title: Witches' Key to Terror
author: Silver RavenWolf
description: Gr 8 Up-Bethany Salem is the leader of "Witches' Night Out," a small group of teen Wiccans. In the third book in this series, she and her coven solve the mystery at Bindart's Orchard: a missing migrant worker, dead rabbits, and a poisoned apple lead to no good. RavenWolf has created a standard mystery series with magick as the hook. Bethany and her friends cast spells, study astrology, and practice their healing and psychic abilities as they investigate the mysterious goings-on in their small New England community. They are like most teens in that they have crushes, love clothes, have jobs, and go to public high school. Though the writing is not top quality, the story and characters are interesting enough. Fans of the TV show Charmed will appreciate the book, as will the many teens who are interested or involved in the Wiccan religion.
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  “Do you serve a demon, little witch?”
  
  
  
  
  
  “I’d die first.”
  
  
  
  
  
  He flinched at the cold statement. Keeping her wrists locked in one hand, he
  reached back and slid his silver knife free of the holster. Don’t cut her,
  don’t cut her. He repeated the mantra as he brought up the knife and laid the
  flat of the silver blade against her bare shoulder.
  
  
  
  
  
  Her body jerked at the kiss of cold silver against her skin. But she didn’t
  scream in pain.
  
  
  
  
  
  Lifting the blade, he looked at the spot. Her skin stayed clear. Relief poured
  through him like water. If she had been a demon witch, the silver would have
  burned her. But the real shocker was that he didn’t want her to be a demon
  witch. What was going on? He forced his hand to slide the knife back into the
  holster. “Don’t summon your magic.” He slowly let go of her hands, shoved off
  her, and pushed back to his knees.
  
  
  
  
  
  She sat up, scooting back on her butt, and rose. “It didn’t work anyway. You
  don’t stink of sulfur like