Mr. Wicker's Window
Author: first_name: Carley
last_name: Dawson
Language: English
Year: 1952

When twelve-year-old Chris entered Mr. Wicker's shop to inquire about a job for his friend, something about old Mr. Wicker forced him to take the job himself. Chris found himself the pupil of Mr. Wicker, not the old man he first saw, but a powerful man in his forties--a magician. Chris learned how to turn himself into a fish, a bird, a fly, and with a magic rope he learned to make a boat or even an elephant.<br /><br />

Chris had been chosen to sail to China on a mysterious mission. Long before