Newbery

Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree (1984 Newbery Honor Book)
出版社： Harper Collins Publishers
書林書號：
00397827
作者：
Brittain, Bill
定價：
350
會員價：
$298
ISBN：
9780064401685
出版年份：
1983
裝訂：
平裝
總頁數：
192
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五毛錢的願望

榮獲1984年紐伯瑞銀獎作品

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巫樹鎮上來了一位怪人，聲稱只要給他五毛錢，就可以實現任何願望！
口無遮攔的小女孩希望大家喜歡她，花蝴蝶少女希望心上人可以永遠留在她身邊，農場小子因為不想挑水也來許願！
怪人實現了三人的願望，但結果真的會讓人開心嗎？
貪心過頭的慾望究竟會帶來什麼樣的災難呢？

A Newbery Honor Book that the New York Times calls "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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