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J. A. White, acclaimed author of the Thickety series, delivers a thrilling contemporary middle grade fantasy that highlights the magic of storytelling when one young boy is imprisoned by a witch in a New York apartment and must tell her a new scary story each night to stay alive. Perfect for fans of Coraline and A Tale Dark and Grimm.Alex has loved scary stories his whole life.He never imagined he be trapped in one.When Alex sneaks out in the middle of the night, he becomes imprisoned by the witch Natacha in her magical apartment. Another child in the apartment, Yasmin, assures Alex that she's already tried every means of escape. Only Natacha holds the bonekeys that lead back to their world, and she'll never part from them.But Natacha likes stories. And Alex's only chance for survival is to keep Natacha satisfied by reading her one of his own hair-raising tales each night.



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J. A. White

J. A. White lives in New Jersey with his wife, three sons, and a hamster named Ophelia that doesn't like him very much. When he's not making up stories, he teaches a bunch of kids how to make up stories (along with math and science and other important stuff) . He wishes dragons were real because it would be a much cooler way to get to work.



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