist of the witch as a symbol of female rebellion and independence in the face of misogyny and persecution. Centuries after the infamous witch hunts that swept through Europe and America, witches continue to hold a unique fascination for many: as fairy tale villains, practitioners of pagan religion, as well as feminist icons. Witches are both the ultimate victim and the stubborn, elusive rebel. But who were the women who were accused and often killed for witchcraft? What types of women have centuries of terror censored, eliminated, and repressed? Celebrated feminist writer Mona Chollet explores three types of women who were accused of witchcraft and persecuted: the independent woman, since widows and celibates were particularly targeted; the childless woman, since the time of the hunts marked the end of tolerance for those who claimed to control their fertility; and the elderly woman, who has always been an object of at best, pity, and at worst, horror. Examining modern society, Chollet concludes that these women continue to be harrassed and oppressed. Rather than being a brief moment in history, the persecution of witches is an example of society’s seemingly eternal misogyny, while women today are direct descendants to those who were hunted down and killed for their thoughts and actions. With fiery prose and arguments that range from the scholarly to the cultural, In Defense of Witches seeks to unite the mythic image of the witch with modern women who live their lives on their own terms.

Download or read book The New Generation Witches written by Peg Aloi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-02-24 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the shelves of mainstream bookstores and the pages of teen magazines, to popular films and television series, contemporary culture at the turn of the twenty-first century has been fascinated with teenage identity and the presence of magic and the occult. Alongside this profusion of products and representations, a global network of teenage Witches has emerged on the margins of adult neopagan Witchcraft communities, identifying themselves through various spiritual practices, consumption patterns and lifestyle choices. The New Generation Witches is the first published anthology to investigate the recent rise of the teenage Witchcraft phenomenon in both Britain and North America. Scholars from Theology, Cultural Studies, Sociology, History and Media Studies, along with neopagan commentators outside of the academy, come together to investigate the experiences of thousands of adolescents constructing an enabling, magical identity through a distinctive practice of Witchcraft. The contributors discuss key areas of interest, inspiration and development within the teen Witch communities from the mid 1990s onward, including teenage Witches' magical practices and beliefs, gender politics, the formation and identification of communities, forums and modes of expression, media representation and new media outlets. Demonstrating the diversification and expansion of neopaganism in the twenty-first century, this anthology makes an exciting contribution to the field of Neopagan Studies and contemporary youth cultures.

Download or read book The Paranormal 13 13 free books featuring witches vampires werewolves mermaids psychics Loki time travel and more 1 Bonus written by Christine Pope and published by Frostbite Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 2481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE PARANORMAL THIRTEEN 14 full length paranormal and urban fantasy novels featuring witches, vampires, werewolves, mermaids, psychics, Loki, time travel and more! Darkangel by Christine Pope Twin Souls by K.A. Poe The Girl by Lola St Vil Rest for the Wicked by Cate Dean Drowning Mermaids by Nadia Scrieva I Bring The Fire by C. Gockel The Witch Hunter by Nicole R Taylor Beyond the Fortuneteller’s Tent by Kristy Tate Nolander by Becca Mills The Medium by C.J. Archer Dream Student by J.J. DiBendetto Deception by Stacy Claflin The Black Parade by Kyoko M The Thought Readers by Dima Zales Download your FREE LIMITED TIME release now! Free, Boxed Set, vampires, mermaids, psychics, gods, werewolves, paranormal romance, urban fantasy, teen, collection, anthology

Download or read book The Witches written by Stacy Schiff and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cleopatra, the #1 national bestseller, unpacks the mystery of the Salem Witch Trials. It began in 1692, over an exceptionally raw Massachusetts winter, when a minister's daughter began to scream and convulse. It ended less than a year later, but not before 19 men and women had been hanged and an elderly man crushed to death. The panic spread quickly, involving the most educated men and prominent politicians in the colony. Neighbors accused neighbors, parents and children each other. Aside from suffrage, the Salem Witch Trials represent the only moment when women played the central role in American history. In curious ways, the trials would shape the future republic. As psychologically thrilling as it is historically seminal, THE WITCHES is Stacy Schiff's account of this fantastical story-the first great American mystery unveiled fully for the first time by one of our most acclaimed historians.

Download or read book 26 Witches written by Stephanie Garber and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2020-10-24 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annaleise, Brigid, Chloe... and ending with Zoey. Meet 26 witches from A-Z, each with their own special, supernatural skill. Witches aren't scary -- they just have a little magic. Little witches will enjoy the fun rhymes and adorable illustrations as they learn about each witch and discover their own inner goddesses.

Download or read book Making Witches written by Barbara Rieti and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2008 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a little-known tradition of witch lore in Newfoundland culture. Those believed to have the power to influence the fortunes of others are not mythological characters but neighbours, relations, or even friends. Drawing from her own interviews and a wealth of material from the Memorial University Folklore and Language Archive, Barbara Rieti explores the range and depth of Newfoundland witch tradition, looking at why certain people acquired reputations as witches, and why others considered themselves bewitched. The tales that emerge - despite their seemingly fantastic elements of spells and black heart books, hags, and healing charms - concern everyday affairs and reveal the intense social interdependence central to outport life. Frequently featuring women, they provide fascinating new perspectives on female coping strategies in a volatile economy.By addressing the perennial human issues at the heart of witchcraft - construction of enmity and intertwined fate - these narrative accounts also illuminate older witch beliefs revealed in witchcraft trial documents. Making Witches shows that in storytelling communities with a rich legacy of witch lore, witch tradition has endured well into the twentieth century.

Download or read book Witches Spells Magic written by Dominic Alexander and published by Amber Books Ltd. This book was released on 2023-08-20 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do we imagine witches wearing black pointy hats and flying on broomsticks? What are fairies and elves and where do they come from? And what prompted the witch-hunt craze of the early modern period? Witches, Spells & Magic answers all these questions and more, exploring our fascination with myth and magic throughout history.

Download or read book Lewd Women and Wicked Witches written by Marianne Hester and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-10-04 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the sixteenth century and seventeenth centuries it was women who were almost exclusively persecuted as witches. However, the witch craze has been subjected to surprisingly little feminist analysis. In Lewd Women and Wicked Witches, Marianne Hester reviews and develops revolutionary feminist thinking. Accordingly, she shows how witches can be seen as victims of the oppression of a male dominated society. Concentrating on English source material, the author shows how witch-hunts may be seen as an historically specific example of male dominance. Relying on an eroticised construct of women's inferiority, they were part of the ongoing attempt by men to maintain their power over women.

Download or read book The Problem with Witches written by Trudi Jaye and published by Star Media . This book was released on with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isn’t it always the way? I've finally found a guy I like, so of course he’s been infested by a demon. And not just any demon. Oh no. If this deadly hell-spawn manages to escape, it'll destroy everyone I love. The Blood Council have given me just forty-eight hours to fix the problem before taking over. Their solution? Kill the one guy I want to date. So not going to happen. But with my magic still a chaos-factory, and the demon getting stronger by the hour, how on earth am I going to stop it? Add in a dark witch who’s able to control me and a dangerous grimoire that wants my blood, and I'm guaranteed to have a Very Bad Day. If I survive that long…

Download or read book Almost a Witch written by Suzanne Osman and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-23 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mabel is from a long line of witches and today she is finally old enough to try out to be a witch herself. She can do almost everything a witch should do except for one thing. Mabel can't sing. And the last part of the try out is singing the Witch's Pledge. What is a little witch-to-be to do? Will she finally get to wear her own black, pointy hat? Or will she be the only one in her whole family who isn't a witch?

Download or read book Witches written by Sam George-Allen and published by Melville House. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of the revolutionary potential of women working with other women, and a powerful statement about myths like the "cool girl" or the "catty workplace" Covens. Girl Bands. Ballet troupes. Convents. In all times and places, girls and women have come together in communities of vocation, of necessity, of support. In Witches, Sam George-Allen explores how wherever women gather, magic happens. Female farmers change the way we grow our food. Online beauty communities democratize skin-care rituals. And more than any other demographic, it's teen girls that shape our culture. Patriarchal societies have long been content to champion boys' clubs, while viewing groups that exclude men as sites of rivalry and suspicion. This deeply personal investigation takes us from our workplaces to our social circles, surveying our heroes, our outcasts, and ourselves, in order to dismantle the persistent and pernicious cultural myth of female isolation and competition . . . once and for all.

Download or read book This Country of Ours written by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Wicked Good Witches the Complete Series Steamy Witch Mystery Supernatural Romance written by Ruby Raine and published by Rachel Humphrey - D'aigle. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 1344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wicked Good Witches the Complete Series (Steamy Witch Mystery & Supernatural Romance) The Rules of Being a Howard Witch: Bring new witches into the world to replenish the bloodline. Don't expect to live long enough to meet your grandchildren. And now, our parents are dead and we're the last three witches who can keep the family legacy alive. Only, I've been bitten by a werewolf so falling for a human is too dangerous. My younger brother's plans don't include being a witch—he wants a life without magic. And our little sister can't even leave the house without having a panic attack and is not-so-secretly crushing on our longtime family ally, a vampire who's sworn off love altogether. So, no pressure or anything. And like we need more problems – the body of a dead tourist has been found and the murder linked to a beloved and deceased family member. We must now embark on a supernatural mission to prove their innocence… or their guilt. This is going to require a trip to the café for a serious amount of coffee and the latest in local gossip, plus a whole heck of a lot of wicked good magic… Wicked Good Witches the Complete Series is a Steamy Witch Mystery & Supernatural Romance! Volume 1: Wicked Moons (440 Pages / 119,000 Words) Includes Original Books 1-3 Magic, Blood, and Bone The Fallen Shifter Mermaid Sisters Screaming Volume 2: Wicked Souls (459 Pages / 124,000 Words) Includes Original Books 4-6 The Ghastly Soul, She Persisted Trick or Treat? Surprise Me! Red Sky at Night, Witches Burn Bright Volume 3: Wicked Truth (900 Pages / 244,000 Words) Includes Original Books 7-10 Look for Me at Red Dawn Breaking Night Moves the Vampire to Murder Witch Unraveled, the Dark is Calling Dead Witch Walking on Hollow Graves Volume 4: Wicked Destiny (546 Pages / 148,000 Words) Includes Original Books 11-14 Total Eclipse of the Vampire's Heart Guardians of The Demon Slayer Sing a Song of Sixth Sense Who Wants to Witch Forever?

Download or read book A Discovery of Witches written by Deborah Harkness and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-02-08 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book one of the New York Times bestselling All Souls series, from the author of The Black Bird Oracle. “A wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy with all the magic of Harry Potter and Twilight” (People). Look for the hit series “A Discovery of Witches,” now streaming on AMC+, Sundance Now, and Shudder! Deborah Harkness’s sparkling debut, A Discovery of Witches, has brought her into the spotlight and galvanized fans around the world. In this tale of passion and obsession, Diana Bishop, a young scholar and a descendant of witches, discovers a long-lost and enchanted alchemical manuscript, Ashmole 782, deep in Oxford's Bodleian Library. Its reappearance summons a fantastical underworld, which she navigates with her leading man, vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont. Harkness has created a universe to rival those of Anne Rice, Diana Gabaldon, and Elizabeth Kostova, and she adds a scholar's depth to this riveting tale of magic and suspense. The story continues in book two, Shadow of Night, book three, The Book of Life, and the fourth in the series, Time’s Convert.

Download or read book Guardian Witches written by Humphrey Quinn and published by Rachel Humphrey - D'aigle. This book was released on 2022-09-26 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Final Books in the We Witches Three Series! Melinda Howard has made a decision: to stand on her own two feet and take responsibility for her life, both personally and in her duties as a witch. However, the ground under her feet is more like the sandcastles she made as a child, built in an afternoon, and in the pathway of the inevitable tides that threaten to wash away everything she's worked so hard to accomplish. And since the Feyk are not giving up their fight to control the Power Source, tensions are high as the Howard family, along with their new allies, prepare for the inevitable battle to come. Meanwhile, a new threat has their sights set on The Demon Isle and a most unexpected guest arrives, shocking them all... Includes the Original Standalones, We Witches Three Books 11-14: Isle of Judgement Isle of Magic Isle of Promise Isle of Dawning