Shaya Solen’s walk home from school takes her past an eerie pond, where one day she finds an old bracelet made of raven feathers. Soon, strange events begin to unfold: a shadowy figure glimpsed across the water, ominous nightmares haunting Shaya, and rumours of a witch who once drowned in the pond. With the discovery of a strange family connection to the witch, Shaya is drawn into a mystery that looks like it must be solved before the approaching Halloween, which is the thirteenth anniversary of the witch’s death.
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Paperback release and blog tour
For its paperback release in September 2011 (just in time for Halloween!), White Witch Pond went on a blog tour. You can read all the reviews here, as well as interviews (here’s another) and guest posts!
Book Extras: Photos
Shaya’s walk past the pond
The location of the story is a fictional town, but it is based on a neighbourhood I used to live in. And yes, I walked past that creepy pond on my way to and from school!
In the map below, the blue line shows Shaya’s route from her house to school; the purple line is when she gets lost trying to take the back route home. She tried to shortcut around the other side of the pond, but the streets have a habit of suddenly pinballing you. As you can see, Shaya wasn’t joking when she said the neighbourhood was like a maze. And yes, I got lost in it too… in my two years there, I never did learn the back route from the school!
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The Pond
The photo below is the actual pond.
On a sunny day, it looks less eerie… but still creepy in parts!
Characters
I love it when I come across photos that could be characters or scenes from my book. This isn’t exactly how I first pictured Shaya, but this photo is definitely growing on me!
Keema and Targa
And how perfect is this photo? I couldn’t believe it when I found it; this is exactly how I pictured the witch!