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Lovely fairy tale style novel
The old adage "be careful what you wish for" comes true in this original body-swap fantasy that reads like a fairy tale. A magical wishing well twists the wisher's words to bring misfortune; can Nuria, used to getting her way, trick the well into giving her what she wants after her own wish goes awry? A Good Book
Well Wished by Franny Billingsley is a good book. The main character is eleven-year-old Nuria Magdelena, who lives in the mountain village of Bishop Mayne with her grandfather, the Avy. In this town there is a Wishing Well, and everyone can have one wish in a lifetime. But the Well is dangerous, and a lot of the wishes backfire. It was one of these wishes that made all of the children in the village disappear, and now the Avy has wished for them to come back. One child returns, Catty Winter, whose legs are crippled. She wants Nuria to make a wish for her to walk again, and Nuria decides to make the wish for her new friend. But the wish backfires, and Nuria and Catty switch bodies. Will Nuria ever find a way to get back to her own body, or will she be stuck in Catty's body forever?

This is a Must Read Book
The Well Wished by Franny Billingsley is a five star book. It was Great. The thing I liked best about this book was how one girl wanted to share her traditions with her friend that was handicapped. There were no illustrations in this book but I could imagine the pictures in my head because of the descriptions. I didn't learn anything new from this book, but it was great anyway I would recommend this book to a friend because it is a very good book. However, I think only people that like "made-up things" would like this story. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. Children: Grades 3-4    3. Fantasy fiction    4. Fiction    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. Magic    7. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    8. Wishes    9. Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic   

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Fantasy    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Girls & Women    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    7. Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure   

Editorial Review

She is never cold, she always knows exactly what time it is, and her hair grows two inches while she sleeps. Fifteen-year-old Corinna Stonewall--the only Folk Keeper in the city of Rhysbridge--sits hour after hour with the Folk in the dark, chilly cellar, "drawing off their anger as a lightning rod draws off lightning." The Folk are the fierce, wet-mouthed, cave-dwelling gremlins who sour milk, rot cabbage, and make farm animals sick. Still, they are no match for the steely, hard-hearted, vengeful orphan Corinna who prides herself in her job of feeding, distracting, and otherwise pacifying these furious, ravenous creatures. The Folk Keeper has power and independence, and that's the way she likes it. Read more

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Amazing, fantastical world!
This was a wonderfully written fantasy novel. I immediately fell in love with the main character and her world. I would highly recommend it to kids *and* adults!

The Folk Keeper
Interesting read. Certainly a different writing style. Difficult to hold my interest until late in the book. It shows great imagination. It is not a casual read.

Beware of the Grues
In the old Zork video games were these nasty critters called grues.If you went into the caverns without a candle you'd likely be eaten by one, but you never encountered them in the light and had no idea what they looked like.Somehow, it was a lot spookier that way.
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Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - Fantasy    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Fairies    4. Fantasy fiction    5. Fiction    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Orphans    8. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    9. Selkies    10. Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / Other   

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