Wet Magic (Books of Wonder (Seastar Paperback))
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781587170553 (1587170558)
ASIN: 1587170558
Publish date: 2001-05
Publisher: Seastar Books
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
clunky & awkward, unlike other nesbit's I've read. A tad preachy as well. Maybe it's juet because I haven't read children book for some time and not used to it anymore.
Not one of her best but there's something about Nesbit that makes her worth reading no matter what.
I must have read this book when I was about 6... E. Nesbit was the first "real" author I discovered. I think it was the first time I had ever come across a metaphysical problem in a work of literature. The children have been captured by the cruel Sea-People, and the Queen offers them a deal. Anyone ...