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246 pp.
| Random |
May, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-0-375-85560-3$16.99
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-375-95560-0$19.99
(2)
4-6
Illustrated by
LeUyen Pham.
Four children stumble upon a magical wish-granting wall. After some trial and error, they figure out the wall's magic and begin their explorations. Throughout, an omniscient narrator instructs readers, reflecting this contemporary-set story's old-fashioned sensibility, also seen in Pham's black-and-white line art. Snyder acknowledges her debt to Edward Eager; fans of Jeanne Birdsall's Penderwicks books will also be pleased.