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Description edit
“Lots of fun.”-- The New York Times Book Review
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Summary edit
Laura is a girl who goes out of her way to find adventure. So when her family moves to a house with a well in the yard--a wishing well, according to Lydia, Laura's opinionated, horse-mad, outrageous new neighbor--Laura is all too wiling to make a wish and see what happens.
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Characters/People edit
First Sentence edit
Laura sat looking out of the window, watching houses and barns and woods wheel slowly by, as the tiny train chugged uphill.
Table of Contents edit
1. The Wishing Well
2. The Witches Garden
3. The Silver Mine
4. The Wicked Ogre
5. The Long-Lost Heir
6. The Mob-Led Queen
7. The Secret Drawer
8. Magic or Not?
Series & Lists edit
This is book 5 of 7 in Magic. (standard series)
Preceded by The Time Garden, and followed by The Well-Wishers.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Edward Eager (Author)
- N. M. Bodecker (Illustrator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harcourt, Inc
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1959
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 197
Publisher: Harcourt, Inc
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1959
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 197
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