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    612-822-4611

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The Cursed Coin

The Cursed Coin

Ahmed, Aqeel

Paperback

General Juvenile Fiction

ISBN10: 1834230039
ISBN13: 9781834230030
Publisher: 978-1-83423-003-0
Published: May 19 2025
Pages: 110
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.23 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Introduction Summary - The Cursed Coin

In the small riverside town of Willowmere, evening breezes carry old whispers about a single golden coin that wanders through time as though it has legs. Elders describe it half-seriously around hearth fires, saying the coin appears when a person believes they need a miracle-slipping into coat pockets, sliding between storybook pages, or glinting beneath mossy roots.

Wherever it lands, breathtaking fortune follows long-planned picnics that remain dry in sudden storms, lost puppies trot home, students earn flawless grades, and every impossible wish seems to bloom. Yet the legend comes wrapped in a warning as sharp as the thorn behind a rose. For each smile the coin creates, an unseen shadow gathers elsewhere-an illness striking without reason, a roof split by lightning, or a string of disasters swirling around unsuspecting neighbors like heavy clouds.

Most townsfolk dismiss the tale, laughing that such wild magic could hardly lurk in a place whose grandest excitement is the annual pie-baking contest. Children treat the story like a daring game, skimming stones across the river and shouting wishes for endless ice cream, convinced they would know exactly what to ask if the treasure ever gleamed before them.

Only one child, inquisitive Leo Whitby, cannot laugh the story away. Maps, puzzles, and rumors of adventure drum in his imagination, and he wonders whether the adults' careful smiles hide genuine fear. Could the clink of a single coin truly tilt the balance of fate? On an ordinary autumn afternoon scented with apples and chimney smoke, Leo's wondering becomes reality.

Exploring the fringe of Appleberry Woods, he spies a glimmer inside the hollow of a gnarled oak shaped like an ancient question mark. Brushing aside crisp leaves, he lifts a warm, breathing coin into the light-and the line between legend and life vanishes in an instant. What follows races faster than a falling star and stranger than any flashlight tale, revealing that real luck is never free, but courage, kindness, and friendship may be powerful enough to break any spell. Soon the town will learn that every wish sends ripples and each choice matters.

Three Reasons to Read The Cursed Coin

Immersing in Leo's journey encourages relaxation and emotional resilience, showing young readers that anxieties can be overcome by courage and kindness, soothing busy minds while sparking imagination and mindful daydreaming.

Sharing the legend at sleepovers or class discussions boosts communication skills and empathy; children bond over moral debates, practice storytelling, and grow confident expressing ideas, strengthening friendships and building circles.

The plot's cause-and-effect consequences teach critical thinking, prompting kids to weigh risks, consider others, and foresee outcomes; this reflective habit nurtures wiser decision-making, sharper reasoning, and lifelong intellectual curiosity skills.


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