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From award-winning author Melody Maysonet, What We Wish For is a poignant YA novel that explores one teenager's coming-of-age as she struggles through homelessness, family feuds, and her mother's addiction.Be careful what you wish for ...Fifteen-year-old Layla Freeman likes to pretend her life is fine. After all, her mother is about to celebrate thirty days sober, and yeah, they've moved into a homeless shelter, but it's only temporary, right? Her mom will get better, and in the meantime, it's important that no one at school finds out where she's been living for the past month. Layla has worked hard to build her reputation as a girl who doesn't care what others think of her, but the truth is she does care--deeply--and she's tripping over her own lies, especially to her best friend, as she tries to pretend nothing's wrong.
About the Author
Melody Maysonet has been an English teacher, editor, columnist, and ghostwriter. A self-proclaimed geek, she's a former Dungeons & Dragon/Magic junkie who was lucky enough to work for a gaming company called Wizards of the Coast. Working there was the best job she could imagine until she officially became an author with her first published book, A Work of Art (Merit Press) . Melody lives in Coconut Creek, Florida, with her husband, son, and two cats. Visit Melody's website at www.melodymaysonet.com.
