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W
ITCH & W
IZARD
T
HE
G
IFT
JAMES PATTERSON
and Ned Rust
LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY
NEW YORK   BOSTON
For Jack, who got me started, after I got him started.
—J.P.
For Ruth, for laughing at the right times.
—N.R.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC EXECUTION
ATTENTION ALL CITIZENS:
WISTERIA ROSE ALLGOOD

, leader and last hope of the pernicious “Resistance” that has destroyed our peace of mind and diverted so much of our citizenry’s efforts and resources, has been apprehended and will be
PUBLICLY EXECUTED

in the
COURTYARD OF JUSTICE

at
ONE O’CLOCK

this afternoon. Still wanted for collusion, conspiracy, and experimentation with the dark and foul arts is her brother,
WHITFORD P. ALLGOOD

.
So decreed by The One Who Is The One, this two hundred thirty-fifth day of the first year of the New Order’s Ascendancy.
BOOK ONE
THE GIRL WITH
THE GIFT
Chapter 1
Whit
LISTEN TO ME. We don’t have much time.
My name is Whit Allgood. I guess you’ve heard of me and my sister, Wisty, and of the crazy stuff that’s happened, but here’s the thing: it’s so much worse than you think it is.
Trust me when I tell you that these are the worst of times
and that the best of times are little more than a distant memory. And no one seems to be paying attention to what’s going on. Are you?
Paying attention?
Imagine that all the things you love most in the world—and probably take for granted—are now banned.
Your books, music, movies, art… all snatched away. Burned. That’s life under the New Order, the so-called government—or brutal totalitarian regime—that’s taken over this world. Now, with every waking breath, we have to fight for every freedom we have left. Even our imagination
is at risk. Can you picture your government trying to destroy that?
It’s inhuman.
And yet… they’re calling us
criminals.
That’s right. Wisty and I are the offenders in that unhappy propaganda piece brought to you by the New Order. Our crime? Engaging in free thought and creativity.… Oh, and practicing the “dark and foul arts”—i.e., magic.
Did I lose you? Let me back up a bit.
One night not so long ago, my family was awakened by soldiers storming through our home. Wisty and I were cruelly torn from our parents and slammed into a prison—a death camp for kids. And for what?
They accused us of being a witch and a wizard.
But, the thing is, it turns out the N.O. was actually right about that: we didn’t know it at the time, but Wisty and I do
have powers. Magic
powers. And now we’re scheduled to be publicly e ............

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