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The Wish Giver
''The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree'' is a 1983 in literature, 1983 young adult fiction, young adult or children's book by Bill Brittain. The "wish giver" in the title refers to the enigmatic man who gives three children a wish to make their deepest dreams come true, but Unintended consequences, the wishes are not worded carefully, and go horribly wrong. ''The Wish Giver'' was the recipient of a Newbery Honor in 1984. Plot summary Prologue The narrator, Stewart Meade (nicknamed "Stew Meat"), meets a strange man named Thaddeus Blinn in a Traveling carnival, carnival tent and notices something unusual about him. Stew Meat sees that there are three children in the tent who he recognizes as Polly, Rowena, and Adam. Blinn sells each of them a card with a red spot in the middle, for only 50 Cent (US), cents each, explaining that all they have to do is to press their finger on the spot, make a wish out loud, and it will come true – exactly as they word it. Jug-A-Rum Polly, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Brittain
William E. Brittain (December 16, 1930 – December 16, 2011) was an American writer. He is best known for work set in the fictional New England village of Coven Tree, including ''The Wish Giver'', a Newbery Honor Book. Brittain was born in Rochester, New York. He decided he wanted to be a 5th-grade teacher, and in addition to teaching, used to read stories in mystery magazines. After some time, he decided he could do as good a job at writing as some of the authors he read; he got coaching on writing from Frederic Dannay of ''Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine'' (in which, along with ''Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine'', most of his mystery stories were published). He wrote two serials from 1964 to 1983, as well as other stories, before moving on to the children's books for which he is better known. Brittain is also the author of the popular book ''All the Money in the World'', which was adapted as a 1983 movie. Books Coven Tree series * ''Devil's Donkey'' (1981) * ''The Wish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |