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    The Misadventures of Benjamin Bartholomew Piff

    Written by Jason Lethcoe

    Narrated by Roy Dotrice

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    About this audiobook

    Orphaned Benjamin Bartholomew Piff closed his eyes, blew out the candle, and wished with all his might. Soon after, sirens wailed all over the Wishworks Factory-Ben had followed every rule of birthday wishing to a T and had made the most dangerous wish of all…a wish for unlimited wishes
    Ben is delighted with his clever wish, until he learns that he has disrupted the fragile balance in the magical realm of wishes and curses. Before long, Ben has been recruited by the Wishworks factory president himself to fight the evil henchmen of the Curseworks Factory-giving new credence to the old adage: "Be careful what you wish for…"
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateApr 24, 2007
    ISBN9780739351109
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    • 1/5
      The best thing about this book was the title.The next best thing was how it started out. And then it just kept going downhill from there. I can't quite put my finger on why it failed to be engaging, but despite all the magic, the magic just wasn't there. While the basic structure premise was okay, the execution offered nothing new, and the whole story seemed to be packed in a too-small package. (This is dangerously close to the attitude of it's so bad and there's so little of it, but there you are.) None of the characters were ever given any depth, and the ultimate direction of the plot was more or less obvious from page two.And don't we have enough fantasy boy-heroes?In a genre rife with stories like this, why bother with ones that really don't shine?
    • 3/5
      When Ben's parents are killed in a plane crash he's sent to live in an orphanage of the very worst sort. Most nights he spends scouring out the horrible, smelly kitchen pots with a worn toothbrush as punishment for imagined infractions. Imagine his surprise and delight when a wild wish made on his birthday comes true! Suddenly Ben has unlimited wishes at his disposal.But at the Wishworks Factory, where hardworking fairies, jinns, and assorted other magical creatures work hard and happily to prepare children's birthday wishes, panic ensues - every wish Ben makes means some other poor child is disappointed. And to make matters worse, Ben's wishing globe has gone missing - stolen by the rival Curseworks factory. Now it's up to Ben and the Wishworks staff to set things right.In a word, slight. It's readable, but rings of a bit too much Harry Potter wannabe for me.
    • 4/5
      If you had one birthday wish, what would you wish for? Well Benjamin Bartholomew Piff wishes for what any orphan in the would might wish for... Unlimited Wishes. The mayhem begins as the employees at Wish Works Factories try frantically to get out of having to grant young Ben's wish before chaos ensues. Other children in the world are having their wishes taken away to fill Ben's orders and worse still the evil president of Curse Works is out to steal his wish and turn all of the world's wishes upside down. This fast pased book with hook anyone who has ever wished on a birthday candle and will surely bring out the kid in anyone.
    • 4/5
      When a miserable orphan unknowingly disrupts the balance of power between the magical realms of wishes and curses, he must join forces with the Wishworks Factory to reclaim his errant wish and set things right again.
    • 4/5
      Benjamin Bartholomew Piff lives in a horrible orphanage after the death of his parents. When a kindly social worker brings Benjamin a birthday cake, Benjamin makes a birthday wish that actually comes true - a wish for unlimited wishes!However, Benjamin's wish is causing chaos at Wishworks - where wishes are fullfilled. Not only is Benjamin's wish causing other children to lose their wishes, it might just cause a war between Wishworks and Curseworks. Benjamin is recruited into a world of genies, leprechauns and fairies to try and undo the damage his wish has done.