Instead of Three Wishes - Rilegato

Turner, Megan Whalen

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ISBN 10: 0688139221 ISBN 13: 9780688139223

Casa editrice: Greenwillow, 1995

Riassunto

A collection of seven fantasy stories features humorous twist endings and such characters as leprechauns, mischievous schoolboys, ghosts, magic spells, an elf prince, and a missing heir to the throne.

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Recensione:

“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)

L'autore:

New York Times–bestselling author Megan Whalen Turner is the award-winning author of six novels set in the world of the Queen’s Thief. These epic novels of intrigue and adventure can be read in any order, but were published as follows: The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, A Conspiracy of Kings, Thick as Thieves, and Return of the Thief. Megan Whalen Turner 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 won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature and was a finalist for the Andre Norton Award. She worked as a bookseller for seven years before she started writing. Her first book was a collection of short stories called Instead of Three Wishes.

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• Editore: Greenwillow
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0688139221
• ISBN 13: 9780688139223
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 132