Mary Le Duc O'Neill (1908–1990)
Author of Hailstones and Halibut Bones
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- Other names
- Gibbons, Mary Le Duc
Le Duc, Mary - Birthdate
- 1908-02-16
- Date of death
- 1990-01-02
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Yuma, Arizona, USA
- Places of residence
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA - Education
- University of Michigan
Western Reserve University - Occupations
- children's book author
advertising copywriter
advertising agency executive
poet
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- Works
- 24
- Members
- 1,565
- Popularity
- #16,485
- Rating
- 4.3
- Reviews
- 33
- ISBNs
- 49
Jane finds the coin, and becasue she and her sblings are having the worst, most dreadfully boring summer ever, she idly wishes something exciting would happen.
And something does: Her wish is granted.
Or not quite. Only half of her wish comes true.
It turns out the coin grants wishes--but only by half, so that you must wish for twice as much as you want.
Wishing for two times some things is a cinch, but other doubled wishes only cause twice as much trouble. What is half of twice a talking cat? Or to be half-again twice not-here? And how do you double your most heartfelt wish, the one you care about so much it has to be perfect?… (more)