Christine Evans

The Wish Library

1 - Snow Day in May (Mar-2021)
2 - Principal for a Day (Mar-2021)
3 - Together Forever (Oct-2021)
4 - The Wish that Got Away (Apr-2022)

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  The Blue Man and Other Stories from Wales
  

  • 1996
  • / General Fiction
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  Old Enough and Other Stories
  

  • Apr-1997
  • / General Fiction
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  War Plays
  

  • Jun-2013
  • / General Fiction
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  War Plays by Christine Evans collects for the first time three of this Us-based, Uk-Australian playwright's remarkable plays about war and aftermath: Trojan Barbie, Mothergun and Slow Falling Bird. With an introduction by esteemed filmmaker Peter Dav...

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  Cloudless
  

  • Sep-2015
  • / Literary
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  It's a still, hot summer in Perth, Australia. The heat is shimmering off the city's glass buildings, with not much to do but surrender to the cool of Beatty Park's swimming pool. However, something is moving amid all the stillness - a hidden snake sl...

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  Emily's Idea
  

  • Mar-2020
  • / General Fiction
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  How a simple creative act spreads a message of love and acceptance around the worldEmily’s idea started small. Many beautiful ideas do.She folded, doodled, and snipped.But also, like many ideas, Emily’s small idea grew. When a little girl de...

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  Principal for a Day
  

  • Mar-2021
  • / General Fiction
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  The Wish Library - 2
  

  When Raven leaves for vacation, Luca finds himself on his own again. As the new kid at Lincoln Elementary, he’s tired of getting told what to do by everyone around him. So despite his best friend’s warnings, Luca visits the Wish Library and asks ...

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  Snow Day in May
  

  • Mar-2021
  • / General Fiction
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  The Wish Library - 1
  

  Raven is having the worst week ever. Her best friend Belle has just moved away, and tomorrow is Voices of History Day. Raven and Belle were working on their project together, and now Raven has to present alone -- in front of the whole class. But when...

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  Together Forever
  

  • Oct-2021
  • / General Fiction
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  The Wish Library - 3
  

  Luca is still Raven's best friend. But after he made a wish from the Wish Library without her, she is definitely not going to team up with him for the upcoming talent show. Despite her grudge, something keeps bringing them together -- something almos...

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  The Wish that Got Away
  

  • Apr-2022
  • / General Fiction
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  The Wish Library - 4
  

  The magic of the Wish Library is on the loose! Can Raven and Luca put a stop to it once and for all?Usually, Raven and Luca make wishes to solve their own problems. But when an accident in the Wish Library starts causing problems across town, it's no...

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  Dear Mr. G
  

  • Apr-2023
  • / General Fiction
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  A gentle and moving story about an intergenerational friendship between a young child and their neighbor told through a series of letters, for fans of Ida, Always. When Jackson’s soccer ball accidentally lands in his neighbor’s rose ...

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  Nadia
  

  • Sep-2023
  • / General Fiction
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  Nadia moves between the competing perspectives of two survivors of the 1990s Balkan Wars who have escaped to London, only to discover that the war has followed them there. Nadia is a young refugee who just wants to forget the past -- u...

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  The Vanishing Friend
  

  • Nov-2023
  • / General Fiction
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  "A compelling mystery with themes of friendship and bullying, where the reader knows more than the characters, this fifth book in the series can be read as a stand-alone." -- BooklistWhen Luca's cabinmate wishes to disappear because of bullying, Rave...

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  Getting Mixed Up
  

  • Jun-2025
  • / General Fiction
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  This fun-filled chapter book for children ages 6-9 introduces three young witches whose friendship and budding business skills are tested when they start a magical business to save money for camp.Stella, Aurora, and Luna are finally old enough for Wi...

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