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About the Book
All that stands between ten-year-old Beatrice and an amazing life are five wishes…and she’s got a plan to make them all come true! A magical and heartfelt adventure about grief, hope, and the power of human connection.
Beatrice Corwell has a crooked haircut, eight well-trained cats, and a she’s turning herself into a Tin Man. Once her heart is made of metal, she’ll no longer miss her beloved dead grandma, her absent dad, or her recently moved-away best friend.
While Beatrice awaits her transformation, she keeps vigil with a special doll and a handful of wishes she’s determined to make come true. With her encyclopedic knowledge, there must be a way to grant her heart’s deepest desires.
When an unusual boy named Caleb moves to town and mentions his granny’s interest in magic, Beatrice decides to enlist their help. She quickly learns, however, that spells don’t always go as planned, and witches can’t be trusted.
With the arrival of an unexpected visitor and a series of otherworldly messages, Beatrice’s plans begin to falter. Will her heart turn into metal? Will any of her wishes come true?
The Wonderful Wishes of B. is the story of a smart, quirky girl learning what she wants and what she needs—and how, sometimes, the wishes we hold dearest are granted in the most unexpected ways.
5 Reasons to Read The Wonderful Wishes of B. this summer
I’m a sucker for a sweet, maybe a little magic, middle grade book. Especially one that includes cats. Lots and lots of cats. So, here are the top 5 reasons you should pick up this sweet book this summer:
- Beatrice is an absolute delight of a character. She is funny and smart, and sweet and scared all at the same time. Her sixth sense about rescuing cats means she has a literal solar-system of cats around her at all times!
- There is a little (or more than a little) magic! From wishing wells to birthday candles to the mysterious Granny Witch, this story has just enough magic to be captivating, but still feels firmly set in reality.
- Beatrice names everything superb names; nothing is simple, from how she refers to her best friend to what she calls school, and it all adds to the narrative for the story.
- Dancing cats. Do I need to say more? There are dancing cats.
- At it’s heart, this is a story about family, community, and what makes us matter to people. It’s a story about dealing with grief as a child, as well as the mistakes we make when we’re desperate for something, whether it’s a sister or a new friend.
Get the Book
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198688452
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593565142
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-wonderful-wishes-of-b-katherin-nolte/1144040381
IndieBound: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-wonderful-wishes-of-b-katherin-nolte/20583135
About the Author
Katherin Nolte received an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where she was a Truman Capote Fellow. Her fiction has appeared in dozens of publications and won multiple awards, but it was a late-night ER visit with her four children that inspired her to write Back to the Bright Before. An Ohio native, she currently lives with her family in Iowa.
