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by Charise Mericle Harper
When her best friend is moving away and her mom has arranged for some strange little girl to come and stay with them, Ash - who is petrified of change and new people - is expecting the worst summer of her life. Then seven-year-old Claire shows up. Armed with a love of thrift-store clothes and an altogether too-sunny disposition, Claire proceeds to turn Ash's carefully constructed life upside down.
While every part of Ash's life seems to be disrupted, she must protect a carefully hidden secret: She has discovered a magical jar in her basement. It's a wish jar, full of someone's old wishes - and it has the power to send her back in time and provide a window into another friendship between two girls. Discovering her own connection to the girls' story shows Ash that her life is full of surprises and friends she never saw coming.
"Harper's voice-driven story glows with slow-growing optimism and moments of magic." - Publishers Weekly
"Amusing, heartfelt time travel about friends and wishes - old and new." - Kirkus
"Ashley is a likeable, imaginative heroine, and middle school girls will root for her as she unravels the mystery of the wishes and the tale they tell." - Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
"As sweet and tart as a strawberry lemonade, readers will want to sip slowly and savor every page. Grades 4-6." - Booklist
"Fans of Rebecca Stead's When You Reach Me (Random, 2009) and E. L. Konigsburg's From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (S. & S., 1967) will enjoy this refreshing novel." - School Library Journal
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Charise Mericle Harper is the author of the Just Grace and Fashion Kitty series and picture books such as Cupcake, Mimi and Lulu, and If Waffles Were Like Boys. She lives with her family in Westchester, New York.
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