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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780689717833
ISBN: 0689717830
Label: Aladdin
Manufacturer: Aladdin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: March 01, 1994
Publisher: Aladdin
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Sales Rank: 93426
Studio: Aladdin
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
As assistant to the king's chambermaid, 12-year-old Morwenna is hardly a likely candidate for wizardly inheritance. Yet there's something to be said for being in the right place at the right time--or is that the wrong place at the wrong time? Either way, with no warning, Morwenna suddenly becomes the recipient of five wishes when a 1,000-year-old ailing wizard, desperate to pass on his magical legacy, finds Morwenna at hand the moment before his dusty demise. Unfortunately, no guidance or advice accompanies this mysterious gift. Morwenna soon flounders in confusion and danger, as her best friend Swen, through a series of mishaps, comes to believe he is the new wizard, and all the kingdom awaits liberation from a despotic ruler. This tense, moving tale raises painful questions about altruism and selfishness, as a mere child is asked to grant wishes, secretly and judiciously.
Avi himself must have inherited mystical powers. With nothing in his hands (other than a pen) and nothing up his sleeve, Avi writes spellbindingly in just about any genre. The proof is in his more than three dozen popular books for young people, including Midnight Magic and the Newbery Honor-winning historical novel The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. (Ages 9 to 12) --Emilie Coulter
Average Rating: 
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I normally don't like reading fantasy books but I picked it up because I'm a huge fan of Avi. I loved this book, it was just soo weird, like I don't know how Avi came up with this plot but it was mysterious and addicting. I couldn't put htis book down I just read on and on and when I stopped it was like hmm could there really be a wizard or a bunch of wishes lying around somewhere, I totally recommend this book especially if your down in the dumps this will surely lighten your spirits.
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The Book Bright Shadow by Avi is an imaginative and adventerous Fantasy book. Morwenna is a servent girl for King Ruthvin. when she is at work dusting things, she becomes the holder of 5 powerful wishes. She goes on an adventure with her friend who thinks he has the wishes. Morwenna has to stay with a man who knows she has the wishes. He makes Morwenna use the wishes even though she doesn't want to.
HER LAST MUST LAST HER A LIFETIME!
"A great book that makes ... Read More
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How would you feel if you were a wizard, yet you had to keep it a secret from your best friend? Bright Shadow tells the story of a young girl named Morwenna who receives a gift filled with wishes, but cannot use them on herself. At first she is scared to hold the wishes because it is a big responsibility. Ruthvin, the nasty king, wants to catch Morwenna and keep her in captivity so he can have the wishes she protects. Morwenna has many challenges in this book because she can not use her wish to ... Read More
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I really enjoyed reading this book. The whole plot was amazing and the way Avi wrote it was so smooth and really grabbed me. My only complaint would be the ending. Too much suspense, and a tiny bit too sad. I really wished that Avi told a little more than he wrote.
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I have been a fan of Avi's since 'The True Confessions of Charolate Doyle'. He's written some amazing books, in all kinds of genras, but this one just didnt add up to his normal standard. From the beginning there is a problem with no solution. I kept waiting for one of Avi's famous ending twists, but there was none, and when I finished the book I frowned said, hmm, so much for clasic Avi style, maybe he just wrote it to make another dollar. It was not bad, as far as average books go, but for Avi, I ... Read More
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