If I Had One Wish
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If I Had One Wish is a young adult novel by Jackie French Koller
, about a teenager named Alex Lansing, whose little brother Stevie is always getting him in trouble. The book was first published in 1991.
. Although no one else remembers Stevie, and Alex's life is in some ways better now, he is still guilt-stricken, and desperately tries to find a way to reverse his wish.
Jackie French Koller
Jackie French Koller is an American author of picture books, chapter books, and novels for children and young adults. She lives and writes in western Massachusetts.Koller is also an accomplished painter...
, about a teenager named Alex Lansing, whose little brother Stevie is always getting him in trouble. The book was first published in 1991.
Plot
One day an old woman grants Alex one wish for his kindness to her. Alex uses it to wish that his little brother Stevie had never been born; to his horror, it comes trueThe Monkey's Paw
"The Monkey's Paw" is a horror short story by author W. W. Jacobs. It was published in England in 1902.The story is based on the famous "setup" in which three wishes are granted. In the story, the paw of a dead monkey is a talisman that grants its possessor three wishes, but the wishes come with an...
. Although no one else remembers Stevie, and Alex's life is in some ways better now, he is still guilt-stricken, and desperately tries to find a way to reverse his wish.