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The Magic Fishbone

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This is the extraordinary story of a very nearly ordinary princess named Alicia. Given a magic fish-bone by a good fairy, Alicia can have whatever she wishes—provided she wishes for it at the right time. But it's never clear when the right time is, and sometimes the best magic is no magic at all....

Genre
fairy talefantasy
Themes
childhood
Setting
victorian
Audience
childrenspicture books
Form
short stories

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