The Wish (13 page)

About the Author

Photo credit David Levine

 

GAIL CARSON LEVINE
grew up in New York City and has been writing all her life. Her first novel,
ELLA ENCHANTED
, was a Newbery Honor Book. Levine's other books include
FAIREST
, a
New York Times
bestseller,
Publishers Weekly
Best Book, and
School Library Journal
Best Book;
EVER
, 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
; and the six Princess Tales books. She is also the author of the nonfiction book
WRITING MAGIC
:
Creating Stories That Fly
, the poetry collection
FORGIVE ME
,
I MEANT TO DO IT
:
False Apology Poems
, and the picture books
BETSY WHO CRIED WOLF
and
BETSY RED HOODIE
, illustrated by Scott Nash. Gail and her husband, David, live in a twocenturies-old farmhouse in New York's Hudson Valley. You can visit her online at www.gailcarsonlevine.com.

 

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Books by Gail Carson Levine

DAVE AT NIGHT

ELLA ENCHANTED

EVER

FAIREST

TWO PRINCESSES OF BAMARRE

THE FAIRY'S RETURN AND OTHER PRINCESS TALES

 

BETSY WHO CRIED WOLF

WRITING MAGIC:
CREATING STORIES THAT FLY

FAIRY DUST AND THE QUEST FOR THE EGG

FAIRY HAVEN AND THE QUEST FOR THE WAND

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Credits

Cover art © 2005 by Judy York

Cover design by Amy Ryan

Cover © 2005 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc.

Copyright

The Wish

Copyright © 2000 by Gail Levine

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Levine, Gail Carson.

The wish / Gail Carson Levine.

        p.        cm.

    Summary: When granted her wish to be the most popular girl in school, Wilma, an eighth grader, forgets that she will graduate in three weeks and her popularity will vanish.

    ISBN 0-06-027900-1. — ISBN 0-06-027901-X (lib. bdg.)     ISBN 0-06-447361-9 (pbk.) — ISBN 0-06-075911-9 (rack)

    [1. Popularity—Fiction.    2. Friendship—Fiction.     3. Schools—Fiction. 4. Wishes—Fiction.] I. Title.

PZ7.L578345Wi    2000

98-19087

[Fic]—DC21

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EPUB Edition © MARCH 2014 ISBN 9780062253590

First Harper edition, 2001

First rack edition, 2005

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