When I was a child, I read this one book over and over and now I can’t seem to remember what it was. And this seems to be the place to find all the answers so here goes.
It was about a girl who found (perhaps in an attic?) all these magical things. Once was a shoe that when she put it on carried her many leagues away with one step. There was also a horse that had some sort of magic ear she could tug. It wasn’t a fantasy-type book per se, more of a kid on your block that had amazing adventures. I don’t think it was a serial publication. I believe she may have traveled to Mexico with her magic shoe…
That is all I can seem to remember. No author or title. It’s driving me crazy. Well, crazier.
What the Witch Left was published in 1993, according to my sources. I think it would help if sj2 would give us an approximate date of publication. Something like, “I read it sometime around 19–, so it must have been published before then.”
I’m pretty sure I read What the Witch Left when I was in the 4th or 5th grade, which was late 70’s, early 80’s. Maybe it was re-released? Or Ms. Chew is repeating herself, and I read a book with the same plot but a different name. Maybe Ruth Chew is another way of saying “V.C. Andrews”
I should’ve known better than to trust NoveList to provide the correct date of original publication. WorldCat indeed shows a date of 1973 for its earliest entry for that title. Alas, the best abstract they provide is
