"Slapstick adventure . . . funny."--The Horn Book
"Vande Velde has created an intriguing story, using familiar facts about the Middle Ages and [her usual] sly humor."--Library Talk
Description
It's bad enough that Deanna has to waste her summer in France and her only friend is a mangy black cat, but now she's staring hopelessly into a magic well, trying to figure out what in the world to wish for.
Before she can make a wish, the cat scratches her, her watch falls into the well, and then . . . so has she! Except that now she's plunged into a time travel adventure in medieval France, the cat is a handsome young man, and her watch has the power to completely change history.
Maybe a quiet summer would have been nice?
- Portal Fantasy: One accidental wish in front of an ancient well is all it takes to send Deanna tumbling from a boring summer into the middle of medieval France.
- Shapeshifter Romance: Her only companion is her cat, Oliver… who is suddenly a handsome, sword-wielding young man with secrets of his own.
- Fish Out of Water: A modern fifteen-year-old has to navigate a world of knights, castles, and wizards without her smartphone—or a clue.
- High-Stakes Quest: Deanna’s lost watch has become a powerful artifact that could rewrite history forever, and she’s the only one who can get it back.
Genres
Pages240
Released2006
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN9780547351636
SellerHarperCollins
About the author(s)
Vivian Vande Velde has written many books for teen and middle grade readers, including Heir Apparent, User Unfriendly, All Hallow's Eve: 13 Stories, Three Good Deeds, Now You See It ..., and the Edgar Award–winning Never Trust a Dead Man. She lives in Rochester, New York. Visit her website at www.vivianvandevelde.com.
