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The Wish
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The Wish (2000) (edit title/settings)

by Gail Carson Levine (Author) (edit contributors)

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Wilma Sturtz is invisible and miserable at school. So when an old lady on the subway offers her a wish, Wilma immediately asks for popularity -- in fact, she asks to be the most popular kid at school. Suddenly, Wilma has more friends than she can keep track of, forty dates to the Grad Night... read more

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Wilma Sturtz: Main Character. Smart, friends moved away, has a dog named Reggie, not popular. Finds out that being popular isn't everything. She's troubled by her big teeth and short neck. She think she looks like a beaver.
  • Ardis Lundy: Most popular girl at school. Beautiful. She used to be unpopular though and was called The Mountain. Ardis is a tall, big boned, African American and is nice to everyone. She’s a smart wallet. Wilma tells the reader Ardis has hair of an Irish water spaniel and has big blue-grey eyes. Dating Russ.
  • Nina Draper: Popular girl. Mean to her friends in a sweet way. She gives people "points" for certain things and takes them away too. Dating Liam.
  • Bernice Beryl (BeeBee) Molzen: Popular girl. nice, smart and a wallet. She is creative and a good artist. Her dad is sculptor. Dating Carlos.
  • Jared Fein: A guy who likes Wilma, has a uni-brow. He is a very nice, sweet, smart guy who is unique. He is accepting.
  • Daphne: Loser, class valedictorian. tries to be friends with Wilma. She nice on the inside, she helps Wilma at the end. She is a true friend, even though she may be an outcast. She is quiet and a teacher's pet.
  • Reggie: Wilma's dog. Pees in someone else's house. Reggie is an airedale and very loyal and a pretty good dog.
  • Stephanie: Popular girl who moved to California. She used to be Beebee, Ardis, and Nina's best friend. She dislikes Wilma because the spell doesn't work on her.
  • Maud Sturtz: Wilma's older sister.
  • Suzanne Russo: Suzanne is the biggest big mouth you’ll ever meet. She may be tiny, but always has something mean to say.
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “'I want to be the most popular kid at Claverford,' I blurted out (Levine 2).”
    Wilma Sturtz
  • “"To thine own self be true." But who was mine self? That's what I wanted to know.”
    Wilma Sturtz
  • “If this was death, who needed life?”
    Wilma Sturtz
  • “Though we receive our diplomas today, we will always be Claverfordians.”
    Daphne

Setting & Locations edit see section history

New York, New York

Organizations edit see section history

  • Wallets: The people who went to Claverford who's parents had a lot of money.
  • Brains: The people who went to Claverford who were smart and could get scholarships.

First Sentence edit see section history

The old lady looked wobbly and feeble.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Prologue

Chapter 1- 28

Epilogue

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Gail Carson Levine (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0060279001
Page Count: 208

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