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Product Details
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, May 2006
Trade Paperback, 208 pages
ISBN-10: 141691854X
ISBN-13: 9781416918547
Grades: 3 - 7
Awards and Nominations
- SSLI Book Award Honor Book
Description
Twelve-year-old Willa Havisham is a classics reader, a cherry-cordial eater, and quite possibly the world's worst wisher. But when she and her glamorous single mother, Stella, move to Bramble, Cape Cod, Willa's wishes begin to come true: She makes her first-ever best friend, Tina. She bonds with her hip, candy-making Nana. And best of all, steely Stella is falling for Willa's English teacher, Sam -- he's perfect dad material! But before Willa can marry off her mother, or dance with her adorable crush, Joseph, a pit gets stuck in the wishing well....
Can Willa undo the damage before Stella misses her chance to say "I do"?
"This book is as sweet a confection as the cherry cordials its twelve-year-old protagonist is so fond of eating."
-- School Library Journal
-- School Library Journal
"This smart and funny fairy tale stays hopeful and enchanting, even as it touches on the more difficult aspects of love. Romantic and real."
-- Kirkus Reviews
-- Kirkus Reviews
"A sweet little morsel"
-- Publishers Weekly
-- Publishers Weekly
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