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The Wish
The Wish
Author: Gail Carson Levine
There's nothing wrong with Wilma Sturtz. She's perfectly nice. But nobody cares about nice at Claverford, her middle school. Wilma is left out, forgotten, ignored -- until she meets an extraordinary old lady who grants a wish: for Wilma to be the most popular kid in school. Presto! Everything changes. Now Wilma has more best friends than she can...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780064473613
ISBN-10: 0064473619
Publication Date: 9/1/2001
Pages: 197
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 61 ratings
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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reviewed The Wish on + 76 more book reviews
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Presto! -- she's popular! In this original modern-day fairy tale, Gail Carson Levine, the Newbery Honor-winning author of Ella Enchanted, introduces a friendless eighth-grader whose wish to become the most popular kid at school comes true. Now, Wilma's life is everything she ever dreamed of -- she has dozens of friends, guys vying for her attention, and she can do whatever she pleases and people still love her. But what will she do in a few weeks when her wish ends with graduation? Funny, painful, and delightfully real, this engaging novel explores the question of whether we really want to be liked for who we are.

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When granted her wish to be the most popular girl in school, Wilma, an eighth grader, forgets that she will graduate in three weeks and her popularity will vanish.
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reviewed The Wish on + 113 more book reviews
Excellent book for young adult readers. Almost as good as "Ella Enchanted".
Alison avatar reviewed The Wish on + 551 more book reviews
By the author of Ella Enchanted, a new fairy tale about a girl whose wish to become the most popular girl in her jr. high - is granted.
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Really good!
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An enjoiable read by one of my favorite authors.

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