Wishful Thinking

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Ben has joined the staff at the Wishworks Factory as manager of kids' birthday wishes. But a stupid mistake on his first job puts the factory in danger from a very unlikely foe - his long-lost cousin, Penelope Piff. Teaming up with Thornblood, the Curseworks' president, Penelope has her sights set on the magical Wishworks Factory.

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Gr 4-6-In his second adventure, Benjamin returns as manager of Kids' Birthday Wishes Ages 3-12 at the Wishworks Factory. After a messy first mission, his spoiled-rotten cousin, Penelope, makes a wish of her own: she is now the president of the Wishworks Factory and will use the position to do nothing but evil. It is up to Ben to overcome his earlier mistake, free his captured mentor, and save the factory. This is a quick read with a lot of likable secondary characters who are, unfortunately, not on the scene enough to be fully developed. Also, the war and death that appear in the second half of the story seem misplaced, and unnecessary, in a book about birthday wishes and genies.-Carly B. Wiskoff, Sayville Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.