The Wish Giver: A Newbery Honor Award Winner Contributor(s): Brittain, Bill (Author), Glass, Andrew (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0064401685 ISBN-13: 9780064401685 Publisher: HarperCollins
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2019 Annotation: "In this account of sinister doings in Coven Tree, Stew Meat (of Devil's Donkey) relates thead a wish fulfilled, and each of whom rued that fulfillment. (A) literary folk story at its best".--School Library Journal. Newbery Honor Book; ALA Notable Children's Book. |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Adaptations - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Halloween | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 82048264 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 8-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 3-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 720(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.14" W x 7.59" L (0.30 lbs) 192 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards: Newbery Medal, Honor Book, Children's, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/27/1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 499 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
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Publisher Description: A Newbery Honor Book that the New York Times called an eerie delight, The Wish Giver is an engaging literary folk story about those who get what they wish for--whether they want it or not. The people of Coven Tree are no strangers to magic. In fact, the town's very name comes from a gnarled old tree where covens of witches used to gather. Even now, imps and fiends continue to appear, frightening the townsfolk with their devilish pranks. Usually these creatures are easy to spot. They have a particular smell, or sound, or way of moving, that betrays their dark nature. But Thaddeus Blinn showed none of these signs when he came to Coven Tree. He was just a funny little man who drifted into town with a strange tale about being able to give people whatever they wished--for only fifty cents. There was nothing scary about him. At least, not until the wishing began... |
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Contributor Bio(s): Brittain, Bill: - Bill Brittain's tales of the rural New England village of Coven Tree are well loved by children of all ages. The Wish Giver was a Newbery Honor Book; it and Devil's Donkey were both named ALA Notabled Children's Books as well as School Library Journal Best Books. Dr. Dredd's Wagon of Wonders was a 1988 Children's Editors' Choice (ALA Booklist), and Professor Popkin's Prodigious Polish was named a "Pick of the Lists" by American Bookseller. Mr. Brittain has written many other delightful books, which have also received high acclaim. Among these are All the Money in the World, which won the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award and which has been adapted for an ABC-TV Saturday Special; and The Fantastic Freshman, which was named an ALA Recommended Book for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Bill Brittain lives with his wife, Ginny, in Asheville, North Carolina. |
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