Witch for Hire

Naifeh Ted Naifeh

Description

When a series of high school pranks get out of hand, teen witch Faye Faulkner is the only one who can solve the case in this spooky YA graphic novel Faye Faulker isn’t popular, and that’s just fine by her. She spends her lunches at the Loser Table with the other social rejects, aka her best friends, and brushes off the uninspired taunts from the cool kids. But when lonely freshman Cody finds her way to Faye’s corner of the cafeteria, it sets off a peculiar chain of events . . . To Cody’s surprise, these kids aren’t so bad; an overdramatic theater nerd, a handicapable girl in a wheelchair, an overweight boy, and Faye, who comes to school every day dressed like a witch. But it’s no costume, Fay really is a witch! While high school can be hell for many reasons, this year the ante has been raised when a series of pranks swiftly go from mischievous to downright dangerous. From the lowliest debate team nerds to the prom queen, no one is safe, not even the teachers! When things start to really get out of hand, Cody owns up to Faye: in a moment of desperation, she signed up for an online challenge that promises to grant popularity to those who follow the website’s twisted demands. Now Faye is faced with a choice: Reveal her witchy nature to Cody and help her or stand aside and keep her secret identity safe. Despite her misgivings, Faye takes on the case, but will her powers be strong enough to solve this mystery? And will people ever stop asking her if she puts newts’ eyes in her homemade baked goods? Witch for Hire is a gothic whodunnit about resilience, magic, and the power of friendship.

Informations

• Publié par: ABRAMS BOOKS
• Date de parution: 24 août 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781647000578
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 14 Mo

Extrait

W

ITCH

hIRE

AMULET BOOKS

.

NEW YORK

TED NAIFEH
PUBLISHER S NOTE: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places,

and incidents are either the product of the author s imagination or

used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead,

business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Library of Congress Control Number: 2020952012

Hardcover ISBN 978-1-4197-4810-3

Paperback ISBN 978-1-4197-4811-0 eISBN 978-1-64700-057-8

Text and illustrations copyright 2021 Ted Naifeh

Book design by Kay Petronio

Published in 2021 by Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS. All rights

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- Faye s Journal,

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Step 1: I m not here to make friends

The world will constantly tell you how much you need

people s approval. Don t listen. You don t want to need

them, you want them to need you. So step 1 is learning to

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3
So

MacKenzie

did

four

photoshoots

over the

summer. Guess her so-called

modeling career

is real

after

all.

She s

literally the

worst.

ugh!

Yeah, I

heard.

Know what she s

saying

about it?

It s no

big

deal.

umm,

hey,

Bryce?

Can

I,

uh

. . .

Every inch you sink

is agony. Knowing

there s more to come

makes it worse.

It s kinda like wading

into icy water . . .

4
What do

you think

you re

doing

,

Cody?

I just

thought

-

You thought

because I m

your

sister

, I m

gonna

babysit

you?

This

is your

sister?

Oh yeah,

I see the

resemblance

.

You could

be

twins

.

Really

,

Drew?

How s that

mouth-breathing

zit-factory

you

call a

brother?

Still living in

your mom s

garage?

What

is he now,

23?

Oh, you

really

wanna go there?

At least

my

mom s

never been in a

mental hospital

.

5
Dude,

your

mom s in a

mental

-

?

Your

shadow

is

still here.

Oh

, for

Christ s

-

Get

lost

, Cody!

the

only

other

seat is at

the

. . .

But

. . .

. . .

Loser

Table.

Are you

talking

,

Daria!?

6
Don t

worry,

sis.

You ll fit

right in.

It s only when

you just dive in,

get it over with,

you realize, after

the horrible

shock . . .

. . . it s not so

bad. You can

live with this.

uh

. . .

is this

seat,

uh

. . .

Well, at

least you know

where you

stand

.
Try one

of

these

.

My

special

recipe

.

Sure

,

please

Join

us.

On

one

condition

.

Who

knows?

Could be

anything.

Eye of

newt

, toe

of

frog

. . .

What

. . .

what s

in

em?

It s amazing

what you can

learn to live

with.
Adder s

fork, and

blind-worm s

sting

. . .

Wool of

bat

,

and tongue

of

dog

!

Relax

,

dearie. Have

a seat.

Or more

likely

just a

little

orange

zest.

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