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"Lucy Young is twenty-six and tired. Tired of fetching coffees for senior TV producers, sick of going on disastrous dates, and done with living in a damp flat with roommates who never buy toilet roll. After another disappointing date, Lucy stumbles upon a wishing machine. Pushing a coin into the slot, Lucy closes her eyes and wishes with all her might: Please, let me skip to the good part of my life. When she wakes the next morning to a handsome man,...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"Love Actually meets Groundhog Day in the quintessential holiday romance by the New York Times bestselling author of The Honey-Don't List"--
Maelyn Jones is living with her parents, hates her job, and just messed up her love life. She is dreading the family's last Christmas at their Utah cabin, but one random wish and she may just get a do-over.
Author
Series
Flat Stanley volume 2
Publisher
HarperTrophy
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The members of the Lambchop family react differently when a boistrous genie grants their wishes for fame, power, and the ability to fly.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Meg Finn is in trouble. She's dead, but not at peace--she's in limbo, her good deeds perfectly balanced against her bad deeds; Heaven or Hell wait, a tip of the scale away. So she's back on Earth trying to tip the scale to the good by helping her last victim, and her former "partner" is also back, trying to force her to tip the scale to the bad.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After Anja discovers an abandoned reindeer baby in the woods, she raises him, but as the reindeer grows he wishes to rejoin his own kind and Anja leads him to join the greatest reindeer of all, those of Santa's sled team.
Author
Series
Marvin Redpost volume 8
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Marvin Redpost's new friend Casey shares with him her magic crystal that can make wishes come true, things get out of control.
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Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"The Enchanted Village always has a touch of magic about it, but the buzz of excitement over the wedding between wish-granting witch Darcy and Police Chief Nick Sawyer is positively electric. With every spellbinding detail planned to perfection all that's left is to sit back and let wishes come true. But Darcy's dream wedding is threatened when the Divinitea Cottage, the tea room hosting her bridal luncheon, goes up in flames, revealing the strangled...
Author
Series
Star darlings (Middle grade) volume 2
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"A girl on Earth has made a terrible wish. And it's one that could hurt her best friend. Now Vivica, Starling Academy's mean girl, is on her way down to help grant it. The Star Darlings must stop her--otherwise Rancora's evil power will be restored! But will they be able to change the wisher's bitter heart?"--Back cover.
11) Small favors
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Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In the secluded town of Amity Falls, Ellerie has the chance to have her secret wishes come true, but there is a price to pay in this retelling of Rumpelstiltskin.
12) Delia suits up
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"If you had one day to go undercover and smash the patriarchy, would you? Delia Reese is about to try in this breakout novel that's 13 Going on 30 meets What Women Want. Delia Reese wants to break Wall Street's glass ceiling. Landing her dream job at Monty Fuhrmann, a world-class investment bank, would also bring her closer to her long-time, unattainable crush, Eric. But despite her stellar resume, the overwhelmingly male superiors in her field don't...
Author
Series
Heidi Heckelbeck volume 17
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
To undo a disastrous spell, second-grader Heidi Heckelbeck must grant three wishes without magic.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"Seventh grader Addie Bell can't wait to grow up. Her parents won't let her have her own phone, she doesn't have any curves, and her best friend, Grace, isn't at all interested in makeup or boys. Then, on the night of her twelfth birthday, Addie makes a wish on a magic jewelry box to be sixteen . . . and wakes up to find her entire life has been fast-forwarded four years!"--
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Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"This Christmas, lawyer Andy Carpenter and his golden retriever, Tara, can't say no to helping young Danny and his dachshund, Murphy. Lawyer Andy Carpenter and his wife, Laurie, have started a new Christmas tradition. Their local pet store has a Christmas tree, where instead of ornaments there are wishes from those in need. One poignant wish leads Andy to a child named Danny, whose selfless plea strikes a chord. Danny asked Santa for a coat for his...
Author
Publisher
Graydon House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Saving the life of Good Witch Willow, Lilah Goodluck receives five unwanted predictions as a reward, and when the first three predictions come true, she is sent into a panic since, according to the fifth prediction, she only has a week to live unless she can stop the fourth one from happening.
Author
Publisher
HarperVoyager
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When a fairy godmother makes her an offer that will change her life--seven wishes, hers to make as she pleases--lowly maid Ella soon discovers that each wish comes with a high price and must decide whether it's one she is willing to pay.
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Ashley's summer is filled with babysitting, letters to her best friend at camp, and a wish jar filled with secret revelations that help her understand her mother in a whole new way.
Author
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Sadie Thatcher's life has fallen apart in spectacular fashion. In one fell swoop, she managed to lose her job, her apartment, and her boyfriend-all thanks to her big mouth. So when a fortune teller offers her one wish, Sadie jumps at the chance to redo her awful year. Deep down, she doesn't believe magic will fix her life, but taking a leap of faith, Sadie makes her wish, opens her eyes, and . . . nothing has changed. And then, in perhaps her dumbest...
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