Meg Shaffer's beautiful novel is part Willy Wonka, part magical realism, and wholly moving. It broke my heart and patched it over and reminded me that even as an adult, if you look hard enough, you can find the child still inside you
Jodi PIcoult
Our list of must-read fiction books wouldn't be complete without a novel that ... Read morereminds readers of the power books hold between their pages. Meg Shaffer's The Wishing Game may not contain any magic
this is a whimsical tale, but it's grounded in reality
yet there's something magical about the book
Readers Digest
A heartwarming, page-turning story of found family, love triumphing over indifference, and the world-changing power of a good book
Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel Wood
A dreamy, inventive novel about how books can not only change lives but save them too. Full of the power of imagination, it's one of my favorite books of the year.
Sarah Addison Allen, New York Times bestselling author of Other Birds
A magical ode to storytelling, imagination, and the mystery of the creative life . . . Wildly imaginative, clever, and inspiring, The Wishing Game is for anyone who has found light in a story just when they need it
Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Book of Flora Lea
Meg Shaffer's debut establishes her as one of the best. The Wishing Game sees the secret child hidden inside all of us, and it takes us on the thrilling, magical journey we all long for
where we might end up with everything we want but only if we risk it all
Gwenda Bond, New York Times bestselling author of Stranger Things: Suspicious Minds
Shaffer blends tragedy and triumph in a whimsical and gratifying debut about what makes a family. This is wish fulfillment in the best way
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A meditation on the power of hope when all else seems lost
Kirkus
A work by turns clever, dark, and hopeful, Shaffer's debut is a love letter to reading and the power childhood stories have over us long after we've grown up
V. E. Schwab, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
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