A Well-Timed Enchantment

It's bad enough that Deanna has to waste her summer in France and her only friend is a mangy black cat, but now she's staring hopelessly into a well, trying to figure out what in the world to wish for.

Before she can make a wish, the cat scratches her, her watch falls into the well, and then . . . so has she! Except that now she's in medieval France, the cat is a handsome young man, and her watch has the power to completely change history.

Maybe a quiet summer would have been nice?

• Magical Transformation: Her mangy cat Oliver is suddenly a very literal-minded boy who knows nothing about fairy tales, raw fish, or why he shouldn’t just stalk things in the forest.
• A Hilarious Time-Travel Adventure: One Mickey Mouse watch has fallen into medieval France, and if Deanna can’t get it back from a quirky wizard and his jousting nephews, her entire future could be erased.
• Classic Fish Out of Water Comedy: She knows about pool parties and roller-skating, not castle etiquette or how to fend off a suitor who thinks serenading her is a good idea.
• A Reluctant Heroine: Deanna never asked to save the world. She just wanted her watch back and maybe to not spend her summer in France. Now she has to deal with both.

"Slapstick adventure . . . funny."--The Horn Book

"Vande Velde has created an intriguing story, using familiar facts about the Middle Ages and [her usual] sly humor."--Library Talk