The Brixen Witch - Softcover

"With lilting language and a unique voice, DeKeyser spins a tale like no other. I loved it!"--Barbara O'Connor, author of "How to Steal a Dog"

* "Fresh and satisfying for middle-grade readers."--"Kirkus Reviews", *STARRED

"A surprisingly powerful retelling of the ancient story of the stranger with a magical musical instrument."--Zilpha Keatley Snyder, three-time Newbery Honor winner

"Stacy DeKeyser deftly updates the Pied Piper's tale. The story scuttles with rats, of course, and you end up reading it on your hind legs."--Richard Peck, Newbery Award-winning author of "A Year Down Yonder"

"[V]ivid and intriguing."

"A well-fashioned addition to the Pied Piper shelf."

"The folksy language and silhouette spot art give this Pied Piper-inspired story an old-fashioned quality that fans of fairy tales will appreciate."

Twelve-year-old Rudi stumbles across a witch's lair while out hunting and accidentally takes a witch's coin, an act that unleashes a curse upon his village, and when a stranger arrives promising to end the town's rat infestation, the villagers discover that stranger's ultimate price is more than they are able to pay.