Wishing for Tomorrow

Name: Wishing for Tomorrow
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Hilary McKay
ISBN: 9781441812704

Author: Hilary McKay

Narrator: Justine Eyre

Unabridged: 4 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 01/05/2010

Categories: Children's Fiction, School

Synopsis

Nothing is quite the same at Miss Minchin’s Select Seminary for Young Ladies since Sara Crewe went away with the Indian gentleman.Lavinia is once again the girls’ leader, but she hungers for a more interesting life. Lottie is still busy making mischief, as is the new neighbor, the red-headed boy. Alice, the new maid, brings a breath of fresh air and slapdash practicality to the school. But Sara is much missed—especially by her best friend, Ermengarde. Can Ermengarde find her own way and be happy? Will she and Sara ever be able to be friends the way they were before?Hilary McKay opens the door to Miss Minchin’s again and invites listeners to take a peek at the new adventures beginning in a beloved tale.

About Hilary McKay

Hilary McKay is the award-winning author of many beloved novels, such as Saffy's Angel - which was the winner of the Whitbread Award, an ALA Notable Book, a Boston Globe - Horn Book Honor Book, and a School Library Journal Best Book of 2002 - as well as several picture books, including Was That Christmas?, also illustrated by Amanda Harvey. Hilary lives with her family in Derbyshire, England.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily on October 29, 2024

When I heard the startling news that Hilary McKay, one of my very favorite contemporary authors had written a sequel to The Little Princess, such an iconic girls' book, and one which I read to pieces as a child, I was curious but distinctly uneasy -- what potential for disappointment! The story of S......more

Goodreads review by Abigail on January 08, 2020

I am distrustful, generally speaking, of sequels written by someone other than the original author, particularly when the sequel in question is following upon an especially beloved classic. It always seems, somehow, to be riding another's coattails (I know, I know - aren't all writers doing that, to......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on February 23, 2011

Want to hear a story? I was in a very large bookstore in London with my daughter when I found a single copy of this book. Hilary McKay! one of my very favorite children's writers! writing a sequel to what may possibly be my all-time favorite children's book! I scanned the book carefully to find the......more

Goodreads review by Hallie on September 23, 2009

My first thought was 'WHY a sequel to The Little Princess?', but it's not following Sara Crewe and could be a lot of fun. My LJ review: This nearly broke my heart even before reading, as I've been waiting for it for what seems like ever. It was due to be published the 3rd of September, but I noticed i......more

Goodreads review by Miki on March 29, 2010

As other reviewers have said, this book takes a lot of liberties with the original. So it's not so much a sequel to "A Little Princess", no more so than "Wicked" is truly a sequel/prequel to "The Wizard of Oz". Instead, the author spends the first third of the book retelling the original *with signi......more