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215 pp.
| Grosset |
April, 2007 |
TradeISBN 978-0-448-44496-3$9.99
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4-6Misadventures of Benjamin Bartholomew Piff series.
An unlimited birthday wish allows Ben to convert his Dickensian orphanage into a paradise. This creates problems for the magical wish-granters when Ben's powerful wish is stolen and used to give unheard-of powers to the Curseworks corporation, necessitating a good-versus-evil showdown. The characters are a bit flat, but the setting is vividly depicted.