false <![CDATA[Well Witched]]> 2457867 9 When Ryan and his friends are stranded and penniless late one night, they steal some coins from a well for their bus fare home. Soon, they find they are cursed, and commanded to fulfil the wishes attached to each coin they stole. Released in the UK as <u>Verdigris Deep</u> 4057295 1 6 2007 Well Witched total:216|5:40|4:76|3:73|2:21|1:6| 216 771 450 74 4 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 31 06:17:42 -0800 2007 Tue Feb 12 18:15:40 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 10 11:08:01 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 18:14:24 -0800 2008 I really liked the character development of two of the children, as well as the depth of meaning behind what people wish for. Also the exploration of how witches/ancie...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Oct 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 00:20:15 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 02:29:04 -0700 2009 Another Great Book Fallen Victim To The Average American Reading Level...

... which they say is around the 8th grade. Which I blame on dumb adults thinking kids aren't smart enough to read beyond their "expected" reading level. How the heck are kids going to learn to read high...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Oct 12 16:59:52 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 12 17:02:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 07:22:57 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 04:53:06 -0700 2009
Three English middle schoolers accidentally awaken an ancient & bewildered god. The horror of it comes on slowly, believably, and is lots of fun.

There are a few different things going on in this book. There's an exploration of how changing t...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 18:51:48 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 15:16:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Apr 21 17:46:57 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 17:13:56 -0700 2009
The premise is interesting. Three kids steal some coins from the bottom of an old, deserted wishing well. As punishment, the Well Spirit requires them to start granting the wishes of the people who have tossed co...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 05:44:56 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 05:47:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 12:15:29 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 17:42:58 -0700 2009
So begins Hardinge's eagerly anticipated (by me, at least) second novel, set ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 10:25:37 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 11:04:12 -0700 2008 Well Witched in the United States, which is too bad, because not only does it lack the beauty of the original, but it might ultimately be confused with Franny Billingsley's book Well Wished, another book about an ominous turn of events at a wishing well. The Billingsley b...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri May 08 11:06:52 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 11:06:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 12:41:42 -0700 2008 Mon May 05 06:46:49 -0700 2008
This is a kids' adventure story, but it's better than the usual for two reasons. First, it avoids some of the most annoying cliche...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 31 04:29:43 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 16:18:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jun 25 20:41:12 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 12:21:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jan 29 14:53:31 -0800 2009 Thu Aug 20 20:47:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 12:11:09 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 12:14:57 -0800 2009
Unfortunately, it was tooooooo long. I felt as if everything but the kitchen sink was thrown in, the truth behind wishes, friendship, family, loss. While it was a...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 05:49:52 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 22:19:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 11:01:15 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 16:06:31 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 18:59:58 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 20:02:52 -0800 2009
Three kids take coins from a wishing well. Little do they know that the Well Witch will then turn them into her servants-making them grant the wishes of the people whose coins they took. This was a cool idea, these three friends are all given different 'gifts' t...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Jan 07 18:05:01 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 18:08:57 -0800 2009
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