Granted

Name: Granted
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: John David Anderson
ISBN: 9780062820907

Author: John David Anderson

Narrator: Cassandra Morris

Unabridged: 7 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Walden Pond Press

Published: 02/13/2018

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fantasy Stories, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

From the author of beloved novels Ms. Bixby’s Last Day and Posted comes a hilarious, heartfelt, and unforgettable novel about a fairy-in-training.Everyone who wishes upon a star, or a candle, or a penny thrown into a fountain knows that you’re not allowed to tell anyone what you’ve wished for. But even so, there is someone out there who hears it. In a magical land called the Haven lives a young fairy named Ophelia Delphinium Fidgets. Ophela is no ordinary fairy—she is a Granter: one of the select fairies whose job it is to venture out into the world and grant the wishes of unsuspecting humans every day. It’s the work of the Granters that generates the magic that allows the fairies to do what they do, and to keep the Haven hidden and safe. But with worldwide magic levels at an all-time low, this is not as easy as it sounds. On a typical day, only a small fraction of the millions of potential wishes gets granted.Today, however, is anything but typical. Because today, Ophelia is going to get her very first wish-granting assignment.And she’s about to discover that figuring out how to truly give someone what they want takes much more than a handful of fairy dust.

About John David Anderson

John David Anderson is the author of more than a dozen acclaimed and beloved books for kids, including the New York Times Notable Book Ms. Bixby’s Last Day, Posted, Granted, One Last Shot, Stowaway, The Greatest Kid in the World, Keep It Like a Secret, and many more. A dedicated root beer connoisseur and chocolate fiend, he lives with his wonderful wife, two frawesome kids, and a pair of mischievous kitties in Indianapolis, Indiana. You can visit him online at johndavidanderson.org.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Miranda on December 09, 2020

A wish is many things. It is apprehension and anticipation. It is lucky coins and dandelion fluff and rainbows stretching to forever.Ophelia Delphinium Fidgets isa fairy of the highest caliber- she has the honor, privilege and responsibility of being a Granter. Granters are the select few who ge......more

Goodreads review by Glen on June 04, 2018

I won this book in a goodreads drawing. In a world where magic power is ever decreasing, a young fairie has the job of granting wishes. She's lucky to even grant a fraction of the wishes wished. She sets out into the human world to find out why. Good for kids.......more

Goodreads review by Lorie on August 12, 2017

I needed to bury myself in fantasy today, because the state of our nation is... I don't know what it is. But it's not good for a great many people. This book - this magical, wishful, hopeful book - helped a little. Granted's Ophelia Delphinium Fidgets is marvelous. She is so uniquely HER. Anderson d......more

Goodreads review by JoScho on March 11, 2019

I checked this one out from the library based solely on the cover. It is an adorable middle grade book about a fairy that is tasked with granting a wish. She is a “granter” but this is her first assignment. Things get messy and complicated and along the way she meets a stray named Sam that helps her......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on April 07, 2018

3 1/2 stars. The book dragged for the first half, which surprised me; I don't think of Anderson as an indulgent or sappy writer. Lots of twee fairy names mixed with Luddite ruminations on the loss of imagination and wonder and thus a loss of magic, associated with industrialization, mixed with some......more