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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2008
Gr 4-7 From the author of "Fly by Night" (HarperCollins, 2006) comes this contemporary fantasy. After Josh, Ryan, and Chelle steal coins out of a decrepit wishing well in a nearby village, they discover that they are now in the debt of the well witch, who expects them to serve her by fulfilling all the wishes made by people who have tossed coins into the well. At first they go along with the idea; having received special, if unnerving, p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2008
Hardinge (Fly by Night) has written a deliciously creepy tale of three children who fall under the power of an elemental divinity when they steal coins from a wishing well. Eyes grow on Ryan's knuckles; Josh starts sending all electronic devices around him haywire; Chelle compulsively speaks the thoughts of the people whose wished-on coins the children stole. Between the three of them, they must fulfill those...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Starred Review on January 1, 2008
In this deliciously creepy tale, three children fall under the power of an elemental divinity after stealing coins from a ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More