Instead of Three Wishes: Magical Short Stories
A leprechaun is sighted in small–town New Hampshire. A city boy becomes a hero in prehistoric Sweden. An elf prince tries to reward a girl who wishes he'd just leave her alone. In these and other delightful stories, magical adventure appears in the most unexpected places! Instead of Three Wishes...
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A leprechaun is sighted in small–town New Hampshire. A city boy becomes a hero in prehistoric Sweden. An elf prince tries to reward a girl who wishes he'd just leave her alone. In these and other delightful stories, magical adventure appears in the most unexpected places! Instead of Three Wishes is a captivating collection of witty and sparkling fantasy stories from the Newbery Honor author of The Thief. Ages 10+
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780060842314 (0060842318)
Publish date: August 8th 2006
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Pages no: 160
Edition language: English
Esp. liked "Factory", "Instead of Three Wishes", "Aunt Charlotte and The NGA Portraits", and "The Baker King.""A Plague of Leprechaun"2 stars. Nothing that stood out."Leroy Roachbane"2 stars. My least favorite. Much too odd."Factory"3 stars.This was, by far, the one that evoked the most emotion from...
Turner has a firm grasp on the matter of fact style that makes fairy tales so delicious. Skip the first story when you first read. In fact, go straight to Aunt Charlotte and the NGA Portraits, my favourite.
This is a short book with only seven stories, all of them pretty lightweight and aimed at a pre teen/early teen audience. But they are well written and charming, and for what it is its lovely. I think Megan Whalen Turner has a great ear for language and these stories are lighthearted and funny. I ...
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