Verdigris Deep

By: Frances Hardinge

Narrated by: Ann Beach

Verdigris (n.): a blue-green rust that tarnishes ageing and forgotten copper coins, altering them entirely....

One evening, Ryan and his friends steal some coins from a well. Soon after, strange things begin to happen. Peculiar burn marks appear on Ryan’s knuckles and light bulbs mysteriously explode. Then the well witch appears, with her fountains for eyes and gargled demands. From now on the kids who’ve stolen from her must serve her - and the wishes rotting at the bottom of her well.

©2007 Frances Hardinge. Cover Illustrations © 2018 Vincent Chong. Published in 2018 by Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS, Inc. All rights reserved (P)2019 Blackstone Publishing