The Near Witch is a story told to frighten children. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company. There are no strangers in the town of Near. These are the truths Lexi has heard all her life. But when a stranger appears in Near, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true. Then children start disappearing from their beds, and as the hunt for them intensifies, Lexi discovers that the witch might be more than a bedtime story.