One Wish

by Michelle Harrison

Overview

Having the ability to see fairies means that Tanya Fairchild's life has never been easy. After all, real fairies are nothing like the ones in books; ones that grant wishes or leave money for teeth.

Real fairies don't like to be talked about, and they cast spells if Tanya steps out of line. The most she's ever received in exchange for one of her teeth is a chewed up toffee. Of course, it would help if Tanya knew someone - anyone - else who could see them, too . . .

When Tanya meets Ratty, she finds not only that can he see fairies, but that he has a fairy friend, Turpin. Turpin is rude and spiteful, but funny and loyal too. When Ratty goes missing, Tanya discovers her new friend has another extraordinary ability; an ability that has the potential to destroy them both . . .

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316335287
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	03/08/2016
Series:	13 Treasures Trilogy
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	332,673
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Michelle Harrison was born in 1979 and grew up in Grays, Essex. She has a degree in illustration, and is a former Waterstone’s bookseller and assistant editor at Oxford University Press. She now writes full time and has a son, Jack, and two cats. Her first novel, The Thirteen Treasures, won the Waterstones’ Children’s Book Prize, has been sold in over sixteen countries and was followed by The Thirteen Curses and The Thirteen Secrets. She has also published Unrest, a stand-alone ghost novel for teens and is now working on a second young adult novel. Her latest book is One Wish, a return to the world of The Thirteen Treasures. Visit her website: MichelleHarrisonBooks.com.

Editorial Reviews

"Touches of humor [and] plenty of peril...."—Kirkus Reviews

"New fans will be so intrigued by the way in which magic ebbs and flows in this novel...."—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

From the Publisher

2015-12-08
A girl who can see fairies meets a boy with similar abilities and gets mixed up in a dangerous magical adventure. Tanya Fairchild previously appeared in Harrison's 13 Treasures trilogy. In this prequel, the magical world is similarly menacing. A crazed fairy, desperate to reanimate his lost love, seeks a final ingredient for his dark spell. The boy who unwittingly holds the key crosses paths with Tanya, who's on vacation in the small town of Spinney Wicket with her recently divorced mother. Henry Hanratty rejects Tanya's friendly overtures, but she's determined to get to know him. That determination eventually wins her some useful advice, but it also leads to an encounter with a monstrous hag, a frightening trip down a deep well, and a final confrontation with evil. Tanya's willingness to risk her life for someone she's just met isn't entirely plausible, and a minor subplot about just why some fairies turn ill-tempered feels forced, but Harrison's evocative descriptions of the dangers Tanya faces will likely carry readers along smoothly enough. Touches of humor lighten the tone in spots, but there's plenty of peril, and even the resolution has its dark side. Ultimately, this plot-heavy plunge into the world of (not very nice) fairies is unlikely to win Harrison new fans, although it may be popular with fans of the author's original trilogy. (Gothic fantasy. 10-14)

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