Nola isn't much of a witch. She can work only a few useless spells, like the one that lets her spy on people by enchanting a bucket of water. But there's no spell for keeping her mother-who hears voices and is a magnet for witch-hunters-out of trouble. The two of them evade the authorities by traveling from town to town, taking odd jobs and moving on-until the day Nola magically witnesses a murder. . . . "Readers will be rewarded with a solid mystery and a handful of memorable characters." (Publishers Weekly)

Author Biography

Vivian Vande Velde mostly writes books set "long ago and far away," because that's the kind of story she's always enjoyed most. In addition to novels, Vande Velde also writes short fiction, which has appeared in many anthologies and publications, including Cricket Magazine, Aboriginal Science Fiction, and Asimov's Science Fiction. She is the author of Magic Can Be Murder and There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Around.