Product Description
An exciting new adventure story from the author of Alex and the Alpacas Save the World and Alex and the Alpacas Ride Again.
When Olive and her friends find a mysterious stone and discover it grants wishes, they think their lives are made. Sure, they're going to save the world and all that stuff, but there are a few fun things they want to do first. Then they realise other people are looking for the stone. People who will stop at nothing to get it ...
As the stakes get higher, secrets are kept, loyalties are questioned, and promises are broken. How much are Olive and her friends willing to risk to make all their dreams come true?
Sometimes funny, sometimes scary, always gripping, this is an endearing story of friendship, family and navigating your way in the world.
Reviews
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Friendship, family, wishes, magic, crime, cancer, school life, bereavement
When Olive and her two friends discover a magic stone that grants their wishes once a week, they are elated. But from there, life only seems to get more complicated. No matter what they wish for, there's always something else they want. And some sinister adults have discovered that the children are onto something. Pursued by criminals, the children have to face the difficult decision - will they keep the stone or will they get rid of it, so that no one evil can ever find it? A magical, mysterious story about the drawbacks of wish fulfillment.
