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Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Juliet, her newly separated mother, and her older sister have moved to a Mission Beach, where she forms an instant bond with a girl her own age, Emma, even throwing bottles with secret messages into the sea; and then an email arrives, inviting Juliet to join the Starry Night Society, and all she has to do is make someone else's wish come true--but what about her own family, whom she seems to be growing apart from?
122) The haunted woods
Author
Series
Sparkleton volume 5
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When Sparkleton finds out he can get wish-granting magic just by camping out in the haunted woods, he packs his tent! His best friends, Willow and Gabe, are ready for adventure. But can they fend off ghostly lights, twisted ankles, creepy noises, and the dreaded Whirlwind Unicorn long enough to make Sparkleton's dream come true? Or will their dream sleepover turn into a nightmare?"--Provided by publisher.
123) Magically Maximus
Author
Series
Horsetail Hollow volume 1
Publisher
Disney / Hyperion
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Maddie and her family move to a farm called Horsetail Hollow, and after she and her six-year-old sister find a wishing well, a magnificent white horse appears--but Maximus is a fairy tale horse, conjured out of Evie's book--so when the girls try to wish him back into his story they all end up in the fairy tale, trying to save Rapunzel.
Author
Series
Ella and Owen volume 5
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In order to escape from giant trolls, Ella and Owen must grant their wish for puppies, but all the puppies in the land have been taken by an evil Cyclops.
125) Sun wishes
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A joyful celebration of our daily companion, the sun, as it shines around the world. "If I were the sun, I would sing a gentle morning song to wake my slumbering friends." So begins this fresh and colorful collaboration between author Patricia Storms and illustrator Milan Pavlović, the creative team behind 2019's beloved bedtime story, Moon Wishes. Join the sun in this gentle imagining of its travels across the sky, lighting up our gloomiest days,...
Author
Publisher
Beginner Books
Pub. Date
[1977]
Language
English
Description
A day when all your wishes come true. Octember the first is the day on which all your most outlandish wishes come true. If March is too dusty and April too gusty, if May is too early and June is too soon, just try to remember the first of Octember, when whatever you are hoping to get will be yours! From a balloon pool in the sky to a pickle tree in your backyard, Please Try to Remember the First of Octember!
127) When wishes go wrong
Author
Series
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Willow Davis is a genie. And, as a genie, she grants only the most sincere wishes. But something strange is going on because suddenly anytime anyone says "I wish," Willow grants that wish. This means big problems for Jeanie and Willow. Can the girls figure out the problem? Or is there something more...out-of-this-world going on?"--
128) I'm not a girl
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
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Description
Nobody seems to understand that Hannah is not a girl. His parents ask why he won't wear the cute outfits they pick out. His friend thinks he must be a tomboy. His teacher insists he should be proud to be a girl. But a birthday wish, a new word, and a stroke of courage might be just what Hannah needs to finally show the world who he really is. Based on a true transgender identity journey, I'm Not a Girl is an empowering story about a boy who is determined...
129) Star showers
Author
Series
Itty Bitty Princess Kitty volume 4
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A star shower is a once-in-a-lifetime event for the animals and creatures of Lollyland! As Itty Bitty Princess Kitty learns, a star shower means that everyone has the chance to wish upon a star and release it back into the sky. Then their wish is granted! But things go very wrong when a huge gust of wind causes all the wishes to get mixed up! Will Itty be able to help fix the problem? And will Lollyland's wishes ever come true?
130) Ho ho homework
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
It's Christmastime and Jack's new substitute teacher, Mr. Clausen, teaches the class how to make paper snowflake wishes, all the while reminding the class of another gentleman with a long white beard who enjoys a snack of milk and cookies.
131) Magic at midnight
Author
Series
Cinders and Sparks volume 1
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Cinders isn't supposed to know how to do magic. Her dog, Sparks, isn't supposed to talk. And they're definitely not supposed to go to the fancy palace ball. But with a fairy godmother named Brian, do we really think that's going to stop them?
132) One true wish
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Phoebe is a wish-granting fairy who does not believe in children, so when she crash-lands in the woods, she is surprised to meet three twelve-year-olds who could use a true wish, but first they must race against the clock to restore Phoebe's powers and get her back home.
133) A comb of wishes
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
Twelve-year-old Kela is still mourning her mother when she finds a mermaid's comb while she and her friend are looking for sea glass on her Caribbean island; such combs have magic in them, and touching it opens a connection to the mermaid Ophidia who can grant her wish, to bring her mother back to life--but all wishes have consequences, and magic demands a price which may prove to be more painful than the loss of her mother.
Author
Series
Pug who wanted to be volume 3
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Peggy the pug's family have adopted an adorable little bunny, just in time for Easter. Peggy used to be top dog, but now she has to share their attention with this long-eared newcomer. Jealous of the new pet, Peggy decides that she must become a rabbit to compete. Can every-bunny learn to get along and realise that there's more than enough love to go around?
135) The magic day
Author
Series
Sparkleton volume 1
Publisher
Harper Chapters, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Sparkleton begs his big sister to give him wish-granting magic for one whole day so he can prove what a glitteriffic wish-granting unicorn he can be. But all the wishes he grants come out opposite! Can Sparkleton's friends Willow and Gabe help him undo the magic before sunset? Or will every day be opposite day?
136) Brother be gone!
Author
Series
Publisher
Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Jeanie's little brother Jake keeps annoying Jeanie, until finally she wishes him to disappear; unfortunately her friend Willow the genie (whose wish-granting powers are not exactly well controlled) is with her at the time--and now the girls have to figure out where Jake has gone and how to get him back.
Author
Series
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Until Willow came along, Jeanie had only read about magin in books. But now that she has a best friend who's a genie, there's a lot more magic in Jeanie's life! And sometimes that magic doesn't go as planned. That's how Jeanie ends up in a book on a quest for a treasure that's being guarded by a dragon. Will Jeanie be able to get out of the book by herself, or can Willow work her magic from afar?
Author
Publisher
YR/YA
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
"El árbol de los deseos es la historia de Rojo, un roble optimista que es el hogar de muchas criaturas salvajes que viven en armonía entre sus ramas y huecos. Cada año el primero de mayo, los vecinos se acercan para atar a sus ramas un trapo o un trozo de papel donde escriben sus deseos con la esperanza de que se hagan realidad. Un deseo especial proviene de Samar, una niña musulmana cuya familia es la destinataria de un acto de odio por parte...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
"Liya and Kai had been best friends since they were little kids, but all that changed when a humiliating incident sparked The Biggest Misunderstanding of All Time-and they haven't spoken since. Then Liya discovers her family's wishing lantern store is struggling, and she decides to resume a tradition she had with her beloved late grandmother: secretly fulfilling the wishes people write on the lanterns they send into the sky. It may boost sales and...
140) The night garden
Author
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books/Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
It is World War II, and Franny and her parents, Sina and Old Tom, enjoy a quiet life on a farm on Vancouver Island. Franny writes, Sina sculpts, and Old Tom tends to their many gardens-including the ancient, mysterious night garden. Their peaceful life is interrupted when their neighbor, Crying Alice, begs Sina to watch her children while she goes to visit her husband at the military base because she suspects he's up to no good. Soon after the children...
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