The Unwilling Witch
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Unfortunately, whatever was chasing me had a lot more experience in this version of tag. The growling sounds got closer. They were right behind me. Then they were right on me. Something slammed into my back.
I fell face-forward. The force made me roll right over. It was the first time in my life I had ever done a somersault. I didn’t like it. As I slammed to a stop, my glasses bounced from my head. I panicked at the thought of losing them, but I got lucky. When I groped through the leaves that surrounded me, I felt the frames right away.
Before I could put on my glasses or stand up, something gray and sleek and fast landed on my chest. It was so close to me that it was mostly a blur, but it was a blur with a mouth and a tongue and teeth—especially teeth. Even without my glasses, I could tell that the blurry teeth ended in blurry points of the kind designed to make holes in just about anything. The teeth appeared about ready to bite my face. This wasn’t a good thing.
I raised my hand as the animal lunged closer, the mouth so wide, it looked like my whole head would disappear inside. A wave of hot, raw animal breath washed over me.
Starscape Books by David Lubar
NOVELS
Flip
Hidden Talents
True Talents
MONSTERRIFIC TALES
Hyde and Shriek
The Vanishing Vampire
NATHAN ABERCROMBIE, ACCIDENTAL ZOMBIE SERIES
My Rotten Life
Dead Guy Spy
Goop Soup
The Big Stink
Enter the Zombie
STORY COLLECTIONS
Attack of the Vampire Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales
The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales
Beware the Ninja Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales
The Curse of the Campfire Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales
In the Land of the Lawn Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales
Invasion of the Road Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales
About the Author
David Lubar grew up in Morristown, New Jersey. His books include Hidden Talents, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; True Talents; Flip, a VOYA Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror selection; the Weenies short-story collections In the Land of the Lawn Weenies, Invasion of the Road Weenies, The Curse of the Campfire Weenies, The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies, Attack of the Vampire Weenies, and Beware the Ninja Weenies; and the Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie series. He lives in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. You can visit him on the Web at www.davidlubar.com.
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
THE UNWILLING WITCH
Copyright © 1997 by David Lubar
The Wavering Werewolf excerpt copyright © 1997 by David Lubar
All rights reserved.
Cover art by Marcos Calo
Illustrations by Marcos Calo
A Starscape Book
Published by Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
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New York, NY 10010
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The Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request.
ISBN 978-0-7653-3078-9 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-4299-9309-8 (e-book)
e-ISBN 9781429993098
First Edition: September 2013