| The Wish House Contributor(s): Rees, Celia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763629510 ISBN-13: 9780763629519 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2006 Annotation: From the author of "Witch Child" and "Sorceress" comes another engrossing, atmospheric novel that follows a teenage boy's summer as he learns the secrets of the mysterious and provocative Wish House. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Class Differences - Young Adult Fiction | Art - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Dating & Sex |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006049022 |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 5.26" W x 7.82" (0.91 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 110717 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A top-notch look at first love, heartbreak, and the driving force of passion. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) It's the start of summer vacation, and fifteen-year-old Richard has discovered that a family has taken up residence in the usually deserted Wish House. Richard is intrigued by both the house and the bohemian family now living there. The father, Jethro Dalton, is an internationally renowned painter; his seemingly licentious wife is fascinated by herbs and cures. But it's their beautiful and vibrant daughter, Clio, the muse for Jethro's paintings, who draws Richard utterly into the Daltons' world. Soon Richard finds himself so captivated by Clio that he steals off to the woods to spend days and nights with her, meanwhile struggling to understand and fit in with her eccentric clan. How could he know that some mysteries are best left alone -- and that some betrayals can never be forgiven? |