Joplin, Wishing (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780062423702)

A heartfelt and magical middle grade novel in the tradition of Tuck Everlasting and Bridge to Terabithia, about family, wishes, and the power of true friends to work magic.

While cleaning out her reclusive grandfather's house, Joplin discovers pieces of a broken platter in a cookie tin. After having the platter repaired, Joplin wishes that she could both find a friend at school, and befriend the girl pictured in the platter.

The next day, Joplin befriends a boy named Barrett, and also notices a girl outside her apartment. A girl who looks remarkably like the girl in the platter...

The girl introduces herself as Sofie, and she has a terrible secret. Cursed to grant wishes for the owner of the platter for all of time, she has been trapped for centuries. Joplin and Barrett vow to help her, but freeing Sofie is more complicated than they could have imagined, and the three friends end up against a sinister foe who could put them all in terrible danger.

Author: Diane Stanley
ISBN-10: 0062423703
ISBN-13: 9780062423702
Publisher: HarperCollins
Language: English
Published: 06/13/2017
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.10d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 189555 / Joplin, Wishing


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2017 pg. 151
Publishers Weekly 04/17/2017
Booklist 04/15/2017 pg. 52
School Library Journal 05/01/2017
BookPage 06/01/2017
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2017 pg. 143
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2017 pg. 110 - Superior,Well Above Average