Wish
Book Information
- boys
- girls
- boys/girls
- acceptance
- accepting others
- coming of age
- disabilities
- diseases
- family
- first person voice
- illness
- love
- mature readers
- ocean
- older readers
- personal narrative
- physical challenges
- relationships
- reluctant reader
- romance
- sharks
- siblings
- single parent
- understanding others
- wishes
- Belonger/Connector
- Seeker/Leader
- Joan of Arc/Empath
- Wild Thing/Annie Oakley/Mirette
Eleven-year-old Tommy knows everything there is to know about sharks and his wish is to swim with the sharks and to meet his idol, Ty Barry. Because of Tommy’s cystic fibrosis, a Wish Foundation sends Tommy to California accompanied by his mom and sister, fifteen-year-old Bee. Tommy finds adventure and Bee finds love almost with disastrous results.
Readers looking for adventure will enjoy this tale of a brother and sister united to make wishes come true. 208 pages Ages 13 and up
Editors' Note: And this story goes beyond the simplistic make the wish come true scenario as it reaches into the relationships between mother, daughter, brother and son with the conflicts and the emerging love and respect.
Recommended by Kathleen A. Nester, Asst. Curriculum Leader/Librarian