Verdigris deep.

Title
Verdigris deep.

Personal Author EPSB
Frances. Hardinge

Summary
One night Ryan and his friends steal coins from a well for their bus fare home. Soon after, strange things begin to happen. Peculiar marks tingle on Ryan's knuckles and light bulbs mysteriously explode. Then the well witch appears with her fountains for eyes and gargled demands. From now on, the friends must serve her--and the wishes that lie rotting at the bottom of her well.

Year Published
2007

Physical Description
327 p. ; 22 cm.

Program Information
Gr. 5+

Subject
Witches -- Fiction.
 
Supernatural -- Fiction.
 
Wishes -- Fiction.
 
Magic -- Fiction.

Genre
Fantasy fiction.

Summary
One night Ryan and his friends steal coins from a well for their bus fare home. Soon after, strange things begin to happen. Peculiar marks tingle on Ryan's knuckles and light bulbs mysteriously explode. Then the well witch appears with her fountains for eyes and gargled demands. From now on, the friends must serve her--and the wishes that lie rotting at the bottom of her well.

ISBN
9780230018686
 
9781405055376

Publisher
London : Macmillan Children's Books, c2007.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
HillcrestPB HARBook30552000274666Fantasy Fiction