Wish

I saw Wish by Barbara O'Connor at my daughter's book fair last year and finally got around to putting it on hold at the library. Here's the book description from Amazon: "Eleven-year-old Charlie Reese has been making the same secret wish every day since fourth grade. She even has a list of all the ways there are to make the wish, such as cutting off the pointed end of a slice of pie and wishing on it as she takes the last bite. But when she is sent to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina to live with family she barely knows, it seems unlikely that her wish will ever come true. That is, until she meets Wishbone, a skinny stray dog who captures her heart, and Howard, a neighbor boy who proves surprising in lots of ways. Suddenly Charlie is in serious danger of discovering that what she thought she wanted may not be what she needs at all."

I loved this book! It was so well-written, and the story just took me along on Charlie's heart-wrenching journey of discovering herself. I loved all the supporting characters like Bertha and Gus and Howard and Mrs. Odom. I was happy with how the book came together at the end and enjoyed the read. I'm recommending this to my daughter next.

Rating: * * * (3/3 = Loved it)