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Just One Wish
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Janette Rallison (Goodreads Author)
Seventeen-year-old Annika Truman knows about the power of positive thinking. With a little brother who has cancer, it's all she ever hears about. And in order to help Jeremy, she will go to the ends of the earth (or at least as far as Hollywood) to help him believe he can survive his upcoming surgery.
But Annika's plan to convince Jeremy that a magic genie will grant him a...more
But Annika's plan to convince Jeremy that a magic genie will grant him a...more
Hardcover, 272 pages
Published
March 5th 2009
by Putnam Juvenile
(first published January 17th 2009)
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How far would you go to accomplish an impossible wish? Annika Truman will not take no for an answer for the wish she wants to grant, and will see just how much it takes to pull off a miracle.
It all started when Annika said that Jeremy, her six-year old brother who has cancer, could wish for anything he wanted and her genie would give it to him on the spot. Annika is sure he's going to ask for the new Teen Robin Hood action figure, which she had to fight Black Friday crowds to get. S...more
It all started when Annika said that Jeremy, her six-year old brother who has cancer, could wish for anything he wanted and her genie would give it to him on the spot. Annika is sure he's going to ask for the new Teen Robin Hood action figure, which she had to fight Black Friday crowds to get. S...more
Implausible, impossible, far-fetched, silly, over-the-top, unrealistic, in-your-dreams, totally and completely off the charts concept.
I loved it.
I loved it.
Before starting this, I had extremely high expectations. Since, for one, isn't the cover so cute? Plus, Janette's previous books have been great, so I was hoping this would be the same deal. Luckily, it was a darling book. Though, it had a quite a few flaws.
First off, I loved the characters. Annika was a strong teenage girl that I admired a ton, because of how far she would go to make all of her brother's dreams come true. Plus, the relationships she had with her parents, best frien...more
First off, I loved the characters. Annika was a strong teenage girl that I admired a ton, because of how far she would go to make all of her brother's dreams come true. Plus, the relationships she had with her parents, best frien...more
Seventeen-year-old Annika is determined to grant her little brother's wish before he has brain surgery to remove a cancerous tumor. Will she be able to convince the gorgeous young actor who plays his favorite TV character to visit six-year-old Jeremy? Annika is smart, strong, and funny. She is devoted to her brother and mad at God for making him sick. It is a sad, serious situation but Annika has an entertaining, romantic adventure along the way. The ending will tug at your heart.
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What a fun, fun and moving story. Here is a quote I loved!
"Yesterday you asked me what the purpose of life is. I've thought about that ever since. I think it's to do good no matter what life throws at you, to not let the pain turn you bitter. It's something we have to learn, something we have to make ourselves become."
I would love a sequel to this one! Maybe it would lose some of it's charm with a sequel but it doesn't change the fact that I still wou...more
"Yesterday you asked me what the purpose of life is. I've thought about that ever since. I think it's to do good no matter what life throws at you, to not let the pain turn you bitter. It's something we have to learn, something we have to make ourselves become."
I would love a sequel to this one! Maybe it would lose some of it's charm with a sequel but it doesn't change the fact that I still wou...more
Reviewed by Cat for TeensReadToo.com
With an uncanny ability for reading other people and the force of a charming personality, seventeen-year-old Annika Truman is used to getting her way.
Heading out to the day-after-Thanksgiving sales, Annika wants nothing more than to return home with a Talking Teen Robin Hood for her cancer-stricken little brother, Jeremy. But the six-year-old throws her a curveball when he reveals that his heart's desire is for the "real" Tee...more
With an uncanny ability for reading other people and the force of a charming personality, seventeen-year-old Annika Truman is used to getting her way.
Heading out to the day-after-Thanksgiving sales, Annika wants nothing more than to return home with a Talking Teen Robin Hood for her cancer-stricken little brother, Jeremy. But the six-year-old throws her a curveball when he reveals that his heart's desire is for the "real" Tee...more
As soon as I started reading this book I knew I wouldn’t be able to put it down until I was finished. I picked it up with only a few hours before one of my favorite T.V. show (So You Think You Can Dance.) When the show started I put the book down (pointless). I watched all of about 5 minutes before I picked it back up and read straight through the show and into the night.
This book was very emotional. I laughed my head off, I had tears build up in my eyes, and then I full fledge ba...more
This book was very emotional. I laughed my head off, I had tears build up in my eyes, and then I full fledge ba...more
Imagine having to grant an impossible wish. Imagine having the conviction to pull it off. That is the make of Just One Wish by Janette Rallison.
Annika realizes that she's way over her head when her six-year-old brother, riddled with cancer, wishes to meet his idol, Robin Hood, from the successful teen TV series. Somehow, she has to grant this wish before Friday--before his surgery. Which means she has to somehow sneak into the studio, convince the Steve Raliegh (the guy who plays Rob...more
Annika realizes that she's way over her head when her six-year-old brother, riddled with cancer, wishes to meet his idol, Robin Hood, from the successful teen TV series. Somehow, she has to grant this wish before Friday--before his surgery. Which means she has to somehow sneak into the studio, convince the Steve Raliegh (the guy who plays Rob...more
There is nothing Annika wouldn't do for her six-year-old brother Jeremy. She adores him to no end and she wants to give him anything he wants. More than anything, she wants to give him hope. Jeremy has cancer and he's about to have surgery. He's been very nervous about it so Annika is sure that all he needs is positive thinking to get him through it. Annika knows she has to be creative and make him believe that things will go well, so she tells him she has a magic genie that can grant wishes. Wh...more
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This was a very cute and easy to read story. It was short as I read it in a couple of hours.
I liked Annika. I liked how she stood by her brother and was willing to go to the extreme for him. She was teensy bit crazy and over the top but it was funny and I enjoyed it.
I can't comment on Steve because I really don't know how actors act. I think he was well written though. It was nice to see that his life wasn't perfect.
One of my favorite scenes is in the beginning o...more
I liked Annika. I liked how she stood by her brother and was willing to go to the extreme for him. She was teensy bit crazy and over the top but it was funny and I enjoyed it.
I can't comment on Steve because I really don't know how actors act. I think he was well written though. It was nice to see that his life wasn't perfect.
One of my favorite scenes is in the beginning o...more
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This book was everything I thought it would be and more. I couldn't put it down - I literally finished it in a couple of hours.
The main character- Annika- was very easy to relate to and understand. Probably because I found out pretty quickly that I had more in common with her than just the alikeness in our names. She is an amazing character- very strong and her devotion to her brother is admirable. There should be more people like that in the real world.
The story itself w...more
The main character- Annika- was very easy to relate to and understand. Probably because I found out pretty quickly that I had more in common with her than just the alikeness in our names. She is an amazing character- very strong and her devotion to her brother is admirable. There should be more people like that in the real world.
The story itself w...more
Ooh.. buku yang sangat sedih :( I want to cry...
Buku ini diawali dengan kisah yang lucu, kocak dan alur yang cepat. Seru banget membayangkan petualangan Annika dan sahabatnya dalam rangka memenuhi permintaan sang adik. Jeremy, adiknya yang masih usia 6 tahunan, menderita kanker. Kenapa ya belakangan buku yang saya baca temanya kanker? And they are good books, too!
Anyway, ceritanya nih Annika mo ngasih hadiah kejutan buat Jeremy, berupa boneka Robin Hood remaja. Saat itu f...more
Buku ini diawali dengan kisah yang lucu, kocak dan alur yang cepat. Seru banget membayangkan petualangan Annika dan sahabatnya dalam rangka memenuhi permintaan sang adik. Jeremy, adiknya yang masih usia 6 tahunan, menderita kanker. Kenapa ya belakangan buku yang saya baca temanya kanker? And they are good books, too!
Anyway, ceritanya nih Annika mo ngasih hadiah kejutan buat Jeremy, berupa boneka Robin Hood remaja. Saat itu f...more
Okay, so last night I decided to read for an hour before I went to bed and ended up staying up until I read this whole book...yes, I am insane!!!
So I love this author, I love her writing style and I love the characters she creates. You are probably wondering why I only gave 3 stars. Well, I really don't like stories dealing at all with Cancer. The main character's(Annika) little brother has cancer and all he wants is to meet his favorite TV character...Robin Hood. Well Annika thr...more
So I love this author, I love her writing style and I love the characters she creates. You are probably wondering why I only gave 3 stars. Well, I really don't like stories dealing at all with Cancer. The main character's(Annika) little brother has cancer and all he wants is to meet his favorite TV character...Robin Hood. Well Annika thr...more
When Annika’s little brother Jeremy is about to undergo surgery for cancer treatment, she knows that he will do better if he believes the cancer will be cured. So, she tells Jeremy a harmless white lie about a genie that will grant him two wishes — one for whatever he wants, and one wish to get better. But when Jeremy wishes for the real Teen Robin Hood to teach him archery (instead of the Teen Robin Hood doll Annika expects him to ask for), Annika makes up her mind to track down the celebrity a...more
When I picked this one up I was looking for a cute, fluffy read with some possible romance. And I got it - in ways - but I feel like I got a lot more from this book as well.
The plot centers around a scheme to get the actor who plays Teen Robin Hood to come visit the main character Annika's brother before he has surgery for his cancer. Jeremy, Annika's brother, is only six, so right off the bat that makes this novel a little heavier. The plot is, for various reasons, a bit far-fetche...more
The plot centers around a scheme to get the actor who plays Teen Robin Hood to come visit the main character Annika's brother before he has surgery for his cancer. Jeremy, Annika's brother, is only six, so right off the bat that makes this novel a little heavier. The plot is, for various reasons, a bit far-fetche...more
This is honestly the best book I've read in a long time--not just good like entertaining, but good like soul-warming. Wow. First of all, it's laugh-out-loud funny the whole way through, and I mean that literally. I was seriously laughing the whole time. But then there was the really serious aspect of Annika's pain and desperation as she tried to cope with her brother's cancer and do something that might swing the odds in his favor, which was so, so touching. And the end! It made me cry--I'm stil...more
I suppose you could pass for a starlet. You do have that femme fatale air about you. Like you crush boys’ dreams in your spare time.
- Madison
I’m not sure where the body keeps its reservoir of tears, but as always mine wasn’t there.
- Annika
Don’t ask me that question. You might not like the answer.
- Annika
Usually if you’ve broken up with someone and then you want to get together with them for dinner, there are ulterior motives.
- Annika
There is a dif...more
- Madison
I’m not sure where the body keeps its reservoir of tears, but as always mine wasn’t there.
- Annika
Don’t ask me that question. You might not like the answer.
- Annika
Usually if you’ve broken up with someone and then you want to get together with them for dinner, there are ulterior motives.
- Annika
There is a dif...more
In this book, Janette Rallison demonstrates the Meg Cabot-like ability to commit you fully to a completely implausible story. Something that feels, as one of her characters says, not real but true.
Annika's little brother has a brain tumor, and Annika is determined to help him meet his favorite TV character (Teen Robin Hood) before he goes into a dangerous surgery. After trying more conventional methods and not getting anywhere, she decides to drive to L.A. to talk to the Teen Robin Hoo...more
Annika's little brother has a brain tumor, and Annika is determined to help him meet his favorite TV character (Teen Robin Hood) before he goes into a dangerous surgery. After trying more conventional methods and not getting anywhere, she decides to drive to L.A. to talk to the Teen Robin Hoo...more
As a girl who has five little brothers, I wanted a lot out of this book - I wanted a girl who actually loved her siblings, who actually got along with them. Too often I try for that and end up finding a book about a family who don't really like each other much but have to learn to when tragedy strikes. This, however, is a story about a family who already love each other. And that's when the tragedy bit comes in.
I was totally satisfied with the family aspect of the story. Annika's...more
I was totally satisfied with the family aspect of the story. Annika's...more
Wow! This book was fantastic and it may be my favorite Rallison novel (it’s a tie between this and My Fair Godmother). Our main character Annika (not a huge fan of the name) is full of spunk, determination and a huge heart. Ever since she found out her little brother was diagnosed with cancer she hasn’t been the same. Her new goal in life is to do whatever she can to help him get better. When I read what this story was going to be about I was a little nervous. I don’t usually like to read sad bo...more
(Genre:Teen fiction) This is the story of seventeen year old Annika who is willing to do just about anything for her six year old brother Jeremy. Jeremy has been diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor and is preparing for surgery. Annika, in an attempt to encourage Jeremy and keep him positive and fighting, decides that she will help him by fulfilling a wish for him. Jeremy wishes that the teenage Robin Hood from the hit TV show would come to visit him and give him an archery lesson. Annika secr...more
like other GR members i completely agree ! the cover is really pretty :)
Just One Wish by Janette Rallison , was a quick-fluffy-cute book .
let me inform you firsthand itself , that the contents present in this book are utterly unbelievable ! the ending is completely predictable and if certain areas would have been given a few more extra pages of describing and more of things in them , i would have absolutely loved this book ! (not that i hate it , i just 'like' it :D )
the...more
Just One Wish by Janette Rallison , was a quick-fluffy-cute book .
let me inform you firsthand itself , that the contents present in this book are utterly unbelievable ! the ending is completely predictable and if certain areas would have been given a few more extra pages of describing and more of things in them , i would have absolutely loved this book ! (not that i hate it , i just 'like' it :D )
the...more
this book is about a girl, her name is Annika Turman and she has 17 years old.
she want to do all she can to save her young brother Jeremy, he has 6 years old and he has the cancer in his brain.
Annika said to him that they have a genie who know what
he ask for.
he doesn t want something like a toy or a game ..... , he want only the real TEEN ROBIN HOOD to learn him how to shoot.
Annika doesn t know what she can do to bring the big TEEN ROBIN HOOD at her house.
th...more
she want to do all she can to save her young brother Jeremy, he has 6 years old and he has the cancer in his brain.
Annika said to him that they have a genie who know what
he ask for.
he doesn t want something like a toy or a game ..... , he want only the real TEEN ROBIN HOOD to learn him how to shoot.
Annika doesn t know what she can do to bring the big TEEN ROBIN HOOD at her house.
th...more
Annika has a problem. . .
Her brother is going into surgery in a matter of days and her brilliant idea to make him pass it with flying colors has just blown up in her face. There is no Genie like she told him, and now Annika has to travel to Hollywood in search of a teen superstar to teach her brother archery!
Robin Hood (Teen Version). He is an actor with no time for charity work, but this sister is one determined girl. She is like a stalker trying to get him to visit h...more
Her brother is going into surgery in a matter of days and her brilliant idea to make him pass it with flying colors has just blown up in her face. There is no Genie like she told him, and now Annika has to travel to Hollywood in search of a teen superstar to teach her brother archery!
Robin Hood (Teen Version). He is an actor with no time for charity work, but this sister is one determined girl. She is like a stalker trying to get him to visit h...more
Just One Wish is both predictable and heartfelt. On the one hand, we've got Annika Truman, a big sister with all the bravado in the world, who'll do whatever it takes to make her little brother, Jeremy, feel safe and secure heading into his surgery: he's got cancer, brain cancer. She's a girl with no bounds; she'll be in-your-face and won't-take-no-for-an-answer. She'll out-maneuver and outwit anyone and everyone who stands in her way. Rather it be the bully-of-a-man at the toy store who has all...more
This book was very fast paced and easy to read. I read it in only two days. I’ve read a few books by Janette Rallison before but this is by far my favorite! I was in love with the idea from the beginning-it seemed like such a cute, fun story. It starts right in with the action and the problem, leaving no time for unnecessary fluff.
Jeremy seems like such a cute little brother and I’m sad for what he has to go through in the story, but it makes the plot deeper and more purposeful.
Annik...more
Jeremy seems like such a cute little brother and I’m sad for what he has to go through in the story, but it makes the plot deeper and more purposeful.
Annik...more
Annika Truman's little brother Jeremy is having treatment for his Leukemia on Friday. She is grieving over this, and makes up a genie for Jeremy to make wishes to. She expects him to make logical wishes, but his first wish is to meet the Teen Robin Hood, a character on his favorite TV show. Annika will stop at nothing to satisfy him, and embarks on a trip to bring Steve Raleigh (the actor who plays Robin Hood) to her brother.
Although this book was not the best written, I was gre...more
Although this book was not the best written, I was gre...more
This book is about a a girl named Annika Truman. She has a little brother that has cancer and has to get surgery on Friday. when she realizes that the surgery wight go bad and kill him, she wants his birthday to be the best. Her brother Jeremy is obsessed with the show Teen Robin Hood. She thinks that the best present would be the Teen Robin Hood action figure that speaks. But when she asks him "If you had one wish what would it be?" He said to meet the Teen Robin Hood himself. So when...more
Just One Wish by Janette Rallison follows Annika as she goes on a delightfully fun adventure to get the actor that plays Teen Robin Hood for her brother before his cancer surgery Annika uses her imagination, her persuasive skills and her archery skills to get herself into (and out of) many sticky situations.
This is a delightful romantic comedy with heart. Annika is a three dimensional heroine who isn't afraid to go above and beyond to make her brother happy. The novel is funny and ...more
This is a delightful romantic comedy with heart. Annika is a three dimensional heroine who isn't afraid to go above and beyond to make her brother happy. The novel is funny and ...more
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