The Wish

Informationen zum Autor Gail Carson Levine 's first book for children, Ella Enchanted , was a Newbery Honor Book. Levine's other books include Ever , a New York Times bestseller; Fairest , a Best Book of the Year for Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal and a New York Times bestseller; Dave at Night , an ALA Notable Book and Best Book for Young Adults; The Wish ; The Two Princesses of Bamarre ; A Tale of Two Castles ; Stolen Magic ; The Lost Kingdom of Bamarre ; Ogre Enchanted ; and the six Princess Tales books. She is also the author of the nonfiction books Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly and Writer to Writer: From Think to Ink , as well as the picture books Betsy Who Cried Wolf and Betsy Red Hoodie . Gail Carson Levine and her husband, David, live in a two-centuries-old farmhouse in the Hudson Valley of New York State. Klappentext Wilma Sturtz is invisible and miserable at school. So when an old lady on the subway offers her a wish, Wilma immediately asks for popularity -- in fact, she asks to be the most popular kid at school. Suddenly, Wilma has more friends than she can keep track of, forty dates to the Grad Night Dance, and a secret admirer writing her love poems. Everything is great, until she realizes there's a loophole in her wish, and her time in the spotlight has almost run out. Zusammenfassung Wilma Sturtz is invisible and miserable at school. So when an old lady on the subway offers her a wish! Wilma immediately asks for popularity -- in fact! she asks to be the most popular kid at school. Suddenly! Wilma has more friends than she can keep track of! forty dates to the Grad Night Dance! and a secret admirer writing her love poems. Everything is great! until she realizes there's a loophole in her wish! and her time in the spotlight has almost run out. ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gail Carson Levine, Gail Carson Levine
• Editore: Harper Collins Usa
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 8 a 12 anni
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 03.05.2005
• EAN: 9780060759117
• ISBN: 978-0-06-075911-7
• Pagine: 256
• Dimensioni: 105 mm x 172 mm x 18 mm
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi > Saggi / saggi illustrati > Uomo; JUVENILE FICTION: Fairy Tales & Folklore / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Fantasy & Magic, JUVENILE FICTION: Mysteries & Detective Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION: Love & Romance, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Violence, JUVENILE FICTION: Science Fiction / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Runaways, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Strangers