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Plot Summary of The Wish
"Wilma, an unpopular kid at Claverford, gives an old lady her seat on the subway; the old lady turns out to be a fairy and gives Wilma one wish. Wilma wishes to be the most popular kid at Claverford, gets her wish, and is loving being popular, she has friends, everyone loves her, and she even has a boyfriend for the first time in her life. Then she remembers that she graduates from Claverford in two or three weeks! Will Wilma stay popular at high school or become an geek again?"
Daisy Gaines, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Wish
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14
Age group of kid(s) in story: - grade school
Parents/lack of parents problem? - Dada gone

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - scholar
Age: - a teen
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 60's-90's
Profession/status: - scholar
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers - mind reading - can cast all sorts of spells - can read emotions
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - almost none
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Genius
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
City? Yes
City: - New York

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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