Return to Sender
Will be published approx. on 16. June 2025
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-250-29218-6 (ISBN)
Description
Be careful what you wish for...
After everything they've been through, Oliver and his mum finally have a place to call home. But Oliver's fresh start feels more like a dead-end at his fancy new private school, where kids fly in on helicopters, wear the latest and most expensive sneakers, and go on luxury vacations. Oliver is only there because his mum's the school custodian.
Oliver wishes his life could be easier. And then one day, after slipping a wish into a mysterious mail slot, it suddenly comes true. Pizza for dinner? Yes! The rarest sneakers in the world? Yes! Everything he could ever want, without spending a cent? Yes, yes, yes!
Oliver's dreams are finally within his grasp... but what happens when he discovers that his wishes don't come for free?
After everything they've been through, Oliver and his mum finally have a place to call home. But Oliver's fresh start feels more like a dead-end at his fancy new private school, where kids fly in on helicopters, wear the latest and most expensive sneakers, and go on luxury vacations. Oliver is only there because his mum's the school custodian.
Oliver wishes his life could be easier. And then one day, after slipping a wish into a mysterious mail slot, it suddenly comes true. Pizza for dinner? Yes! The rarest sneakers in the world? Yes! Everything he could ever want, without spending a cent? Yes, yes, yes!
Oliver's dreams are finally within his grasp... but what happens when he discovers that his wishes don't come for free?
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Milford
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 8 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 205 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
488 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-250-29218-6 (9781250292186)
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Person
Vera Brosgol was born in Moscow, Russia, in 1984 and moved to the United States when she was five. Her three graphic novels, Anya's Ghost, Be Prepared, and Plain Jane and the Mermaid, were published by First Second. She wrote and illustrated several picture books including The Little Guys and Memory Jars, and her debut Leave Me Alone! was a 2017 Caldecott Honor Book. She's also worked on storyboards for several animated films, including Coraline, Kubo and the Two Strings, and Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her dog Omar and a freezer full of khinkali dumplings. verabee.com