by Fred Holmes
Description off Amazon:
Fourteen-year-old Hannah Bradbury loved her father so much
that she worried about him constantly. After all, he was a photographer who
traveled to the most dangerous places in the world.
To allay her fears, each time he came home he brought her
silly gifts, each one with supposed magical powers: the Seal of Solomon, the
Ring of Gyges, even Aladdin’s Lamp. It was that lamp Hannah found the most
unbelievable, for it looked like an ugly teapot. Nevertheless, her father
assured her it was real, and made her promise to save her three wishes for
something very special.
Then . . . six months later . . . the unthinkable happened. Her
father was killed while on assignment to Baghdad. And so on the day of his
funeral Hannah did something she never thought she would ever do.
She took out that teapot and gave it a rub . . .
The Ugly Teapot by Fred Holmes is a timeless tale, filled
with magic and adventure. More importantly, it will make you believe in the
overwhelming power of love.
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This sounds intriguing. I read an anthology of "genie in a lamp" short stories last summer that was a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteOoh that sounds cool, do you remember the name of it?
DeleteThank you so much for the wonderful Spotlight!
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