Praise for Best Wishes #2:
"Mayhem, confusion, twists and turns, and even laugh-out-loud hilarity ensue...Delightful, with just the right touch of magic." — Kirkus Reviews
"Provides welcome humor as well as insights…engaging and fun." — Booklist
Praise for Best Wishes #1:
“Whimsical...an empathetic heroine and winningly absurd situations offer over-the-top hilarity.” — Publishers Weekly
"Readers will love Becca... A coming-of-age tale told with humor, compassion, and more than a touch of magic.” — Kirkus Reviews
Praise for the Whatever After series:
"Kids will race through these laugh-out-loud, action-packed, magical adventures." — Max Brallier, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth series
"A dazzling gem of a series!" — Karina Yan Glaser, New York Times bestselling author of The Vanderbeekers series
"The feminist in me adored it, and the mother in me loved how my daughter would long to cuddle in close as we read together." — Danielle Herzog, blogging for The Washington Post
"Hilarious... with unexpected plot twists and plenty of girl power." — Booklist
"An uproariously funny read. The swift pace of the tale and non-stop action... will enchant readers from the first page." — Kirkus Reviews
"Giddy, fizzy, hilarious fun!" — Lauren Myracle, author of Luv Ya Bunches
"Tons of fractured fairy tale fun!" — Meg Cabot, author of Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls and The Princess Diaries series
2022-12-14
It is Addie’s turn with the magic bracelet in this installment of the Best Wishes series.
Ten-year-old Addie Asante, a fifth grader in Columbus, Ohio, tells her tale in a letter to an unknown Lucy. Sandwiched in the middle between bossy, studious older sister Sophie, 12, and indulged little sister Camille, 5, “go-with-the-flow” Addie is used to suppressing her own desires to keep the peace with friends and family. When a mysterious package arrives with the bracelet and instructions, she puts it on at once, ignoring an enclosed warning from Becca, the previous holder of the bracelet, until it is too late. When, in an argument with Sophie, Addie wishes she weren’t the middle sister, the bracelet tightens, then glows and warms, and suddenly, the sisters have switched bodies—Addie is Sophie, Sophie is Camille, and Camille is Addie. Mayhem, confusion, twists and turns, and even laugh-out-loud hilarity ensue as each sister tries to cope with the changes. Addie can text with Becca for more information and warnings (including about the strange blond woman who wants the bracelet) but must find the solution herself. Of course, there’s a happy, heartwarming ending as Addie and her sisters share their feelings and come to understand each other. Now it’s Lucy’s turn. Addie and her family present Black in Vee’s drawings; Becca is Jewish and light-skinned.
Delightful, with just the right touch of magic. (Fantasy. 8-11)
