To Be A Cat

The Time Garden (Tales of Magic Book 4)

The Land of Neverendings

The Time of Green Magic

A Small Free Kiss in the Dark

Always Emily

What I Saw and How I Lied

Apple and Rain

A dying girl gives a boy the strength to live in this lyrical novel that will break your heart and lift your spirit

Peter Stone’s parents and siblings are extroverts, musicians, and yellers—and the louder they get, the less Peter talks, or even moves, until he practically fits his last name. When his family moves to the Texas Hill Country, though, Peter finds a tranquil, natural valley where he can, at last, hear himself think.

There, he meets a girl his age: Annie Blythe. Annie tells Peter she’s a “wish girl.” But Annie isn’t just any wish girl; she’s a “Make-A-Wish Girl.” And in two weeks she will begin a dangerous treatment to try and stop her cancer from spreading. Left alone, the disease will kill her. But the treatment may cause serious, lasting damage to her brain. 

Annie and Peter hatch a plan to escape into the valley, which they begin to think is magical. But the pair soon discovers that the valley—and life—may have other plans for them. And sometimes wishes come true in ways they would never expect.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

To Be A Cat

Matt Haig, 2012

The Time Garden (Tales of Magic Book 4)

Edward Eager, 1958

The Land of Neverendings

Kate Saunders, 2017

The Time of Green Magic

Hilary Mckay, 2019

A Small Free Kiss in the Dark

Glenda Millard, 2009

Always Emily

Michaela Maccoll, 2014

What I Saw and How I Lied

Judy Blume, 2008

Apple and Rain

Sarah Crossan, 2014