Witch Dreams

By Vivian Vande Velde

Book Overview

Sixteen-year-old Nyssa can enter into people's dreams. Although the authorities of the medieval town of Lindenwolde would put her to death if they realized she was a witch, she feels compelled to practice her unique brand of witchcraft to answer the biggest question of her life: who broke into her father's woodworking shop and killed her parents? Six years after the murder, Nyssa finally gets her chance to enter the dreams of the man she suspects is responsible. Suddenly she finds herself on a reckless, relentless journey that leads her through a maze of adventures--both in the real world and in the world of the unconscious. Nyssa risks death as she finally identifies the murderer in a shocking and unexpected climax.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761454608
• ISBN13: 9780761454601
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Two Lions
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

surprisingly impressive

I was really surprised by his book. I've read some of VVV's stuff and mostly found her books not too impressive. I know her to be funny and sometimes kind of sweet, but mostly funny. Never very serious. I grabbed this off the shelf and ten pages in I thought I knew exactly where it was going, based on the theme she knocked us over the head with in "now you see it" and "a well-timed enchantment." I wasn't wrong, but she kind of skipped over that for more important things and went a lot deeper than I expected her too. The body of the book was passable though not incredibly engrossing, but the ending more than made up for it. I had not thought her capable of this subtly. Truth to tell, I would probably not be so very impressed if I had not started the book with such low expectations. But it really is a good story.

Excellent book, interesting twist, great title

You won't know all the title entails until you read the whole book. I'll admit it doesn't take much to take me by surprise but this books ending fits it very well. It takes slight madness to be genius. Vivian Vande Velde's an entertaining author. Short, short read, but it's worth it.

Surprise Ending

Only VVV can pack so much in just 120 pages. Nyssa is a witch. When she goes to sleep with a token under her pillow (a lock of hair, a stone, a knife, a piece of clothe) she falls into the dreams of that person. Nyssa thought herself a selfish child until her parents were killed, now, six years later their killer has returned and she plans to expose him or else. But this strange young man seems to know more than Nyssa expects. I can't say more, otherwise I'll ruin it. This book is advertized as young adult, but believe me, it doesn't matter if your an adult or young adult you'll love VVV's books. They're vivid, interesting, action packed, definitely worth your time. I've loved everyone I've read thus far.

Spine tingling!

Omigosh! I never wanted to stop readingthis book. Chapter after chapter I read. There is a surprising ending that kept me guessing throughout the book. All I can say is "Spine Tingling!"

An evening read with a good twist to it

While this book is no Companions of the Night or Dragon's Bait, it is worth a read. It is a simple tale of a girl whose parents were murdered and she is determined that the boy she suspects did the deed - pay for it. The story starts there and then skips forward where both are grown up and she finally discovers what happened and who was responsible. There was only one point in the book where I was slightly confused (you'll know it when you get to it), but the story was well written, is constantly moving and very clever. An easy read for an evening.