Overview
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+
Full Product Details
Author: Megan Whalen Turner
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: HarperCollins
Dimensions:
Width: 13.40cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 19.30cm
Weight: 0.113kg
ISBN: 9780060842314
ISBN 10: 0060842318
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 08 August 2006
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
An ebullient collection. Delightful. -- The New York Times Book Review The inventiveness and control shown here augur well for Turner's future endeavors. --Publishers Weekly A refreshing first book, this introduces Turner as an entertaining, original storyteller with something to say. --ALA Booklist (starred review) Deftly told. Combines a shrewd wit with an eye for the endearingly absurd. A fine debut. --The Horn Book Turner employs an assortment of folk- and fairy-tale elements with freshness and ease. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books An ebullient collection. Delightful. --The New York Times Book Review An ebullient collection. Delightful. --The New York Times Book Review A refreshing first book, this introduces Turner as an entertaining, original storyteller with something to say. --ALA Booklist (starred review) Turner employs an assortment of folk- and fairy-tale elements with freshness and ease. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Deftly told. Combines a shrewd wit with an eye for the endearingly absurd. A fine debut. --The Horn Book The inventiveness and control shown here augur well for Turner s future endeavors. --Publishers Weekly
Deftly told. Combines a shrewd wit with an eye for the endearingly absurd. A fine debut. --The Horn Book
A refreshing first book, this introduces Turner as an entertaining, original storyteller with something to say. -- ALA Booklist (starred review)
Author Information
Megan Whalen Turner is the New York Times-bestselling and award-winning author of five stand-alone novels set in the world of the Queen's Thief. Return of the Thief marks her long-awaited conclusion to the epic and unforgettable story of the thief Eugenides--a story more than twenty years in the making. She has been awarded a Newbery Honor and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature. She has twice been a finalist for the Andre Norton Award and won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature.
