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Don’t miss Barbara O’Connor’s other middle-grade work―like Wonderland; How to Steal a Dog; Greetings from Nowhere; Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia; The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester; and more!
A touching, New York Times–bestselling story about a girl and her dog, perfect for young animal lovers.
Eleven-year-old Charlie Reese has been making the same secret wish every day since fourth grade. She even has a list of all the ways there are to make the wish, such as cutting off the pointed end of a slice of pie and wishing on it as she takes the last bite. But when she is sent to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina to live with family she barely knows, it seems unlikely that her wish will ever come true. That is until she meets
Wishbone, a skinny stray dog who captures her heart, and Howard, a neighbor boy who proves surprising in lots of ways. Suddenly Charlie is in serious danger of discovering that what she thought she wanted may not be what she needs at all.
From award-winning author Barbara O’Connor comes a middle-grade novel about a girl who, with the help of a true-blue friend, a big-hearted aunt and uncle, and the dog of her dreams, unexpectedly learns the true meaning of family in the least likely of places.
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Wish
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Ellen Khodakivska –
“Wish” by Barbara O’Connor
You’ll enjoy this book if you are looking for a sincere and, touching, heartwarming, and kind story about friendship in all aspects.
The Plot: We follow Charlie Reese. She is 11 years old, and her family is broken. So, the girl sets off to live with her aunt and uncle in another town. She starts adjusting to her new life, which is not cloudless. Charlie has her list of things to wish on, and every time, she makes a wish from the bottom of her heart. She meets a wise boy who helps her a lot and brightens her days; she meets a stray dog that will play a significant role in her new life. Whether Charlie’s wish comes true, whether her life gets back on track, and whether the little girl has a chance for a truly loving family. You can find out while reading this glorious book.
The Writing Style: It was written adorably easily, and I read it almost in one sitting. I wish I could have read this book when I was eleven because it consists of many wise lessons and brilliant examples of behaving in this or that situation. The notions of friendship, love, care, motivation, and kindness are beautifully portrayed. This book is cleverly written. It’s full of heartwarming and heart-squeezing moments that made me sob. This book is full of enchanting childhood spirit when you believe that every wish is about to come true, sooner or later.
The Characters: I fell in love with most of them from the first lines and felt total disgust toward some of them. All the characters are described masterfully and magnificently in the slightest detail. I enjoyed the multilayers in describing their features and how deeply and profoundly the author depicted their souls. The characters felt alive, and I kept living with them after reading the book.
The Fave Quote: “You can’t judge people for the mistakes they make. You judge them for how they fix those mistakes.”
Would I read other books by this author: Sure!
My humble rating is: 5/5
Debra Council –
Buen libro para practicar lectura me gustó mucho
Shannon Navin –
This is a darling story of a girl whose parents were pretty worthless. It’s an adorable story about a girl and a dog and it reminds me so much of because of Winn-Dixie but yet it’s different. I read it to my fifth grade class and we all adore at it. I will read it every year now.
Arulmani –
Arrived quickly, really good quality. My daughter loves it.
Daniel –
I got this book for my daughter not knowing what it was about. We started reading it and it didnt take long for us to fall in love with it. We didnt want to put it down when bedtime came. I cried a few times reading it as the story can be a bit heartbreaking at times. My daughter is 8 and sh loved it so much. We have close friends who are a foster family so this book really pulled on the heart strings. I dont keep things like this from my daughter so for her she understood what was going on. It was a sad start but an amazing ending. You go from happy to sad to happy again and there is so much emotion felt throughout the book. This was our first chapter book we read and finished it and started a different one and my girl said i want to read wish again. Thats how much we loved it
13beans –
When looking for the perfect gift for anyone, my go to is books. Wonderful book for kids! Easy read and immersive.
Keiu Püümets –
My grandson asked for this book so was happy with it
Ellen Khodakivska –
Some people just have an amazing grasp on what it means to be genuine and to be human. Barbara O’Connor is one of those people. Wish is the story of Charlie, an 11-year old girl from Raleigh, NC, whose father is in a ‘correctional facility’ and whose mother is having trouble ‘getting back on her feet.’ (We gather, as adults reading the text, that her mother might struggle with depression or alcoholism as we learn that she is disengaged and spends most of her time in bed or on the couch. Young readers may likely only understand that Charlie’s mother is somehow unwell) Charlie is sent to live with her mother’s sister, Bertha and her husband, Gus in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina while her older sister, Jackie gets to stay with a friend’s family in Raleigh.
Initially, the transition is incredibly difficult for Charlie. She’s lonely, misses her sister and sees the little town of Colby as a backwater filled with small-town ‘hillbillies.’ She struggles with her temper and with fitting in at school and really doesn’t feel that she belongs. She has a habit of making a secret wish everyday and searches throughout the day, every day, to find something to wish on (a first star, a dandelion, 3 birds on a wire.) The reader gets the sense, throughout the book, that Charlie wishes only to be returned to her family in Raleigh. Then, she meets Wishbone…a stray dog that she works to lure in and make her own. Her relationships with Wishbone, a local boy named Howard and Gus and Bertha begin to change her perspective and ultimately her life.
O’Connor’s characters are real, flawed and incredibly lovable. She doesn’t hold back from depicting the Colby ‘hillbillies’ just as they are: they have furniture on their porch and cars in their yard. But, she also perfectly depicts the love that exists in that town and in those homes and shows the reader (rather than telling him/her) why belongings and appearances aren’t what matters. Howard, the friend that Charlie reluctantly makes, has an ‘up down walk’ and a heart of gold. It would be difficult to read about this Owen Meany-like boy without falling in love with his spirit and his heart.
Bertha and Gus are good, simple people and Charlie is a amazing little girl who has simply experienced too much in her young life. If you’ve ever lived in a small town, you will recognize the Odom (Howard’s) family, the neighbors from church and Scrappy (Charlie’s incarcerated father.) Even Jackie, Charlie’s slightly rough-around-the-edges older sister is depicted with both street smarts and heart. Somehow O’Connor manages to depict the failings of each of her characters without abandoning their spirits…you’ll clearly understand what changes Charlie’s mind about Colby by the end of the book.
Wish’s plot is also extremely believable. While it would be easy to make this book trite and formulaic, O’Connor resists the urge and allows her characters to behave in ways both heroic, fearful and embarrassing. She doesn’t shy away from showing the vulnerabilities of each of her characters…you can see the difficulty of Charlie’s situation in her bravado, Jackie’s bragging and Bertha’s inability to stop talking! O’Connor’s depiction of the quandary that faces this little girl is raw without being too painful and hopeful without being sappy. Don’t be surprised, however, if some of Charlie’s triumphs and pain bring a tear to your eye!
As an adult, I read this book with relish because of the delightful characterizations of these small-town folks. I cared about Charlie and wanted to see what would happen to her. While I feel strongly that young readers will also feel that kinship with O’Connor’s characters, I also believe that the story and the lessons (‘Don’t judge a book by its cover. Home is where your heart is. Thank God for unanswered prayers.’) will resonate soundly with their sense of adventure and justice. While this may not be a book that I would have picked up to read by myself, I highly recommend finding a young person with whom to read it: any excuse will do to submerse yourself in Charlie’s story! You won’t regret it!
Joni –
This book was honestly one of the best books I have read! The story line and characters were just WONDERFUL but besides that the book quality was okay but the cover had some scratches, although I rate the book 5 stars 🙂