What you wish for: stories and poems dor Darfur Alexander McCall Smith, et. al.

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Smith, Alexander McCall [Author]

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Language: English Publication details: New York: Pinguin Group, 2011.Edition: 1st. edDescription: 252 p.: 17.27 x 2.29 x 21.72 cm (hardcover)ISBN:

9780399254543

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Summary: With contributions from some of the best talent writing for children today, What You Wish For is a compelling collection of affecting, inspiring, creepy, and oft-times funny short stories and poems all linked by the universal power of a wish - the abstract things we all wish for - home, family, safety and love. From the exchange of letters between two girls who have never met but are both struggling with the unexpected curves of life, to the stunning sacrifice one dying girl makes for another, to the mermaid who trades her tail for legs, to the boy who unwittingly steals an imp's house, and to the chilling retelling of Cinderella, What You Wish For brings together a potent international roster of authors of note to remember and celebrate the Darfuri refugees and their incredible story of survival and hope.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Livros	Canadian School of Niterói - Itacoatiara PH - Young Adult Literature	Ficção	FAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		A14226
Livros	Canadian School of Niterói - Piratininga PH - Young Adult Literature	Ficção	FAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	2	Available		A17152

With contributions from some of the best talent writing for children today, What You Wish For is a compelling collection of affecting, inspiring, creepy, and oft-times funny short stories and poems all linked by the universal power of a wish - the abstract things we all wish for - home, family, safety and love.

From the exchange of letters between two girls who have never met but are both struggling with the unexpected curves of life, to the stunning sacrifice one dying girl makes for another, to the mermaid who trades her tail for legs, to the boy who unwittingly steals an imp's house, and to the chilling retelling of Cinderella, What You Wish For brings together a potent international roster of authors of note to remember and celebrate the Darfuri refugees and their incredible story of survival and hope.

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