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The Wish House
By Rees, Celia
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-76362-951-9
- Publisher
- Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2006.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2006
Gr 9-Up Richard looks back on his 15th summer, when he was vacationing with his family in Wales. It was 1976 when his fate became inextricably entwined with that of an artistic, bohemian family. Naive, middle-class Richard is bowled over by temperamental J. A. Dalton, famous artist and father of the seductive Clio. She and virgin Richard begin an affair, and it is soon clear that he is in way over his head. There are dark family secr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
