The Wish by Gail Carson Levine is an enchanting tale of a young pre-teen who yearns to have friends. Wilma has been totally ignored in her junior high school for a while. The only true friend Wilma has is her dog, Reggie. She is a charming and pretty young girl whose selfless nature earns her one wish. The wish she chooses is to be the most popular person at Claverford school. The book is about Wilma's experiences with her new found popularity. She has to make many crucial decisions and learn who she really is, and what she stands for. She also learns about the value of honesty, friendship, and true love. This book is a wonderful tale for junior high students (especially girls). There are characters and events that every student will be able to relate to. We highly recommend the book to teachers and to counselors. Although The Wish is fictional, it is highly entertaining and there are very valid issues that can be discussed within a junior high classroom.

This book was a VERY good book. I read it in one day. Gail Carson Levine really explains what it feels like to be a teenager without really any friends. Here's my summary:

Wilma, who is an 8th grade loner, meets an old lady on a subway and gives the old lady her seat. The old lady tells her that her good deed should be rewarded. As Wilma leaves the subway, she asks that she is the most popular person at her school, Claverford. Of course, her wish comes true. Lots of guys ask her to the 8th grade graduation dance, and all the girls want to be her friend. She gets about 40 notes in one class period, and is enjoying this a lot. She then realizes that because she is in the 8th grade, she'll only be popular for a few more weeks because she's about to graduate from Claverford and go to high school. She has to figure out a way to keep all of her new friends (those of whom she likes) and how to keep her new boyfriend, Jared, after the wish goes away.

I'm sure that any teenager will enjoy this book!! It's great!!

Again, Mrs. Levine gives me a reason to look foward to reading her next book after reading "The Wish". This book is about the unpopular Wilma whose friends leave her alone in 8th grade where she gets a pretty good boost of hope until a point-of-view essay moves her from okay to unaccepetable. Out of the spot light, one day, She meets a strange lady on a subway whom she lends her seat to. for being so kind, The old lady grants her one wish: "I wish to be the most popular kid in Cleaverford middle shcool." Stepping off the subway, she is the most popular kid in Cleaverford. In school, she recieves about forty notes from boys asking for her to go to cleaverford grad night with them. At home, she has so many people call her, her sister knows when the phones ringing "don't get it, Its for Wilma." And, correct each time. Now, she's best friends with the popular girls, she has a boyfriend, and life couldn't be better. There's still one problem: How long will the spell last? Will she be popular forever?

Read this book for a good laugh, romance, and to see how some of us can really make our dreams come true-- You just have to look inside.

I loved Ella Enchanted so I was glad to find Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep. I really like the twists Gail Carson Levine puts on the traditional fairy tales. The book is interesting because it explains Princess Sonora's life before she falls asleep. She's like a real person even though it is a fairy tale. She doesn't just sit around and let things happen to her. She takes charge of her life so she can live happily ever after on her own terms. I haven't read the other Princess Tales but after reading this book I will be sure to.

Of all of the "The Princess Tales" novellas, "Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep" was the first I read, and most likely my favorite. "Sleeping Beauty" has never been so amusing. I liked the original story but never truly loved it. I found this book to be a delightful presentation, putting it in a whole new light for me. Now I do love the story. Here, the token Sleeping Beauty is intelligent from the get-go. As a baby, she is granted her gifts by various fairies who attempt to out-do each other, each fairy trying to bestow a better trait than the fairy before her. The parents fumble, the prince is a dud, and the princess rocks the house. Read it now. May it breathe new life into an old tale for you as it did for me.

The book I reviewed was Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep by Gail Carson Levine. My favorite part was when Princess Sonora falls asleep for a hundred years. It is really cool how she is still alive while she sleeps for so long.. My favorite character is Princess Sonora. I would recommend this book to a friend who likes fantasy stories. There was a very funny part in the story when the sheep come around and the whole world goes bald. While I was reading this book it felt like I was actually in the story. I would give this book five stars.