He's 12 years old, which is finally old enough to make a wish during the festivities. In CURSE OF THE NIGHT WITCH, Tor is excited about the Eve celebrations on Emblem Island. People turn into monstrous creatures after terrible deeds, including murder and trying to drown their own children. Short folktales are interspersed with the main story warning against greed, temptation, jealousy, and vanity.
A woman admits to eating her own children to stay alive. A curse eats at the trio's veins, causes pain and gashes on the skin, and threatens to kill them. The main character, 12-year-old Tor, and his two friends cross their dangerous island alone and are attacked by trolls, a giant snake, a bone creature, and soldiers with arrows and swords. Aster was inspired by Latin American myths her Colombian grandmother told her as a child. Parents need to know that Curse of the Night Witch is the first book in the Emblem Island series by debut author Alex Aster. A woman admits to eating her own children to stay alive.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Violence & Scariness in your kid's entertainment guide. Stories of people who turn into monsters after terrible deeds, including trying to drown their own children and killing many. A curse eats at their veins, causes pain and gashes on the skin, threatens to kill them. Three 12-year-olds are attacked by trolls, a giant snake, a bone creature, and soldiers with arrows and swords.
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