Wish on a Unicorn - Paperback

by Karen Hesse (Author)

Now I didn't believe a broken-down old unicorn could make wishes come true . . . not for a minute. But what if it could?

Mags has a lot to wish for--a nice house with a mama who isn't tired out from work; a normal little sister; a brother who doesn't mooch for food; and, once in a while, she'd like some new clothes for school. When her sister Hannie finds a stuffed unicorn, Mags's wishes start to come true. She knows the unicorn can't really be magic, but she won't let anything ruin her newfound luck--even if it means telling her own sister to believe something that can't possibly be true.

Back Jacket

Mags wishes she didn't live in a beat-up trailer and have to wear old clothes to school--but she knows better than to wish for things she can't have. Then her sister Hannie finds an old stuffed unicorn in Newell's field, and unbelievable things start to happen. Mags gets the new clothes she's always wanted, and feels popular, and pretty for the first time. Although she know that the unicorn can't really be magic, Mags doesn't want to lose her new friends--even if it means telling Hannie to believe in something that can't possibly come true....

Author Biography

Karen Hesse is the author of many books for young people, including Out of the Dust, winner of the Newbery Medal, Letters from Rifka, Brooklyn Bridge, Phoenix Rising, Sable and Lavender. She has received honors including the Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award, the Christopher Award, and the MacArthur Fellowship "Genius" Award, making her only the second children's book author to receive this prestigious grant. Born in Baltimore, Hesse graduated from the University of Maryland. She and her husband Randy live in Vermont.