What You Wish For: A Walker Farm Mystery

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As part of a school project, eleven-year-old Sandy Walker and T. J. McKenzie begin an old-fashioned snail mail correspondence. Both kids share a love of baseball and are growing up in single-parent homes. When T. J. comes for a visit to Sandy's farm in central Indiana, they discover that neither of them is quite what the other expected. They learn the reality of a favorite old saying of their parents, "Be careful what you wish for; you might get it." Praise for Albert Bell's middle-grade books: The Secret of the Lonely Grave won the Evelyn Thurman Young Readers' Award in 2008. ." . . a strong, thought-provoking read that easily grabs the attention of book lovers of all ages." 3Rs Reading Den ." . . a masterpiece for 9-11 years-olds . . . a must-read." Karen Hoenecke ." . . a thoroughly satisfying and thought-provoking read" Bookpleasures.com The Secret of the Bradford House ." . . another engaging book for young mystery fans . . . . fast-paced, with dialogue that rings true." Maryann Miller

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  What You Wish For: A Novel

  • 2020-07-14
  • 320 pages
  • Paperback
  • St. Martin's Press
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  What You Wish For: A Novel

  • 2020-07-14
  • 320 pages
  • Ebook
  • St. Martin's Press
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  What You Wish For

  • 2013-08-01
  • 320 pages
  • Ebook
  • Kensington Publishing Corp.
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  What You Wish for: Stories and Poems for Darfur

  • 2011
  • 252 pages
  • Paperback
  • Penguin

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