Books with title The Wishing-Well Spell

Alex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change, in this fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines our modern day world with the enchanting realm of classic fairytales.The Land of Stories tells the tale of twins Alex and Conner. Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, they leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about. But after a series of encounters with witches, wolves, goblins, and trolls alike, getting back home is going to be harder than they thought.Book Details:Format: Audio BookPublication Date: 7/17/2012Pages: Reading Level: Age 8 and Up

Penny Parker starred in a series of 17 books written by Mildred A. Wirt Benson and published from 1939 through 1947. Penny was a high school sleuth who also occasionally moonlighted as a reporter for her father's newspaper. Benson favored Penny Parker over all the other books she wrote, including Nancy Drew. Her obituary quoted her as saying, "I always thought Penny Parker was a better Nancy Drew than Nancy is," Mrs. Benson said in 1993.

Timothy Legget, 12, was forced to grow up quickly living in Appleton, Kentucky, caring for his younger sister, Lisa. Their parents, Jan and Justin, were impoverished coal miners working in one of the local mines near their home. On October 5, 1901, tragedy struck their family. Timothy and Lisa are sent to Jasper, Virginia to live with their aunt-Martha Satcher. They arrive in Jasper late one night, only to discover that their Aunt Martha is not home. Timothy explores the house and finds it empty of most everything. Timothy considers this to be very strange and out of character for his Aunt. Suddenly, reality overwhelms him he is in a strange town, caring for his younger sister, with neither friends nor relatives, and returning home is not an option. Without relatives, he and Lisa could be mistaken for orphans and placed in an orphanage-where there would be little hope of ever returning home.

When fourteen-year old Lewis meets a grimm gnome at the creek, there learns that there is an ancient wishing well that grants wishes. There are complicated rules to making wishes. Three make a wish for themselves and for each, but the two are friends and one is not. Lewis and his friends should have been careful. This wishing well just might be cursed and making a wish could be deadly.

You seem a good a sensible person, one that appreciates a wholesome cautionary tale. This is exactly such a tale, all about how Francesca stumbled into an adventure instead of waiting for rescue. She terrorized an innocent bystander’s daisies, then got caught up with traveling musicians, and made matters worse by sticking her tongue out at an ancient war goddess.That is exactly why this story is for you, a good and sensible person, the type that enjoys reading about adventure rather than having an adventure. You aren’t complaining about the boredom of normal life, you celebrate it. You know that adventures are dirty, exhausting, with no good place to brush your teeth, and that anything can happen but it probably won’t be good. When you read this book, you will get a brief history of Wishing Well craftsmanship and ethics, a nice tour of an ancient war goddess’s mountain palace, and an interesting guide through the fairy island of Oberon without the terror of actually having to visit Oberon. (If you get nightmares from reading that section of the book, you can’t blame the author as you have been suitably warned and reading the book constitutes a binding contract that you agree not to sue the author for describing the terrors of living amongst the fairies.) There are tips for paying off Scrying College, collective nouns and general philosophical wisdom such as the social implications of playing high stakes hangman and pancake economics.

The Fishing Well is a tale about facing fears for readers of every age. Children and adults alike are empowered to think about their fears in a whole new way. Beautiful handcrafted illustrations highlight the layers of meaning each reader is invited to extract from a well, a bucket, and some fish. Facing our fears can be daunting and overwhelming but also confidence building and life changing. This story encourages each reader to shrink their fears into a whimsical place to see them in nonthreatening ways. Self-empowerment, bravery and persistence are themes explored.