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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780060279004
ISBN: 0060279001
Label: HarperCollins
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: May 31, 2000
Publisher: HarperCollins
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Release Date: May 03, 2000
Sales Rank: 368876
Studio: HarperCollins
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There's nothing wrong with Wilma Sturtz. She's perfectly nice. But nobody cares about nice at Claverford, her middle school. Wilma is left out, forgotten, ignored--until she meets an extraordinary old lady who grants a wish: for Wilma to be the most popular kid in school. Presto! Everything changes. Now Wilma has more best friends than she can keep track of and forty dates to the Graduation Night Dance; and someone is writing her love poetry. What more could she want? Nothing! But will it last? How can Wilma make sure she is never unpopular again?
From Gail Carson Levine, author of the Newbery Honor book Ella Enchanted, this modern-day fairy tale shows a very real girl in a very unusual predicament, and along the way it reveals some painful truths about whether or not we really want to be liked for who we are.
Books for the Teen Age 2001 (NYPL)
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Ah, the ancient mysteries of life. Why are the popular people popular? What's different about them--what makes them special? In The Wish, award-winning author Gail Carson Levine (Ella Enchanted, Dave at Night) explores the age-old question with a simple premise: a girl who is granted one wish by an old lady on the subway wishes to be 'the most popular kid at Claverford.' As is the fate of many who are granted only one wish, Wilma doesn't think through her wish carefully enough. While she is now adored by boys and girls alike, she is a mere three weeks away from graduating from Claverford. At Elliott, her next school, she'll be back to her lowly, oft-ridiculed self. Tension builds for Wilma until her graduation-night dance, the night before her popularity--and maybe even her relationship with her wonderful new boyfriend--will invariably come to a screeching halt. This fun, witty, insightful novel thoroughly examines the nature of 'popularity,' and what it means to be true to yourself. It's not just because of the old woman's spell that Wilma ponders, ''To thine own self be true.' But who was mine own self? That's what I wanted to know.' Wilma is a funny, smart, no-more-awkward-than-most character with whom young readers of all social echelons will identify completely. When her popularity runs out (and the spell does end), her true friendships remain, and she's left standing on her feet. (Ages 9 to 12) --Karin Snelson
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The Wish
By Gail Carson Levine
Who ever had a name like Wilma? The only other Wilma she could think of was a Flintstone.
Wilma loved animals, especially dogs. She always felt loved by her dog Reggie. At school she didn't fit in with the popular kids, and somehow it didn't make sense to hang out with the unpopular kids. Mostly, everyone ignored the eighth-grade girl.
When she gave up her seat on the train for an old woman, the woman thanked her and told her that ... Read More
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I purchased this book for my daughter...she absolutely loved it...Levine is one of her favorite authors...she has already it with great reviews.!
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I am a fan of Gail Carson Levine and have most of her books. That being said, this book was VERY boring and fairly offensive.
I have a general rule that I give books 50 pages to interest me before I give up. I only lasted 10 pages in this book.
Life is too short to read bad books!
Buy another book by the same author. You will be much happier.
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How can I possibly rate this item when I'm still waiting to receive it? Why don't you e-mail me again a couple of days after you've shipped it to me, and then I will give you some positive feedback.
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`I didn't want to just be a member of the crowd. I wanted more. "I want to be the most popular girl at Claverford," I blurted out. I figured I might as well go all the way with a wish nobody could grant. She frowned. "Is it wise...? All right, dear. Granted."
Wilma Sturtz was one of the most unpopular kids at Claverford Junior High. With no phone calls for her and no real friends, the last person she wanted to be was herself. Lucky for her, Wilma gets her one wish when she runs into a weird ... Read More
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