Keep Calm and Sparkle On! (The Wish List #2)

by Sarah Aronson

Overview

When a wish come true is not what it seems . . .

Isabelle has finally made it to Level Two of Fairy Godmother Training -- but just barely. She'll really have to step it up if she wants to pass the next challenge.Level Two of training comes with a twist, however. Isabelle's newest practice princess isn't who she expected -- and granting the new girl's wish means making her old princess, Nora, really unhappy.What's a godmother to do? Isabelle will need more than a few magic sparkles to make everyone happily ever after this time!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545941600
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	12/26/2017
Series:	The Wish List , #2
Sold by:	Scholastic, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	23 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Sarah Aronson has always believed in magic-especially when it comes to writing. Her favorite things (in no particular order) include all kinds of snacks (especially chocolate), sparkly accessories, biking along Lake Michigan, and reading all kinds of stories-just not the fine print! Sarah holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives with her family in Evanston, Illinois. Find out more at saraharonson.com.

Editorial Reviews

2017-09-18
Isabelle grapples with guilt and friendship as she works through Fairy Godmother Training, Level Two.Isabelle's in a funk because Nora has forgotten her, even though Isabelle broke the rules and left a stolen jar of magic-making sparkles for Nora to remember and contact her with. Level Two brings about massive changes, though: there's a crackdown on saving excess sparkles (and sudden rationing), and Grandmomma is leaving the training center to investigate sparkle discrepancies and magical irregularities (Isabelle fears she's responsible). Missing Nora, Isabelle attempts to befriend her classmates but is bullied and ostracized. Then, she gets her practice princess—Samantha, a former friend of Nora's—and worries that Samantha's happiness will come at the cost of Nora's. Sure enough, Samantha isn't a particularly pleasant girl, and both she and Nora dream of being in a big school play. Isabelle bends rules to help Nora out, until Samantha finally wishes for Nora to bungle her performance. Aronson neatly explores girl-on-girl nastiness in both faery-godmother school and human school, and the many quandaries Isabelle finds herself in make her easy to relate to. Details such as Grandmomma's "fairy godmother bling" and the girlgoyles Isabelle likes to hide among make for fizzy magical worldbuilding. Racial descriptors are mostly avoided, and Isabelle, Nora, and Samantha all seem to be white; diversity is mostly cued with naming conventions.The friendship fixes may be simplistic, but this book has an endearing lead. (Fantasy. 6-9)

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