Best Wishes Best Wishes 1, Sarah Mlynowski
Best Wishes Best Wishes 1, Sarah Mlynowski
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Best Wishes (Best Wishes #1)

Author: Sarah Mlynowski

Series: Best Wishes

Narrator: Sarah Beth Goer

Unabridged: 4 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/06/2022


Synopsis

From Sarah Mlynowski, the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author behind Whatever After and Upside-Down Magic, this thrilling new series is Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants for a new generation of readers! Brimming with magic, friendship, humor--and irresistible illustrations--this is the book you've been wishing for!Becca Singer is having the Worst Day Ever. Her best friend, Harper, dumped her, and Becca is totally friendless and alone.Then the box arrives in the mail.Inside the box? One bracelet, plus a mysterious note telling Becca to make a wish. So Becca puts on the bracelet-why not, right?-and wishes to have friends. Lots of friends. So many friends.And just like that, the magic works. Suddenly, EVERYONE wants to be Becca's BFF, from all the kids at school to the teachers (!) to her own mom (!!).As things spin out of control, Becca starts to wonder: Is this wish a curse?This series is perfect for fans of Whatever After, Real Friends, The Baby-Sitters Club, and all stories told with warmth and sparkle. And keep an eye out for Books 2 and 3, where the magic bracelet gets mailed to new girls with new wishes (with each book co-written by Sarah Mlynowski and a different author!)The audio edition also features a bonus recording of an original short story in the WHATEVER AFTER universe, GO FETCH by Sarah Mlynowski and narrated by Emily Eiden. Follow siblings Abby and Jonah (and their puppy, Prince) as they tumble through the magic mirror and into the classic nursery rhyme, Jack and Jill. When Abby and Jonah meet Jack and Jill on the hill, they try to help the other pair carry their pail of water—with hilarious results! This bite-sized adventure is a special treat for fans of the bestselling WHATEVER AFTER series, and for anyone who loves magical stories told with humor and sparkle.

About Sarah Mlynowski

Sarah Mlynowski is the New York Times bestselling author of the Whatever After series, the Magic in Manhattan series, Best Wishes, Gimme a Call, and a bunch of other books for teens and tweens, including the Upside-Down Magic series, which she cowrites with Lauren Myracle and Emily Jenkins and which was adapted into a movie for the Disney Channel. Originally from Montreal, Sarah now lives in Los Angeles with her family. Visit Sarah online at sarahm.com and find her on Instagram, Facebook, and X at @sarahmlynowski.


Reviews

Cute, sweet story with illustrations and cover from my favorite artist, Maxine Vee.......more

Goodreads review by Brian

This book is a great take on a standard life problem: when you’re growing up and growing apart from your first friends from the start of school. What if you could wish that everyone wanted to be your friend? What if that wish came true? This book puts a slight bit of magic into that wish, as it expl......more

Goodreads review by Steph

Fun to see different authors will do each book, and definitely a cute premise with an "I need the next book" ending!......more

Goodreads review by Coleman

This book was great. Have you ever felt lonely, like you don’t have a friend in the world? What if you had a magic bracelet that could change all of that? In Best Wishes, Becca is having the worst day ever: Her best friend just dumped her for someone else, and Becca has no other friends to celebrate......more


Quotes

Praise for Best Wishes: "Readers will love Becca... A coming-of-age tale told with humor, compassion, and more than a touch of magic." -- Kirkus ReviewsPraise for the Whatever After series:"Kids will race through these laugh-out-loud, action-packed, magical adventures." -- Max Brallier, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth series"A dazzling gem of a series!" -- Karina Yan Glaser, New York Times bestselling author of The Vanderbeekers series"The feminist in me adored it, and the mother in me loved how my daughter would long to cuddle in close as we read together." -- Danielle Herzog, blogging for The Washington Post"Hilarious... with unexpected plot twists and plenty of girl power." -- Booklist"An uproariously funny read. The swift pace of the tale and non-stop action... will enchant readers from the first page." -- Kirkus Reviews"Giddy, fizzy, hilarious fun!" -- Lauren Myracle, author of Luv Ya Bunches"Tons of fractured fairy tale fun!" -- Meg Cabot, author of Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls and The Princess Diaries series