Ugh. I love Half Magic and Knight's Castle but this has none of the charm and delicate touch of either of those. It was preachy and ham handed and just not at all what I wanted.

Awww... I appreciated Eager's adding in the gradual maturation of the characters more now. I find it interesting the way values have flipped, particularly with one character. But it was just a lovely book and I found a beautiful wisdom in his dealing with differences. ( )

Edward Eager's books were stories I loved as a child and having re-read them as an adult I still quite enjoy them. The stories and characters hold up to the test of time. These books are clever and intriguing and the characters are very endearing. ( )

This book is about a group of kids, Laura, Lidia, James, Kip, and Gordy. They find a they found a wishing well in a forest last summer and from then on it has helped the kids. But one day, the well didn't reaspond, the well's magic was gone! And then Gordy threatend the well and it started working again! After that, all autum they had magical adventures. I liked this book because I like the way that Edward Eager made each chapter in a diferent perspective of each character. I also really like each magic thing that happens has a unque twist to it. ( )

An old wishing well has a magical effect on a group of children.
Genre:Adventure stories; Fantasy fiction
Ages 9-12 Fiction Lexile:790
Series:Tales of magic, 6