Just One Wish

by Janette Rallison

Book Overview

Annika will do anything to help her little brother, who is sticken with cancer, believe he can survive his upcoming surgery. But her plan to convince Jeremy that a magic genie will grant him any wish throws her a curveball when he unexpectedly wishes that his TV idol would visit him.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399246185
• ISBN13: 9780399246180
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Great book!

Well-established young adult author Janette Rallison hits new highs with JUST ONE WISH, which focuses on a 17 year-old's desperate struggle to do what she can to help her 6 year-old brother in his battle with cancer. Alternately poignant and amusing, the storyline offers many surprises, as well as enjoyable moments as Annika starts an unlikely relationship with a popular TV teen idol. I highly recommend it.

Harmony Book Reviews

You know how sometimes you think out something so well that you're pretty sure you know exactly how everyone is going to react and then it doesn't happen that way? Well, that's exactly the position Annika is in except for her, it happens on a much bigger level. She thought she knew what wishes her brother would make and she knew exactly how to make them come true - but then he changes his mind and makes an impossible wish. To give her brother hope, Annika has to make the wish come true, and you know, maybe she'll fall in love along the way. I'm not a big fan of celebrity characters because they're usually unrealistically nice or total jerks. Fortunately, Rallison knows exactly how to make a TV star seem realistic but also like someone you'd want to hang around. She also knows how to write about sibling love without getting overly sappy. Annika and Jeremy have a relationship that, despite the circumstances, is surprisingly sweet and I'd love to have a similar relationship with my brother. Once I started this, I really couldn't put it down. The plot isn't extremely complex but the emotions really came thrown. Some parts had me laughing out loud (which got me some pretty weird looks) and others had me really sad. The ending wasn't my favorite but it was realistic and if it had went any other way, it would have been too perfect. I definitely recommend this one.

Wishing It Didn't Have To End

I loved this book. I read My Fair Godmother and really liked it; I loved this one even more. Annika's love and sacrifice for her brother were so touching. Even though the book has very sad moments, it's a tender story, with a romantic love story to help you through it. I loved it and highly recommend.

teen :]

it was a very good and touching story. i usually fight wth my 8 yr old brother but i know that somewhere in my heart i love him and if he had a life threatining deseise i would probably go the extra mile and do whatevr i could like annika did for jeramy

So Sweet

There is nothing Annika wouldn't do for her six-year-old brother Jeremy. She adores him to no end and she wants to give him anything he wants. More than anything, she wants to give him hope. Jeremy has cancer and he's about to have surgery. He's been very nervous about it so Annika is sure that all he needs is positive thinking to get him through it. Annika knows she has to be creative and make him believe that things will go well, so she tells him she has a magic genie that can grant wishes. What can go wrong? She knows what he wants, or at least she thinks she does. When her good intentions backfire and Jeremy wishes for Steve Raleigh, his favorite actor, to visit him, Annika decides to do whatever it takes to make his wish come true. She figures it shouldn't be too hard. She'll just show him Jeremy's picure and he will have to agree. Easy. Not. So not easy. Stalking an actor is way harder than she thought. First of all, she has to find him, then she has to get close enough to talk to him without getting arrested or making a fool of herself. But Annika is no quitter. Even if it means wrangling snakes, becoming a nun and doing her own stunts, she will bring Steve to her brother. But once she captures him, will she be able to resist his charms? After all, he is rich, gorgeous and famous. They don't live in the same world but they may have more in common than they think. Just One Wish is a bit of a tear-jerker, but it is also sweet, romantic and hilarious. The situatuions Annika gets herself into (and somehow manages to get out of) will make you laugh out loud and her devotion and love for her brother will melt your heart. I adore Janette Rallison's wit and humor. I love how she creates such amazing and relatable characters and truly brings them to life. This is another fantastic book she has written and I highly recommend it to anyone with a beating heart.