The 11: 11 Wish
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Publishing Details
The 11: 11 Wish
By (Author) Kim Tomsic
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperCollins
19th February 2018
United States
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
813.6
Physical Properties
Hardback
368
Width 130mm, Height 220mm, Spine 30mm
430g
Description
A pawsitively magical twist on middle school mayhem.Ingrid Law, Newbery Honor-winning author of Savvy
An SCBWI Crystal Kite Award Winner!
Megan Meyers has a foolproof plan to reinvent herself at her new school. Good-bye, dorky math nerd; hello, friend magnet! But her first day at Saguaro Prep starts off weird to the tenth power.
When shes dared to make something exciting happen, Megan is thrown into the middle of an epic power struggle between the two seventh-grade Spirit Captains. So with nothing to lose, Megan wishes for some magic as her classroomscat clock chimes 11:11and is granted an enchanted teen magazine that promises miracle makeovers and sure-fire secrets for winning friends and crushes.
But magic can have dangerous side effects, and as her social life grows exponentially worse, Megan begins to wonder if wishing was ever a purrfect idea.
Reviews
"Debut author Tomsic infuses Megan's first-person narrative with lots of personality and a distinctive voice, and secondary characters are all complex and multidimensional. Light fantasy firmly grounded in the realities of middle-school emotions." -- ALA Booklist
"Readers will empathize with [Megan's] tenuous position and her tenacity despite the hilarious situations she gets herself into. A fine, funny fix." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Tomsic puts a pawsitively magical twist on middle school mayhem. Whimsical and wacky, The 11:11 Wish is a romp of a read sure to please young teens and tweens." -- Ingrid Law, Newbery Honor Winner and New York Times Bestselling Author of Savvy
"Full of unexpected twists and turns, this sweet, funny book is pure magic." -- Tara Dairman, author of All Four Stars
Author Bio
Kim Tomsic is a Co-Regional Advisor for the Rocky Mountain Colorado branch of SCBWI, a yoga instructor, and the author of two picture books with Chronicle (Spring 2019 and Spring 2020). This is her first middle-grade novel. She lives in Colorado with her husband, two children, and two dogs. You can find Kim online at: www.kimscritiquingcorner.blogspot.com
