false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171855244m/123578.jpg 123578 9 <p> This critically acclaimed tale of a witch and her goblin-child is wholly original, and the legendary characters of old who touch their story -- Cinderella, Rapunzel, Rumplestiltskin -- are made new through Michael Gruber's imaginative lens. Gruber's literary voice is as magical as his imagination. With <i>The Witch's Boy</i> he has created a wondrous journey through the realms of magic. </p> 1171189 2005 The Witch's Boy total:261|5:3|4:7|3:5|2:2|1:0| 261 943 397 61 810874 0060761644 9780060761646 16 7 3.61 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178591439m/810874.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/810874.The_Witch_s_Boy 4 1 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Jan 25 14:36:07 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 14:36:37 -0800 2009
Returning home one day, a witch finds a boy left in a basket with a note. Though it is against her nature, she decides to take it home, and once she gets him there, she decides to keep hi...more...]]> 123578 0060761679 9780060761677 232 50 3.61 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171855244m/123578.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123578.The_Witch_s_Boy 3 1 false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Aug 12 17:00:06 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 12 17:01:59 -0700 2007
What it does have going to for it is ...more...]]> 123578 0060761679 9780060761677 232 50 3.61 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171855244m/123578.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123578.The_Witch_s_Boy 4 0 false Sun Feb 08 21:20:24 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 21:33:40 -0800 2009
I was not disappointed. Not only does Gruber give us a fresh twist on familiar fairy tale whose characters are woven throughou...more...]]> 123578 0060761679 9780060761677 232 50 3.61 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171855244m/123578.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123578.The_Witch_s_Boy 5 0 false Sat May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:13:44 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:23:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 123578 0060761679 9780060761677 232 50 3.61 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171855244m/123578.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123578.The_Witch_s_Boy 3 0 false Tue Apr 07 13:36:06 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 13:42:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 123578 0060761679 9780060761677 232 50 3.61 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171855244m/123578.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123578.The_Witch_s_Boy 2 0 false Fri Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 29 10:51:06 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 10:54:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 123578 0060761679 9780060761677 232 50 3.61 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171855244m/123578.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123578.The_Witch_s_Boy 4 0 false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 08:08:24 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 10:15:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 123579 0060785969 9780060785963 8 4 3.61 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171855245m/123579.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123579.The_Witch_s_Boy_CD 3 0 false Mon Feb 16 09:46:55 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 09:47:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 123579 0060785969 9780060785963 8 4 3.61 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171855245m/123579.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123579.The_Witch_s_Boy_CD 4 1 false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 09 16:05:11 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 01:06:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 810874 0060761644 9780060761646 16 7 3.61 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178591439m/810874.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/810874.The_Witch_s_Boy 1 0 false Fri Oct 05 18:58:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 27 12:29:30 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 05 18:19:46 -0700 2007
I feel like I need to read Terry Prattchett's Maskerade just to remind myself what a witch and her human-morphing cat familiar sho...more...]]> 123578 0060761679 9780060761677 232 50 3.61 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171855244m/123578.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123578.The_Witch_s_Boy 4 0 false Sun Jul 19 20:25:53 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 20:28:53 -0700 2009 Typical coming-of-age scenario with a few twists that make expected stories surprising. This book manages to intertwine traditional faerietales with its original tale.
Quite dark and terribly sad in some places, but ultimately a happy ending result...more...]]> 123578 0060761679 9780060761677 232 50 3.61 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171855244m/123578.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123578.The_Witch_s_Boy 4 0 false Sun Nov 30 07:26:24 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 09:26:34 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 07:26:24 -0800 2008 more...]]> 810874 0060761644 9780060761646 16 7 3.61 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178591439m/810874.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/810874.The_Witch_s_Boy 3 0 false Thu Sep 27 21:24:12 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 27 21:25:03 -0700 2007 more...]]> 123578 0060761679 9780060761677 232 50 3.61 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171855244m/123578.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123578.The_Witch_s_Boy 5 0 false Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 06:40:26 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 06:42:21 -0800 2009 123578 0060761679 9780060761677 232 50 3.61 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171855244m/123578.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123578.The_Witch_s_Boy 4 0 false Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 10:12:32 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 20:06:34 -0700 2009 123578 0060761679 9780060761677 232 50 3.61 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171855244m/123578.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123578.The_Witch_s_Boy 4 0 false Sun May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 14 07:31:31 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 07:35:29 -0800 2009
I could not put it down till I was finished. Then I wanted to read more. Gruber's other books were not about fairytales more CSI type. I wanted more fairytale novels.]]> 123578 0060761679 9780060761677 232 50 3.61 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171855244m/123578.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123578.The_Witch_s_Boy 0 0 false Wed Jun 17 02:35:25 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 02:36:12 -0700 2009 123578 0060761679 9780060761677 232 50 3.61 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171855244m/123578.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123578.The_Witch_s_Boy 0 0 false Thu Dec 04 15:13:42 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 15:13:42 -0800 2008 123578 0060761679 9780060761677 232 50 3.61 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171855244m/123578.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123578.The_Witch_s_Boy 0 0 false Fri Apr 10 06:53:06 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 06:54:26 -0700 2009 123578 0060761679 9780060761677 232 50 3.61 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171855244m/123578.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123578.The_Witch_s_Boy 5 0 false Tue Sep 15 07:14:02 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 07:15:49 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=123578