Wishes for Beginners

Written by Eileen Cook

Part of the Fourth Grade Fairy series

Fairy magic backfires, risking a wedding, friendship, and popularity.

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160 pages· 26,649 words· Est. 3.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Willow, a young fairy in training, sees a chance to boost her popularity when her mom bakes for a wedding. But when her magic misfires, she risks ruining the event, her first slumber party, and her friendship with Katie. Can Willow fix her magical mishaps and navigate the tricky world of fourth grade friendships?

From the publisher

The second in a series of books about Willow’s adventures as she masters her secret fairy powers, navigates sprite training, tries to ignore her perfect older sister, and maintains a friendship with Katie, the most un-normal of humans. Miranda, the most popular girl in fourth grade, comes to school with exciting news: her older cousin is getting married, and Miranda will be in the bridal party! This is great news for Willow, because Miranda’s cousin has hired Willow’s mom to provide the cake. She is certain this is her chance to finally get closer to Miranda. She makes it sound as if she is very involved in her mother’s bakery and wedding planning business. Suddenly Willow is gaining popularity as the fourth grade expert on all things wedding. The only one who doesn’t seem impressed is her best friend, Katie. Willow thinks she’s finally arrived when Miranda invites her to an exclusive birthday slumber party. The only problem is that it is so exclusive, Katie hasn’t been invited. Then, when Willow tries to use some fairy magic to make Miranda’s cousin’s wedding even bigger and better, everything goes horribly wrong. She might ruin the wedding, blow her first slumber party, and lose her best friend all in one. It’s going to take magic to survive fourth grade.

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