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<\/p>\nHey, it’s Mischa. Check out Glory Alley’s crazy story of finding a cool rock and then having alien’s come after her for it. You can read about it in The Wish Thief. Happy reading.<\/p>\n
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The Wish Thief by\u00a0C. D. Verhoff<\/a> A budding young geologist on a quest for a precious stone finds more\u00a0than she dreamed possible. Soul-stirring fantasy for teens and adults.<\/p>\n Glory Alley, teen caving enthusiast and rock collector, hopes to strike it rich in\u00a0Queen’s Mesa. The money wouldn’t be just for her though. She plans to use\u00a0it to stop her dysfunctional family from self-imploding. Against the odds, she\u00a0finds a gem beyond compare, but gets more than she bargained for when\u00a0otherworldly beings arrive to take it away. Determined to hold onto the prize,\u00a0she pits her wits against their alien magic. As the stakes go up, and the clock\u00a0ticks down, Glory must decide if her ungrateful loved ones are worth it.<\/p>\n Excerpt\u00a0from Chapter 12 . . .<\/p>\n During fifth period, Glory reclined in her seat in astronomy class, gazing up at the\u00a0planetarium\u2019s star-studded ceiling. The boy next to her had fallen asleep. Drool was running\u00a0down the side of his chin. A couple of other boys were shooting paper balls through their\u00a0fingers. The smell of nail polish filled the air. Despite all the distractions, the lecture held\u00a0extra meaning today. She imagined the universe itself was sending her a message through her<\/p>\n Mr. Taylor was a bespectacled man with brown skin and a neatly trimmed black beard.\u00a0Only a few years out of a prestigious university across the sea, he was one of the youngest\u00a0teachers at Kingston High. Like Clash\u2019s family, he had immigrated to Cloverdale to get away\u00a0from some war. She liked his foreign accent, the way he talked about dark matter and black\u00a0holes, how science hadn\u2019t proven they existed\u2014yet. But there was reason to believe that they\u00a0were there. Her teacher was optimistic that the proof was out there somewhere in the great\u00a0beyond, just waiting to be discovered. That\u2019s how Glory felt about the Elboni. Lack of\u00a0scientific proof didn\u2019t mean its magic wasn\u2019t real. It just meant Tullah didn\u2019t know how to see,\u00a0weigh, or measure it.<\/p>\n The plan hatching in her head began to drown out Mr. Taylor\u2019s lecture. As she leaned\u00a0back in her chair, staring into fake outer space, Glory felt unexpectedly hopeful. The power of\u00a0the Elboni had surged through her very own body. So there was reason to believe that magic\u00a0truly existed. Following the trail of logic, this meant that the bums were indeed Wybbils. And\u00a0most importantly, they had the magic. Catching one by the toe meant they\u2019d have to give her\u00a0whatever she wanted. One problem though\u2014they wore heavy boots. Would catching a Wybbil\u00a0by a boot instead of an actual toe count? She planned to find out.<\/p>\n Have you read this book already? Tell us what you thought of it.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hey, it’s Mischa. 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\nMisty Moon Media
\nCategory: Young Adult
\nGenre:\u00a0Fantasy\/Science Fiction
\nAuthor’s website:\u00a0http:\/\/thewishthief.blogspot.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n