The Wish Giver
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The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree' is a 1983 book by Bill Brittain, and a winner of the Newbery Honor citation.
[edit] Plot Summary
One day a man named Thaddeus Blinn walks into the village of Coven Tree selling wishes for $.50. Four children (Rowena, Polly, Adam, and "Stew Meat") are curious. Blinn sells then a card and "all they have to do is press the red button". The first three wishes are unwise, landing both the villagers and they in deep trouble. Stew Meat then had to unwish the others wishes. One of the few good outcomes was that Adam found out that he was a dowser.