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Contents: The strange story of Bobby Box / Alexander McCall Smith -- Pearl's fateful wish / Jeanne DuPrau -- Wishes / Jane Yolen -- The protectionist / Meg Cabot -- The great wall / Sofia Quintero -- Nell / Karen Hesse -- What I wish for / Gary Soto -- Reasons / John Green -- The lost art of letter writing / Ann M. Martin -- Secret Song / Naomi Shihab Nye -- The stepsister / Cynthia Voigt -- Rosanna / Cornelia Funke -- I wish I could live (in a book) / Nikki Giovanni -- Funny things / R.L. Stine -- Cautious wishing / Marilyn Nelson -- The rules for wishing / Francisco X. Stork -- The conjurers / Nate Powell -- The sky blue ball / Joyce Carol Oates Summary: With contributions from some of the best talent writing for children today, this is a collection of affecting, inspiring, creepy, and oft-times funny short stories and poems all linked by the universal power of a wish - the abstract things we all wish for - home, family, safety and love