Wish on a Unicorn, Karen Hesse
Wish on a Unicorn, Karen Hesse
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Wish on a Unicorn

Author: Karen Hesse

Narrator: Kate Rudd

Unabridged: 1 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 08/20/2010

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

Mags has a lot to wish for — a nice house with a mama who isn’t tired out from work; a normal little sister; a brother who doesn’t mooch for food; and, once in a while, she’d like some new clothes for school. When her sister Hannie finds a stuffed unicorn, Mags’s wishes start to come true. She knows the unicorn can’t really be magic, but she won’t let anything ruin her newfound luck — even if it means telling her own sister to believe something that can’t possibly be true. “With colorful regional language and clear psychological insight, Hesse’s debut ranks with Betsy Byars’s The Pinballs and Cynthia Voight’s Homecoming in describing families surviving as best they can under economic privation.” - Publishers Weekly “Hesse captures the spirits of a stalwart young heroine and her family.” — School Library Journal

About Karen Hesse

Karen Hesse has received numerous honors for her writing, including the Scott O’Dell Historical Fiction Award, the MacArthur Fellowship “Genius” Award, the Christopher Award, and the Newbery Medal. Ms. Hesse is also the author of WISH UPON A UNICORN, LETTERS FROM RIFKA and PHOENIX RISING, both available with new cover art. She lives in Brattleboro, Vermont.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lori

I read this with ruby bc she picked it out at school. I love reading books with her and chatting about it. This book gave us the opportunity to talk about things we have to be thankful for, bullying, mental and physical limitations that some people deal with, how we should treat people, and family.......more

Goodreads review by Lana

A caring book about a family living on a very limited budget, whatever their Mother can earn working at whatever jobs available. It's a combined family. The eldest child-Mags' father died early & is only a vague memory for her. Her step- sister has Down's & her step-brother, the youngest with the bi......more

Goodreads review by Masoome

یه کتاب مختصر و مفید نوجوان، که دو روز از زندگی یه دختر بچه رو می گه با خانواده ای که هر کدوم از اعضاش یه مشکلی دارن! خواهر کوچیکتر کندذهنه، برادر خردسالشون دزدی می کنه و مادرشون که ساعت کاری نامناسبی داره.......more

Goodreads review by Jana

This was my second time reading this book. The first time I read it I was 10.....9 years have passed and I still find this book interesting and beautiful.......more