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About The Book

When a sinister old woman leaves Griffin Penshine a box of twelve shiny pennies, she sets in motion a desperate quest—because the old woman was a wish stealer, and each penny represents a wish she stole from a wishing fountain decades earlier. Somehow, Griffin has to make things right, or the opposite of her own wishes will come true—and it could literally be a matter of life and death. The Wish Stealers introduces a new voice in middle-grade fantasy, as bright and sparkling as Griffin’s pennies.

About The Author

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TRACY TRIVAS, a graduate of Dartmouth College, won a Dartmouth Graduate Fellowship to study Victorian Literature at Oxford University, England. She received her Masters Degree in English from Middlebury College.  She directed a Gifted and Talented program in a Los Angeles private school and has published gifted and talented workbooks as well as an adult non-fiction book,  A Princess Found. The Wish Stealers is her first book for children.  She lives in California with her family.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Aladdin (January 26, 2010)
  • Length: 288 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781416997337
  • Grades: 3 - 7
  • Ages: 8 - 12
  • Lexile ® 710 The Lexile reading levels have been certified by the Lexile developer, MetaMetrics®

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Awards and Honors

  • Iowa Children's Choice Award Nominee
  • Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee (AZ)
  • California Collections
  • Sunshine State Young Readers' Award List (FL)

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