Anderson, John David. Granted. Walden Pond Press, 2018. 325 pgs. $16.99. ISBN: 978-0-06-264386-5. Gr. 5+. P8 Q8
Sometimes we make a wish in the hope it will come true or that it will be granted. Ophelia Delphinium Fidgets is a fairy who lives in Haven with the other fairies. Ophelia is a wish granter fairy and she has been chosen to grant a wish to a young girl. The wish is for a purple bicycle to replace one that was stolen. Ophelia ventures into the world and though there are strict rules to follow she chooses to break the rules and grant a second wish along with the first. The second goes to a young girl who wants her father back so that her world is stable once again.
Verdict: Wow, what a great book! The magical aspects add humor to a story that is at times very sad.
June 2018 review by Carol Bernardi.