Includes bibliographical references.

The strange story of Bobby Box / Alexander McCall Smith -- Pearl's fateful wish / Jeanne DuPrau -- Wishes / Jane Yolen -- The protectionist / Meg Cabot -- The great wall / Sofia Quintero -- Nell / Karen Hesse -- What I wish for / Gary Soto -- Reasons / John Green -- The lost art of letter writing / Ann M. Martin -- Secret Song / Naomi Shihab Nye -- The stepsister / Cynthia Voigt -- Rosanna / Cornelia Funke -- I wish I could live (in a book) / Nikki Giovanni -- Funny things / R.L. Stine -- Cautious wishing / Marilyn Nelson -- The rules for wishing / Francisco X. Stork -- The conjurers / Nate Powell -- The sky blue ball / Joyce Carol Oates.

A collection of stories and poems with the theme of wishes.