Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site caip.RUTGERS.EDU Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!pesnta!greipa!decwrl!pyramid!pyrnj!topaz!caip!markl From: markl@BORAX.MIT.EDU Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: "The Half-Amulet" Message-ID: <225@caip.RUTGERS.EDU> Date: Sat, 26-Oct-85 14:03:05 EST Article-I.D.: caip.225 Posted: Sat Oct 26 14:03:05 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 29-Oct-85 04:31:59 EST Sender: daemon@caip.RUTGERS.EDU Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 21 From: markl@BORAX.MIT.EDU (Mark L. Lambert) > When I was in the third grade (about 24 years ago) I read a book > that sort of got me started on science fiction/fantasy. It involved > some kids who found an old coin which granted them wishes... sort > of. The coin was so old that they had to wish for everything twice > to get a complete wish, otherwise they only got half of what they > wished for. Chris: I think the title of the book you read in third grade is "The Half Amulet". I too read it some time ago; the author's name (I think) was E. Nesbitt Mark Lambert "Drop-kick me, Jesus through the goalposts of Life" -- Berke Breathed ARPA: markl@borax.mit.edu