  | As you wish Author: Jones, Nashae | |
| Price: $23.08 | ||
Summary:
After feelings for her best friend Deve become complicated, thirteen-year-old African American Birdie makes a wish with a West African trickster god that goes awry.
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (11/01/24)
Booklist (12/01/24)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 12/01/2024 When the trickster god of stories grants you three wishes, what’s the worst that could happen? Birdie is on the lowest rung of the popularity ladder. While she has her best friends, Summer, Arlo, and Deve, she longs to be “normal.” Cue her eighth-grade plan to find a boyfriend and gain the popularity she craves. When she tells Deve about this plan, it creates a riff in their friendship. All seems lost until new girl Nancy—Anansi, the Ghanaian trickster god of stories, in disguise—offers Birdie three wishes to get what she truly desires. Birdie quickly learns that no matter the wish, there are unexpected consequences. In this magic-flecked rom-com, it’s clear the path that Birdie should take, but her humor and journey of self-discovery are what keep readers engaged. The diversity of the friend group (Birdie is Black, Deve is Indian, Summer and Arlo are a LGBTQIA+ couple who cue as white) naturally incorporates a variety of perspectives into the proceedings. This fun, middle-grade offering reminds readers that what you wish for is sometimes already there. - Copyright 2024 Booklist.
