Synopses & Reviews
andlt;bandgt;Riddle me this: A gnome suddenly appears.with a proposition for a young boy -- "Help me and I'll cure your curse."andlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Twelve-year-old Tom lives alone on an island in the middle of a river. Nobody dares approach him because the boy is cursed -- he brings bad luck to anyone around him. One day an odd little man -- a gnome, perhaps -- comes to see Tom, ignoring the boy's warnings to keep his distance. The hot-tempered, shifty gnome makes an astounding offer: He'll rid the boy of his hex, if the boy will embark on a mission for him. If Tom agrees will it really mean the end of his lonely existence? andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; With no answers and nothing to lose but bad luck, Tom sets off through the green valleys and peaks of Londria, but he quickly realizes the stakes of this gnome's game are high. And time is scarce. As the chips stack against him in a land riddled with obstacles, Tom wonders if he could be trading his curse for something far worse.
Synopsis
Living a life of isolation because he has been cursed with bad luck, a gnome offers twelve-year-old Tom a cure in exchange for his help, but Tom begins to wonder if he could be trading his curse for something far worse.
Synopsis
Riddle me this: A gnome suddenly appears.with a proposition for a young boy -- "Help me and I'll cure your curse."
Twelve-year-old Tom lives alone on an island in the middle of a river. Nobody dares approach him because the boy is cursed -- he brings bad luck to anyone around him. One day an odd little man -- a gnome, perhaps -- comes to see Tom, ignoring the boy's warnings to keep his distance. The hot-tempered, shifty gnome makes an astounding offer: He'll rid the boy of his hex, if the boy will embark on a mission for him. If Tom agrees will it really mean the end of his lonely existence?
With no answers and nothing to lose but bad luck, Tom sets off through the green valleys and peaks of Londria, but he quickly realizes the stakes of this gnome's game are high. And time is scarce. As the chips stack against him in a land riddled with obstacles, Tom wonders if he could be trading his curse for something far worse.
About the Author
andlt;bandgt;P. W. (Paul William) Cataneseandlt;/bandgt; was born in New York and grew up in Connecticut, where he lives with his wife and three children. When he's not writing books, he draws cartoons and works for an advertising agency. andlt;BRandgt;Interestingly, the letters in "P. W. Catanese" can be rearranged to spell "want escape?" Paul figures that's why people read books like his.