Best Wishes (Best Wishes #1)
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4.8 • 5 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The New York Timesbestselling series!
Because you’re blue
This bracelet is now for you.
Speak one wish to make it true. . .
So begins this enchanting new adventure from Sarah Mlynowski, the New York Times bestselling author and co-author of the Whatever After and Upside-Down Magic series. When different girls around the country receive a wish-granting bracelet in the mail, magical mayhem ensues! Filled with delightful illustrations, friendship, and humor, this series is like American Girl…with magic.
Optioned for film!
Becca Singer is having the Worst Day Ever. Her best friend, Harper, dumped her, and Becca is totally friendless and alone.
Then the box arrives in the mail.
Inside the box? One bracelet, plus a mysterious note telling Becca to make a wish. So Becca puts on the bracelet--why not, right?--and wishes to have friends. Lots of friends. So many friends.
And just like that, the magic works. Suddenly, EVERYONE wants to be Becca’s BFF, from all the kids at school to the teachers (!) to her own mom (!!). As things spin out of control, Becca starts to wonder: Is this wish a curse?
And stay tuned for Book Two, co-written by Sarah Mlynowski and Debbie Rigaud, when a girl in Ohio gets the bracelet in the mail and makes a new wish!
This series is perfect for fans of Whatever After, Upside-Down Magic, Twisted Tales, The Baby-Sitters Club, and all stories told with warmth and sparkle.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Mlynowski (the Whatever After series) kicks off this first installment of a multi-author series positioned as The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants for middle graders, written as a letter from the book's narrator to another girl. The magic begins on New York City's Upper West Side, when Jewish fifth grader Becca receives a mysterious package with no return address; it holds a magical gold and turquoise bracelet with the power to grant one wish. Becca, who has been dumped by her best friend in the lead-up to her 10th birthday, makes the mistake of wishing for "lots and lots of friends." Things get out of hand after Becca's popularity takes a gigantic leap, resulting in changing relationships with classmates and even her strict mother. But Becca finds the attention insubstantial, making even her well-attended birthday feel like a bust. Then there's the matter of the blond stranger who is pursuing Becca, interested in gaining the bracelet's power for herself. The whimsical premise and attendant lessons may be nothing new, but an empathetic heroine and winningly absurd situations offer over-the-top hilarity. Vee's b&w cartoon illustrations portray Becca with light skin. Ages 8–12.
Customer Reviews
Best book
I love this book! It’s really good, and I love the way it is written. You do such a good job Sarah! If you are considering reading this then go for it. And also read all her other books. Especially Whatever After.