{"product_id":"joplin-wishing-book-diane-stanley-9780062423702","title":"Joplin, Wishing","description":"\u003cp\u003eA heartfelt and magical middle grade novel in the tradition of Tuck Everlasting and Bridge to Terabithia, about family, wishes, and the power of true friends to work magic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile cleaning out her reclusive grandfather's house, Joplin discovers pieces of a broken platter in a cookie tin. After having the platter repaired, Joplin wishes that she could both find a friend at school, and befriend the girl pictured in the platter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe next day, Joplin befriends a boy named Barrett, and also notices a girl outside her apartment. A girl who looks remarkably like the girl in the platter...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe girl introduces herself as Sofie, and she has a terrible secret. Cursed to grant wishes for the owner of the platter for all of time, she has been trapped for centuries. Joplin and Barrett vow to help her, but freeing Sofie is more complicated than they could have imagined, and the three friends end up against a sinister foe who could put them all in terrible danger.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan three new friends stand against a centuries-old evil?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnlikely Friends:\u003c\/b\u003e Loner Joplin didn't just wish for a friend--she got two. Barrett, a fellow bookworm, and Sofie, a girl who is much more than she seems.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Magical Artifact:\u003c\/b\u003e An antique platter is more than just a pretty picture. It holds an ancient power to grant wishes, and a girl's spirit trapped inside.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNew York City Setting:\u003c\/b\u003e Magic isn't just for fairy tales. In the gardens and apartments of Greenwich Village, an ancient battle between good and evil is about to begin.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCourage and Bravery:\u003c\/b\u003e Freeing Sofie means confronting a powerful sorcerer who has lived for centuries. It will take all the courage Joplin and Barrett can find.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":49753026330897,"sku":"CIN0062423703A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50343189086481,"sku":"CIN0062423703G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0062423703.jpg?v=1751004282","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/joplin-wishing-book-diane-stanley-9780062423702","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}