Why read The Wish Giver?

Book cover of The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree

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A Newbery Honor Book that the New York Times called "an eerie delight," The Wish Giver is an engaging literary folk story about those who get what they wish for-whether they want it or not.

The people of Coven Tree are no strangers to magic. In fact, the town's very…

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Why read it?

1 author picked The Wish Giver as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Caroline Starr Rose

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What happens when a person gets what they think they truly want? For only fifty cents, a mysterious stranger offers to give the people of Coven Tree exactly what they wish for, but unexpected (and humorous) problems arise when those wishes come true.

When I was a student teacher, The Wish Giver was on my state’s reading list. I read it and was intrigued! A little creepy, a whole lot mysterious, I’ve remembered this book for years.

From Caroline's list on mysterious strangers.