From Wikipedia:
".....an American author most famous for his writings of the fictional
New England village of Coven Tree, including The Wish Giver, a Newbery
Honor Book. Bill decided he wanted to be a 5th-grade teacher, but
since teachers don't make a lot of money, he took up writing instead.
Before writing children's books, Bill worked for Ellery Queen's
Mystery Magazine, writing two serials from 1964 to 1983. He lives in
Asheville, North Carolina.
"Brittain is also the author of the popular book All the Money in the
World, which was adapted into a 1983 TV movie."
About "The Wish Giver":
"Various people take cards from Thaddeus Blinn, who says he can give
them whatever they desire. Polly, who has a sharp tongue, asks to be
well-liked. Rowena wants Henry to stay in town long enough to put down
roots. Sam, sick of hauling water, wishes for water on his folks farm.
They all get their wishes, with some truly horrible side effects..."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0344810/
(about the TV movie "All the Money in the World")
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2495.Bill_Brittain
(photo)
http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&biw=1136&bih=632&tbs=isch%3A1&...1&q=bil
(covers)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXVVh6Drg7I
(video about "The Wish Giver")
Bibliography
[edit] Coven Tree series
Devil's Donkey (1981)
The Wish Giver (1983)
Dr Dredd's Wagon of Wonders (1987)
Professor Popkin’s Prodigious Polish: A Tale of Coven Tree (1990)
[edit] The Man who Read... series
The Man Who Read John Dickson Carr (1965)
The Man Who Read Ellery Queen (1965)
The Woman Who Read Rex Stout (1966)
The Boy Who Read Agatha Christie (1966)
The Man Who Read Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1969)
The Man Who Read G. K. Chesterton (1973)
The Man Who Read Dashiell Hammett (1974)
The Man Who Read Georges Simenon (1975)
The Girl Who Read John Creasey (1975)
The Men Who Read Isaac Asimov (1978)
[edit] Mr. Strang series
Mr Strang Takes a Field Trip (1968)
Mr. Strang Checks a Record (1972)
Mr. Strang and the Cat Lady (1975)
Mr. Strang performs an experiment (1975)
Mr. Strang Accepts a Challenge (1976)
Mr. Strang Unlocks a Door (1981)
Mr. Strang Grasps at Straws (1981)
Mr. Strang Interprets a Picture (1981)
Mr. Strang and the Lost Ship (1982)
Mr. Strang Takes a Partner (1982)
Mr. Strang Studies Exhibit A (1982)
Mr. Strang and the Purloined Memo (1983)
Mr. Strang Takes a Tour (1983)
Mr. Strang Picks Up The Pieces (1988)
Mr. Strang Examines a Legend (1973)
Mr. Strang Invents a Strange Device (1973)
Mr. Strang Discovers a Bug (1973)
[edit] Other Books
The Zaretski Chain (1968)
The Ferret Man (1977)
All The Money In The World (1979)
Sherlock Holmes, Master Detective (1982)
Who Knew There'd Be Ghosts? (1985)
The Fantastic Freshman (1988)
My Buddy, The King (1989)
Wings (1991)
The Ghost From Beneath The Sea (1992)
The Mystery Of The Several Sevens (1994)
Shape-Changer (1994)
The Wizards And The Monster (1994)
A Candle for the Bag Lady (2006)
Lenona.
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