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Wish Magic
When Megan eats a doughnut offered to her by her younger brother Morris she suddenly discovers that whatever she wishes comes true
75 pages, Paperback
First published October 29, 1998
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October 1, 2018
It is another rushed day to get out of the house and catch the school bus for Meg and her brother Morris. Strange that Morris give Meg a powdered doughnut to eat, but it is food!
Strange things start to happen after she eats it. Seems she has developed special powers. In class, when book reports are to be turned in, Meg realizes that she hasn't done hers. She wishes that she had it and voila! She finds that what she wishes for she gets.
This power can be fun, but there are also some not so fun things that come with it.
I bought this and another to send to my great-gran who is learning to read. I thought it sounded fun and I was not disappointed. It is a chapter book with illustrations, and I think it could be read to a young child if they weren't at the reading level for this book. Fun!
Strange things start to happen after she eats it. Seems she has developed special powers. In class, when book reports are to be turned in, Meg realizes that she hasn't done hers. She wishes that she had it and voila! She finds that what she wishes for she gets.
This power can be fun, but there are also some not so fun things that come with it.
I bought this and another to send to my great-gran who is learning to read. I thought it sounded fun and I was not disappointed. It is a chapter book with illustrations, and I think it could be read to a young child if they weren't at the reading level for this book. Fun!
November 19, 2025
Read this as a kid and loved it. Reading it as an adult, it's not bad. The main character, Megan, is an elementary school kid, and the wishes she makes with her magic are childlike and cute. The wishes have a good variety to them too. The conflicts that arise aren't bad either, though the way they escalate feels a little unnatural in places. Overall it is good, but definitely has room for improvement plot- & pacing-wise. Especially the ending--the story ends because of a coincidence, which is kind of abrupt and unsatisfying. Some of Megan's friends, while not bad, could've been a bit more interesting as characters. If I were to look at it *only* like that, I would rate it around a 7/10.
But, that review isn't fair. The book has shortcomings, but what it has instead is that special something that fires up a kid's imagination, and it has a lot of it. That's because it does a great job of laying out how the wish magic can be used--what amazing things it makes possible and what kinds of things can go wrong, with scenes that every kid can relate to. And those scenes get the feelings across well, so kids can easily imagine how it'd feel to be in the main character's shoes during those moments.
After reading that, basically every kid about that age will naturally run with that and come up with ideas for their own wishes or stories about what would happen next if they wished for such and such. At least, I did. A lot. As a kid about the main character's age, I'd get ideas for wishes during all kinds of situations for months afterwards. I remember how much fun it was imagining what wishes I would make, what would happen next, what I'd say to my friends and family about it, and so on.
As a result, I still can't help but love this story. And anyway, for kids, I highly recommend it. It'd probably make a great book for kids and parents to read together, too.
But, that review isn't fair. The book has shortcomings, but what it has instead is that special something that fires up a kid's imagination, and it has a lot of it. That's because it does a great job of laying out how the wish magic can be used--what amazing things it makes possible and what kinds of things can go wrong, with scenes that every kid can relate to. And those scenes get the feelings across well, so kids can easily imagine how it'd feel to be in the main character's shoes during those moments.
After reading that, basically every kid about that age will naturally run with that and come up with ideas for their own wishes or stories about what would happen next if they wished for such and such. At least, I did. A lot. As a kid about the main character's age, I'd get ideas for wishes during all kinds of situations for months afterwards. I remember how much fun it was imagining what wishes I would make, what would happen next, what I'd say to my friends and family about it, and so on.
As a result, I still can't help but love this story. And anyway, for kids, I highly recommend it. It'd probably make a great book for kids and parents to read together, too.
March 8, 2013
It's about self responsibility plus Friendship!!
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