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The Wish Stealers
Griffin Penshine is always making wishes. But when a sinister old woman tricks her into accepting a box of eleven shiny Indian Head pennies from 1897, Griffin soon learns these are no ordinary pennies, but stolen wishes.
This box of labeled pennies comes with a horrible curse: People in possession of the stolen coins are Wish Stealers, who will never have their wishes granted.... In fact, the opposite of what they've wished for will happen. Griffin must find a way to return these stolen wishes and undo the curse if her own wishes are to come true.
But how can Griffin return wishes to strangers who might not even be alive? Her journey leads her to ancient alchemists, Macbeth's witches, and a chance to help people in ways she never imagined, but the temptation of the Wish Stealers' dark and compelling power is growing stronger. Can Griffin reverse the curse in time to save herself and the people she loves?
This box of labeled pennies comes with a horrible curse: People in possession of the stolen coins are Wish Stealers, who will never have their wishes granted.... In fact, the opposite of what they've wished for will happen. Griffin must find a way to return these stolen wishes and undo the curse if her own wishes are to come true.
But how can Griffin return wishes to strangers who might not even be alive? Her journey leads her to ancient alchemists, Macbeth's witches, and a chance to help people in ways she never imagined, but the temptation of the Wish Stealers' dark and compelling power is growing stronger. Can Griffin reverse the curse in time to save herself and the people she loves?
288 pages, Hardcover
First published January 4, 2010
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February 17, 2010
Griffin Penshine makes wishes every chance she gets. Then a slightly scary womand gives her a "lucky" penny and box, and curses her as a wish stealer. Inside the box are eleven pennies, all stolen from a wishing fountain when the old woman was just a girl. They are all labeled with the original wish, and some even have the names of the wishers. Griffin has to return these wishes to their owners or none of her good wishes will ever come true again, only her negative ones.
This is a really sweet book for middle grad readers. Griffin is a great lead complete with flaws. She isn't perfect, she makes mistakes like we all do, but she learns from them and tries hard to make them right.
Griffin has an arch nemesis at school named Samantha, who always makes fun of her. Samantha is jealous of Griffin's friendship with Garrett, the cutest boy in their class. Griffin's relationship with Garrett is full of the ups and downs of real friendship, including some hints at a first crush.
Griffin learns a lot about wish stealers-those who make fun of others' dreams and try to discourage them. She even finds herself being a wish stealer when she gets really angry with Samantha, even though she later regrets it. But as she tries to give all eleven wishes back to their owners, she learns even more about making your own wishes come true, not with luck, but by working for it.
There are lots of characters in this book and it's great to see it all come together nicely. Each chapter ends with a great quote about wishes. I've never seen chapters end with quotes, I've only seen quotes at the beginning of chapters. But this way was great because yhou could tell how the quote worked perfectly with the rest of the chapter.
This was a fantastic book for the young and not so young, with awesome advice for everyone in how to hold onto your wishes and dreams.
reviewed for: http://inthehammockblog.blogspot.com/
This is a really sweet book for middle grad readers. Griffin is a great lead complete with flaws. She isn't perfect, she makes mistakes like we all do, but she learns from them and tries hard to make them right.
Griffin has an arch nemesis at school named Samantha, who always makes fun of her. Samantha is jealous of Griffin's friendship with Garrett, the cutest boy in their class. Griffin's relationship with Garrett is full of the ups and downs of real friendship, including some hints at a first crush.
Griffin learns a lot about wish stealers-those who make fun of others' dreams and try to discourage them. She even finds herself being a wish stealer when she gets really angry with Samantha, even though she later regrets it. But as she tries to give all eleven wishes back to their owners, she learns even more about making your own wishes come true, not with luck, but by working for it.
There are lots of characters in this book and it's great to see it all come together nicely. Each chapter ends with a great quote about wishes. I've never seen chapters end with quotes, I've only seen quotes at the beginning of chapters. But this way was great because yhou could tell how the quote worked perfectly with the rest of the chapter.
This was a fantastic book for the young and not so young, with awesome advice for everyone in how to hold onto your wishes and dreams.
reviewed for: http://inthehammockblog.blogspot.com/
February 8, 2010
Where do I begin? First of all, no one wears a cashmere sweater on the first day of school in Kansas. Ticky-tac? No. A good author would have researched. We wore tank tops and cut-off shorts. It’s hot on the first day of school.
Characters = zzzz Streoptypical. No personality.
Plot = lame. Stolen wishes had to be returned or the young protagonist (Griffen) was doomed! Boring.
Not only was this book mired in forced dialogue - the plot was forced too! Griffen always bumped into her foes at random places. Like meeting her them in the local art supply store, and the bakery--and no one had a very good reason to be there.
And then there were the thirteen-year-old “texting” references.....I always think you “lame up” your book with any modern tech references. Woudln't they FB anyway?
Finally, I have to laugh. The setting of this book was a town 20 min from Topeka. NO town 20 min from Topeka - with the exception of Lawrence -- has a an art supply store and a bakery. If you're going to have some real locations - make the others real too.
This one was painful. If you love YA, and hated this book, friend me to see better reads on my reading list.
Characters = zzzz Streoptypical. No personality.
Plot = lame. Stolen wishes had to be returned or the young protagonist (Griffen) was doomed! Boring.
Not only was this book mired in forced dialogue - the plot was forced too! Griffen always bumped into her foes at random places. Like meeting her them in the local art supply store, and the bakery--and no one had a very good reason to be there.
And then there were the thirteen-year-old “texting” references.....I always think you “lame up” your book with any modern tech references. Woudln't they FB anyway?
Finally, I have to laugh. The setting of this book was a town 20 min from Topeka. NO town 20 min from Topeka - with the exception of Lawrence -- has a an art supply store and a bakery. If you're going to have some real locations - make the others real too.
This one was painful. If you love YA, and hated this book, friend me to see better reads on my reading list.
March 23, 2021
Th is book is very good. I loved the growth of Griffin and how she realizes what is most important. The ending is very good.
December 14, 2012
Ah, I wasn’t expecting much from this book because my interest sort of waned for reading it and it’s been on my to-read list forever. So I decided a good way to lessen the numbers was to use them in my challenge. So this is an A-Z challenge book.
The Wish Stealers is a fun, quick-paced, insightful, and warm-hearted tale of a girl growing up and wanting to do what’s right. But most of all, it’s to get people to follow their dreams, to strive for things even if they seem difficult or out of reach. It takes a really unique approach by taking the common remembered action of wishing on a penny and throwing it into a fountain into something more. These become actual wishes and you can actually steal them and incur bad luck or a curse on yourself.
I thought this was a really neat way to play on the old habit and thought it was pretty nifty. Griffin is a sweet, optimistic girl who tries her hardest and I ended up enjoying her voice. I liked the friendship she has with the boy in her class (forgot his name at the moment) and the misunderstandings they work through. The very very vague hints at puppy love are cute.
I’d say this is a good book to give someone younger as it’s quite happy and upbeat with subtle messages about life.
The Wish Stealers is a fun, quick-paced, insightful, and warm-hearted tale of a girl growing up and wanting to do what’s right. But most of all, it’s to get people to follow their dreams, to strive for things even if they seem difficult or out of reach. It takes a really unique approach by taking the common remembered action of wishing on a penny and throwing it into a fountain into something more. These become actual wishes and you can actually steal them and incur bad luck or a curse on yourself.
I thought this was a really neat way to play on the old habit and thought it was pretty nifty. Griffin is a sweet, optimistic girl who tries her hardest and I ended up enjoying her voice. I liked the friendship she has with the boy in her class (forgot his name at the moment) and the misunderstandings they work through. The very very vague hints at puppy love are cute.
I’d say this is a good book to give someone younger as it’s quite happy and upbeat with subtle messages about life.
August 11, 2017
A cute little book about a middle-school girl, Griffin, who tries to return stolen wishes to their rightful owners before an evil curse catches up with her.
The plot is okay, but predictable and not exactly mind-blowing. The characters are good, but not really memorable. The writing is adequate, but nothing special.
I did like the theme about fighting off the evil inside of us, and not letting our anger or our circumstances turn us into a bad person. There's some great little lessons about good and evil, light and darkness, as Griffin thinks carefully about what it means to embrace the right and reject the evil in our lives.
One thing that I really liked about this book is that both of Griffin's parents are in the picture, talking to her, giving advice, showing up, and being a family. In so many books, children have no parents or only one parent or an absent parent, because it forces the protagonist to be more independent. It was lovely to see a normal healthy family that all get along, and support and love one another. It added so much depth to the plot and characters!
The plot is okay, but predictable and not exactly mind-blowing. The characters are good, but not really memorable. The writing is adequate, but nothing special.
I did like the theme about fighting off the evil inside of us, and not letting our anger or our circumstances turn us into a bad person. There's some great little lessons about good and evil, light and darkness, as Griffin thinks carefully about what it means to embrace the right and reject the evil in our lives.
One thing that I really liked about this book is that both of Griffin's parents are in the picture, talking to her, giving advice, showing up, and being a family. In so many books, children have no parents or only one parent or an absent parent, because it forces the protagonist to be more independent. It was lovely to see a normal healthy family that all get along, and support and love one another. It added so much depth to the plot and characters!
October 17, 2022
This book was so cute! The concept of the story was so smart. Griffin was such a good character to relate to, and I love her story. Garret and her family and other friends were great too. Samantha was so rude, ugh. I got recommended this from my youth pastor and loved it so much! Great book for all the ages, and loved the moral of looking to friends for help, and being nice to others.
I give it a 4.5 out of 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨And age rating: 10+
Happy reading! 📖💐
I give it a 4.5 out of 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨And age rating: 10+
Happy reading! 📖💐
June 29, 2017
The book was pretty interesting; I just wish there was maybe a better sequel.
July 19, 2010
When I was a kid, I always wondered what happened to the coins that people tossed into fountains. I wanted to believe in the magic, but the more practical side of me wondered if someone came along and cleaned out all those coins...and I also wondered what happened to them. I never could shake the idea that if someone took the coins out of the fountain, something bad would happen. This is the fabulous premise in The Wish Stealers, and I was very excited to get my hands on a copy.
I wish the characters and plot had lived up to the premise, though. I liked Griffin, but the other characters weren't as fleshed out. Samantha becomes Griffin's arch-rival for no good reason, and her appearances throughout the story seem too convenient. Like she's only there to create tension, and that made her very 2-dimensional.
I also wish the light/dark objects in Mariah's box and Grandma's box had been explored or explained. Same with the Shakespeare witches. A connection to Mariah and Grandma is implied, but not clear.
Lastly, many of the story's events didn't ring true to me. While the author clearly did some research, I think she could have done more. As in, you don't look at constellations through a telescope (they are too big and can see them with the naked eye, so you look at individual stars or planets through a telescope). In Kansas, you don't wear cashmere in August (it's *way* too hot). The price of garnets, even unusually large ones, isn't high unless there's some diamonds in the setting. Etc.
Perhaps I'd set my expectations too high in the beginning, but this wasn't a book I enjoyed. It didn't have enough depth for my taste, and came across as a bit preachy. That said, younger kids may enjoy this as a light and fun read, and it may spark their own imaginations as to what happens if you take a wish-coin out of a fountain...
I wish the characters and plot had lived up to the premise, though. I liked Griffin, but the other characters weren't as fleshed out. Samantha becomes Griffin's arch-rival for no good reason, and her appearances throughout the story seem too convenient. Like she's only there to create tension, and that made her very 2-dimensional.
I also wish the light/dark objects in Mariah's box and Grandma's box had been explored or explained. Same with the Shakespeare witches. A connection to Mariah and Grandma is implied, but not clear.
Lastly, many of the story's events didn't ring true to me. While the author clearly did some research, I think she could have done more. As in, you don't look at constellations through a telescope (they are too big and can see them with the naked eye, so you look at individual stars or planets through a telescope). In Kansas, you don't wear cashmere in August (it's *way* too hot). The price of garnets, even unusually large ones, isn't high unless there's some diamonds in the setting. Etc.
Perhaps I'd set my expectations too high in the beginning, but this wasn't a book I enjoyed. It didn't have enough depth for my taste, and came across as a bit preachy. That said, younger kids may enjoy this as a light and fun read, and it may spark their own imaginations as to what happens if you take a wish-coin out of a fountain...
June 22, 2013
This was a fun book full of advice that wasn't too preachy. The premise was different. Usually you get to have three wishes-- be careful what you wish for. This book has people who steal wishes. If you wish something evil on someone, it will come true. So, that was fun. **stop here for spoilers** Young Griffin Penshine visits an old antique store and meets a lady who tricks her into taking a whole box of pennies. They are wishes that people made and threw them into the fountain. She would listen to their wishes and go and gather them out of the fountain- stealing their wishes. She even wrote down some of the names and wishes. Griffin has a habit of wishing things often. It takes her a while to get out of the habit of wishing. Because with her new pennies, she is the wish stealer. She doesn't want to steal wishes. She learns that she can give back the wishes. So she does. She tries to make people's wishes come true by giving them a matching wish. She also meets a nice boy at school and they work together on a school science project. She plays bass guitar, and takes art lessons with her grandmother. Her mother is pregnant and has a new baby boy at the end of the book. She has normal problems with middle school-- she is going into 6th grade. There is a mean popular girl. All the normal problems.
Fun, lighthearted, a quick read. Students will like it. Worth the read. I liked the little sayings at the end of each chapter. Each quote really applied to the current problem in Griffin's life. Not to preachy, but relevant.
Fun, lighthearted, a quick read. Students will like it. Worth the read. I liked the little sayings at the end of each chapter. Each quote really applied to the current problem in Griffin's life. Not to preachy, but relevant.
April 4, 2012
An amazing book in my opinion! I couldn't let go of this book! i kept reading on and on! It's about a girl named Griffin. At a shop an old lady gives her a box of 11 indian pennies that has labels on them. Griffin soon discoveres a note that came from the old lady that gave her the box. She was cursed to be now a Wish stealer. So every bad wish that she wishes come true and her good wishes don't come true. So she frets at school, and gets very upset. She doesn't want to become a wish stealer but hope others wish will come true. At the first day of school Griffin makes a school rival named Samantha. Samantha are the girls that likes to make others feel low, and can't be better than her. A lot of the times Samantha angers Griffin which made her wish bad things. She soon learns and restrains her self from wishing bad thigs. So one day Griffin's english teacher that has so much enthusiasm of shakespear introduce these witch ladies that are actresses. Griffin asked to look into their spell book and saw how to undo the cursed she was fated to have with. So this journey takes Griffin to give back peoples' wishes.
July 7, 2012
Griffin is given a box of old pennies by a strange woman. The pennies turn out to be wish pennies that were stolen long ago and because Griffin has them she is a Wish Stealer just like the woman who gave them to her. Wish Stealers take the wishes of others and make bad wishes on others. Griffin must learn how to control her power of bad wishing, find a way to return the stolen wishes all while trying to survive middle school.
This was an enchanting story. I like the idea of stolen wishes and the fact that Griffin has to return them to their original wisher or to someone who wishes the same thing. Griffin acts like a real girl; she struggles with doing the right thing. When confronted with mean girl Samantha she she makes a bad wish, which she regrets when she sees it come true. After that she has to curb her urge to wish bad things on people and try to become the bigger person. I also really enjoyed Griffin's relationship with her mom and Grandma. These were both great relationships and showed strong women role models for Griffin and the readers. In the end, Griffin learns about doing good, helping others, and becoming a better person.
This was an enchanting story. I like the idea of stolen wishes and the fact that Griffin has to return them to their original wisher or to someone who wishes the same thing. Griffin acts like a real girl; she struggles with doing the right thing. When confronted with mean girl Samantha she she makes a bad wish, which she regrets when she sees it come true. After that she has to curb her urge to wish bad things on people and try to become the bigger person. I also really enjoyed Griffin's relationship with her mom and Grandma. These were both great relationships and showed strong women role models for Griffin and the readers. In the end, Griffin learns about doing good, helping others, and becoming a better person.
February 9, 2010
What a beautifully written, inspiring, and fun book. The main character, Griffin Penshine, a plucky and empathetic sixth grader, has been tricked into accepting a box of stolen Indian Head pennies. These pennies, however, were once stolen from a fountain long ago. Griffin must figure out how to return the pennies (and stolen wishes) or else her own wishes won't be realized. The Wish Stealers is metaphorically about those people who always try to put down someone else's dreams. The book also incorporates fascinating information about Macbeth, alchemy, astronomy, and environmental causes. Definitely a must read.
April 30, 2010
A wish stealer is a person that steals coins/wishes from fountains.
There are a couple of rules for wish stealers. All bad wishes will come true, and all good wishes will not.
Griffin has to learn to control her wishing and find her way out of the curse she was tricked into.
I thought it was entertaining enough, cute but forgettable. 2nd and 3rd grade girls will enjoy it.
There are a couple of rules for wish stealers. All bad wishes will come true, and all good wishes will not.
Griffin has to learn to control her wishing and find her way out of the curse she was tricked into.
I thought it was entertaining enough, cute but forgettable. 2nd and 3rd grade girls will enjoy it.
January 31, 2011
A really sweet fable with a little too much treacle at the end... just a pleasant read with a good if heavy-handed message!
April 20, 2010
Awesome book about what it means to be a wish stealer or a wish giver. :) I really enjoyed.
November 6, 2023
I read this book in fourth grade, and it was the first book I really fell in love with. The magic system was so atmospheric and the plot was action-packed. I need to reread soon.
March 8, 2017
In this book griffin recives a box of pennies that are stolen wishes from mariah. Then the school year starts and she meats some of the meanest most popular girls. At least very mean to griffin. The head one is samantha and samanthas friend martha and tasha (Can't remember for shure if there names are martha and tasha because they are not mentioned as much as samantha.) Life is going bad, but griffin decides to instead of being horrible like mariah and give them to someone else esspecially after mariah stole them she tries to return the stolen wishes.Griffin is in a thing called pennies for the planet and her and garret earn 10,000 dollars. There is a festival carnival thing for them and at it with everyone there she finnaly returns her last penny world peace. Griffin penshine is finnaly free.
Because griffin accepted the pennies from mariah she was caught in this whole mess and had to fix the mistakes that mariah had made it made it so life was hard with the curse she was given and there was almost no way out except the easy bad way instead of the harder but better way. Next because griffin tried very hard from wishing evil things on rude jerks like samantha except for twice she was better off. The two times she did wish bad things she imedietally regreted it so bad and every other time she had to bite her tongue or use everything to not wish bad things on them. It helped her when she did't to return the wishes and be a good person.
I like how instead of this being like every other book you read and instead of a copy off of book it was a new different but very good book. And that is a big reason why I think it should get stars because t is different in a good way. I like how griffin was strong and instead of doing what mariah did she chose to give people back their stolen wishes even if it was hard. I didn't like how samantha and her friends were so rude and mean. I also didn't like it how griffin also had to pay for mariahs mistakes, but overall it was a really good book/
Because griffin accepted the pennies from mariah she was caught in this whole mess and had to fix the mistakes that mariah had made it made it so life was hard with the curse she was given and there was almost no way out except the easy bad way instead of the harder but better way. Next because griffin tried very hard from wishing evil things on rude jerks like samantha except for twice she was better off. The two times she did wish bad things she imedietally regreted it so bad and every other time she had to bite her tongue or use everything to not wish bad things on them. It helped her when she did't to return the wishes and be a good person.
I like how instead of this being like every other book you read and instead of a copy off of book it was a new different but very good book. And that is a big reason why I think it should get stars because t is different in a good way. I like how griffin was strong and instead of doing what mariah did she chose to give people back their stolen wishes even if it was hard. I didn't like how samantha and her friends were so rude and mean. I also didn't like it how griffin also had to pay for mariahs mistakes, but overall it was a really good book/
September 15, 2017
I really liked the idea of this book, but the execution was not great. It was very much like reading a Disney channel movie. So if you like Disney channel movies, you might enjoy this book more than I did. It just didn't flow. It felt like the setting was maybe in the 60s, but then they would mention cell phones or the internet, and I was like, oh yeah, this is supposed to be modern. Also, the kids were supposed to be 12 year olds, in their first year of middle school, but everything about them seemed more like maybe they were in their first year of high school (from what the mean girls wore, to being in a band, to what they were studying in school), so i aged them up a bit in my head to make it seem slightly less unrealistic. Also, the environmental theme was super heavy handed. If i had to read the phrase, "save the planet" one more time... The whole ending of the book switched from being about the wishes to promoting going green, and world peace, and stopping deforestation... Kinda made me want to resurrect the phrase, "gag me with a spoon." Here's just one line as an example of the dopiness in the ending, "I'm so proud of you! I hand-copied one of Shakespeare's sonnets for you as a gift for all your work to help our planet." I think a few of my brain cells died. Also, there were several elements that could have been turned into interesting plot points, but ended up being random coincidences with no real meaning. Overall, it kind of felt like an early draft, or a self publish, or like a story that was written for a writing contest, like when you have a month to write a book or something. And obviously I've never written a book, so I always feel a bit mean when I give a negative review, but that is the reader's privilege. I still think it was a great IDEA for a book, but for me, it didn't really work.
February 24, 2020
I finished this in one sitting. It moved at a good pace and was very enjoyable.
Griffin Penshine believes in wishes. She wishes on dandelion dust (the white parts). ladybugs and shooting stars. She notices the smallest details. She wishes to become a great bass guitarist and takes lessons towards that goal. She may not be the most popular at school, but she has good, loyal friends.
When she meets Mr. Schmidt's great-aunt Mariah Weatherby Schmidt, and is given a ring box with a collection of brightly polished 1897 Indian Head pennies, her world and wishing are turned upside down. There is something strange about these pennies and it isn't good.
It seems there is a curse that comes with the pennies. They are stolen wishes made by others. When you own these coins, you become a Wish Stealer. Any wishes you make will come true but opposite of what you wished. Wish for a sunny day? You'll get a rainy one. How can Griffin stop the curse. How can she not become a Wish Stealer? Griffin finds out how and sets out to make matters right. Each penny is a stolen wish.
The book is about positive thought, encouragement, loyalty and kindness. A good read for any age!
Griffin Penshine believes in wishes. She wishes on dandelion dust (the white parts). ladybugs and shooting stars. She notices the smallest details. She wishes to become a great bass guitarist and takes lessons towards that goal. She may not be the most popular at school, but she has good, loyal friends.
When she meets Mr. Schmidt's great-aunt Mariah Weatherby Schmidt, and is given a ring box with a collection of brightly polished 1897 Indian Head pennies, her world and wishing are turned upside down. There is something strange about these pennies and it isn't good.
It seems there is a curse that comes with the pennies. They are stolen wishes made by others. When you own these coins, you become a Wish Stealer. Any wishes you make will come true but opposite of what you wished. Wish for a sunny day? You'll get a rainy one. How can Griffin stop the curse. How can she not become a Wish Stealer? Griffin finds out how and sets out to make matters right. Each penny is a stolen wish.
The book is about positive thought, encouragement, loyalty and kindness. A good read for any age!
June 16, 2018
Actual rating: 3.5 / 5 star
I read this book in one sitting. I couldn't say that I loved this book but I enjoyed it. It brings in a lot of great values as the story went on. I believe that children would love this book and it will definitely benefit them.
The plot, the story line, the writing style was okay for me. I didn't find it problematic at all but it didn't wow me as well.
The characters were just fine for me too. Basically, this book was nice read. It wasn't too heavy and one could just flip through it very fast. A great fantasy book with some Shakespearean references plus beautiful quotes at every end of the chapters.
I read this book in one sitting. I couldn't say that I loved this book but I enjoyed it. It brings in a lot of great values as the story went on. I believe that children would love this book and it will definitely benefit them.
The plot, the story line, the writing style was okay for me. I didn't find it problematic at all but it didn't wow me as well.
The characters were just fine for me too. Basically, this book was nice read. It wasn't too heavy and one could just flip through it very fast. A great fantasy book with some Shakespearean references plus beautiful quotes at every end of the chapters.
February 21, 2020
This book is about a girl named, Griffin, how she turns out to be returning wishes. A lady gives her these pennies that people wished upon them, and turns out her grandma knew her. She tries to return the wishes but something could go wrong. She can wish but her good wishes won't come true until she returns the stolen wishes to the people that wished those wishes. If she turns out to wish bad things upon people or things they would happen, but she tries not to wish bad things because she doesn't want to turn out being a wish stealer like the person who gave her the pennies. Griffin tries to return them and does and gets all her wishes come true.
October 15, 2024
The Wish Stealers is a book about a girl named Griffin who was tricked into accepting a box of eleven pennies, which she soon learns are all stolen wishes. Because Griffin has the box, she is cursed by being a wish stealer. This means that she will never have her wishes granted. To undo the curse, she has to find a way to return all the stolen wishes to make her wishes come true. I enjoyed reading this book and thought it would be interesting to incorporate it into my classroom library as well as use it as a lit circle book.
June 8, 2020
I surprisingly really enjoyed this even though it is a middle-grade book that I have from at least 10 years go that I never got to. The story was really gripping and I couldn't put the book down. The characters were really sweet too, and I really admired the main character's moral code especially with everything going on in her life.
December 3, 2017
I read this a ridiculously long time ago... I remember, though, that I put it down for like a year and then picked it up in the same place without rereading the first part and was perfectly fine. I'm not sure I could do that with books now.
December 15, 2018
There are a lot of pretty great middle grade novels out there, but this one was not my favorite. It was fairly slow going and although the concept was interesting, the story came off as too cutesy and uneventful.
October 11, 2020
I read this one to see if it would be a good one for my kids. I wouldn't say it was anything phenomenal, but it was a fun, fairly quick read. Had a fun little element of mystery and magic, but also wrapped up the story with some practical positive messages.
May 26, 2025
This was....I don't even know. A kid's book? Yes. But the story didn't captivate me. I just read it to read it. It didn't make me feel any sort of way. It was just...meh. Not one I'll read again, that's for sure.
November 20, 2017
This was a cute book with a lot of good messages!
July 21, 2018
This was such a cute and lovely story. Well written with a wonderful message. Loved it. It held me until the end. Highly recommended for everyone.
September 11, 2018
Great and imaginative read for those in middle school, especially girls.
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