A delightfully dark middle-grade novel reminiscent of the Newbery-winning classic, The Westing Game. Think of a wish. Go big with it. A winning lottery ticket. Eternal happiness. School vacation for a year. Now, answer this question: If you know this wish will come true, would you still make it if you knew someone else would somehow have to pay for it? That's the catch thirteen-year-old Gabe Silver faces when a mysterious millionaire sells him a bottle containing a wish-granting imp. Any time Gabe makes a wish, someone else, somewhere, is going to lose something--maybe something big. That means each of Gabe's wishes should be an ethical dilemma--but as he scores a Ferrari, a hot tub, and all the pizza and sub sandwiches a kid could want, he's certain a guilty conscience is worth it...isn't it? This thought-provoking book, inspired by a Robert Louis Stevenson novella, is pithy, dark, and very, very funny. It has an endearing, wacked-out cast of characters brought to life by illustrator Gris Grimly, whose cover art will be embossed to highlight the depth and detail of the art.
- ISBN:
- 9780823439690
- 9780823439690
- Category:
- General fiction (Children's / Teenage)
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 01-01-2018
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Holiday House, Incorporated
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Dimensions (mm):
- 215.65x148.08x20.57mm
- Weight:
- 0.32kg
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