Fiction River: Wishes — Rebecca Moesta

Forget the old adage that cautions against wishing. The sixteen stories in this latest Fiction River contain just the right amount of heart, magic, pathos, and even hope. From a daughter hoping to save her father with a crash-course in wishery to an unfortunate victim at the wrong end of someone else's wish, these stories show teens trying to wish away their problems—with often unexpected results. But no matter the dilemma, this volume of Fiction River promises to lift your spirits and remind you just how much magic the universe offers.Fiction River: Wishes is a themed anthology with YA stories. It's always a risk writing stories for such a well-worn trope, but there is still room for new variations and the book manages to find more than just a few. —Tangent Online[Fiction River: Wishes] makes great reading. —Tangent OnlineTable of ContentsThe Rock of Kansas by Eric Kent EdstromMovie Boy and Music Girl by Ron CollinsUpon_a_Starship.pgm by Brigid CollinsEllen Double Prime by Alexandra BrandtTwin Wishes by Jamie FergusonGranted by Robert JeschonekIf Wishes Were Kisses by Lesley L. SmithA Winged Heart by T. Thorn CoyleWhat Alanna Wished, How, and Why by Dave RainesBlame it on the Ghosts by Annie ReedFamily, Fair and True by Dayle A. DermatisTrue by Leslie Claire WalkerHow I Became a Fairy Godmother by Bonnie ElizabethStarfish at Ebbtide by Lisa SilverthorneTurquoise Trail by Diana DeverellAs Fast as Wishes Travel by Dale Hartley Emery