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A children's novel in a folk tale style. A mysterious stranger offers to grant the wishes of the inhabitants of the New England village of Coven Tree. The loose wording of the wishes of some villagers causes their wishes to go awry.
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Earnest, classical in form, effortless and warm.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- effortlessdemanding
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Bill Brittain
- First published
- 1983
- Pages
- 181
- Publisher
- Tandem Library, San Val, HarperCollins Publishers
- Editions
- 10
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780060206864
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