In "Witchtown" by Cory Putman Oakes, the story follows the journey of young Alder, a girl who finds herself in the mysterious town of Witchtown—an eerie place where magic and reality intertwine. As Alder navigates her newfound surroundings, she uncovers dark secrets buried deep within the town's history and its inhabitants. The chilling atmosphere is compounded by her struggle to embrace her own latent powers while forming bonds with other endearing, yet peculiar characters. In a race against time, Alder must confront both external threats and her own fears to protect Witchtown and unearth her true identity. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book has been graded for interest at 12-18 years.

This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2017 by Dreamscape Media .

In sixth grade, Cory Putman Oakes had to face the sad truth that being a heroine in a Madeleine L'Engle book was not a valid career choice. She graduated from law school and taught at Texas State University before deciding that writing books was the best alternative to living in them. She lives in Austin. www. corypoakes. com.