The Witch's Curse
Keith McGowan
- Reading
- Read together or check in after the lodge discovery; invite your reader to pause and predict what might help the siblings. This offers a way to gauge their response to the suspense without assuming how it ends.
- Themes
- Curses, witches and danger: A witch’s curse is connected to a centuries-old hunter waking, while Sol and Connie face danger in an accursed valley. The supernatural threat is central to the adventure, but its moral or emotional treatment is not clear.
- Siblings facing a predicament: Brother and sister Sol and Connie face a hazardous journey and may need to save themselves, though potential helpers are also named. The setup raises questions about cooperation and independence, but does not establish how the siblings behave or what the story endorses.
- Worth knowing
- The story includes sustained danger: the siblings face a dangerous hike, run low on food and water, and have previously been nearly eaten in the earlier book. Consider whether that peril suits your reader.