Books with title The Wishing-Well Spell

"Never underestimate what might enter into your world, even though it be through something as ordinary as a window well. "Goldfish didn't count, at least not to Allison. For just as long as she had loved mashed potatoes, she had wished for a pet. Once she had a goldfish. But again, they didn't count. Not in her wildest dreams would she have imagined that the oddest of pets would begin to enter her world through an ordinary window well. Young readers will identify with Allison's longing for her very own pet and the frustrations she encounters in never quite getting exactly what she wished for."

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.

My story titled, Under The Wishing Well is a tale about a house cat's first time outside on her own. Her name is Dewster and her short adventure to the outdoors causes quite a stir with her friends, Baxter the dog and Chippy the chipmunk. Dewster, her friends, and the children that read this story learn a valuable lesson along the way, plus the true meaning of friendship. After Dewster is accidentally locked outside she finds shelter through a secret tunnel that leads into Chippy's house that is built under the wishing well. Baxter comes up with an idea that helps Dewster get back inside the house. Baxter can't figure out where his idea came from, but Dewster and Chippy do. After all, Chippy does live under a wishing well….

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When Ed and his family move to his grandmother's Devon cottage on the eve of World War II, little does he know that sinister rumours of witchcraft will soon have him and his sister, Bella fighting for their very lives.He discovers that they are the objects of an ancient prophecy, charged with releasing the spirits of three witches from a wishing well, where they are trapped and powerless. And he soon finds that magic is all too real, as he struggles with his task against evil enemies, his own burgeoning power and a world that just got more complex than he could ever imagine. Join him as he battles evil creatures and a legacy of hatred and twisted power; as he discovers burgeoning love ands fight to retain some small amount of control in a world on the brink of hideous conflict.