Well Wished
By (Author) Franny Billingsley
Illustrated by Leonid Gore
Simon & Schuster
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
6th April 2000
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Fantasy
FIC
Paperback
176
Width 127mm, Height 203mm, Spine 15mm
168g
One wish for a lifetime...In the village of Bishop Mayne there is a magical Wishing Well where a person may make one wish in a lifetime. But the Well can create problems for those who use its power, for wishes often go wrong. It was just such a wish that took all the children in the town away. Only eleven-year-old Nuria, who lives with her grandfather up on the mountain, remains. Then one child returns -- Catty Winter. Catty's legs are mysteriously crippled, and Catty desperately wants Nuria to make a wish so she can walk again. Nuria swears she will make the wish for her friend. But the Well has a mind of its own. What if Nuria's wish qoes wrong
Leonid Gore moved to the United States from his native Russia in 1991. He has illustrated many children's picture books, and lives with his wife and daughter in Brooklyn.