The Wish List

Name: The Wish List
Brand: The O'Brien Press
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Meg Finn is in trouble. Unearthly trouble. Cast out of her own home by her stepfather after her mother's death, Meg is a wanderer, a troublemaker. But after a botched attempt to rob a pensioner's flat, Meg and her partner in crime, Belch, are vaporized when a stray bullet from the old man's rifle hits an oil tank. Belch, predictably, is heading in only one direction - down, but Meg's record is found to be perfectly balanced. She is sent back to earth to try to tip the scales one way or the other, and her only chance for salvation is to fulfil the Wish List of the old man they tried to rob. And what a list it is -- can Meg possibly succeed, especially as the angels and devils are getting in the way with every underhand ploy imaginable to claim her soul. In the end, will she really have enough good points to face up to St Peter? An unforgettable and gritty tale of life, death and an unexpected hereafter.

Produktdetails

Erscheinungsdatum

16. November 2012

Sprache

englisch

Seitenanzahl

224

Dateigröße

1,33 MB

Altersempfehlung

ab 10 Jahre

Autor/Autorin

Eoin Colfer

Verlag/Hersteller

The O'Brien Press

Kopierschutz

mit Wasserzeichen versehen

Family Sharing

Produktart

EBOOK

Dateiformat

EPUB

ISBN

9781847175557

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Kinder/Jugendliche: Gegenwartsliteratur

Kinder/Jugendliche: Allgemeine, moderne und zeitgenössische Belletristik

Kinder/Jugendliche: Fantasy

empfohlenes Alter: ab ca. 12 Jahre

Kinder/Jugendliche: Gegenwartsliteratur

Kinder/Jugendliche: Allgemeine, moderne und zeitgenössische Belletristik

Kinder/Jugendliche: Fantasy

empfohlenes Alter: ab ca. 12 Jahre

Portrait

Eoin Colfer

EOIN COLFER is the one of the world's favourite children's authors, and has written the international bestselling Artemis Fowl books. A former schoolteacher, Eoin lives in Wexford with his wife Jackie and sons Finn and Seán. He has worked in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Italy, as well as in Ireland. Eoin is very involved in theatre and has written several plays, which have been staged in various parts of Ireland.

His first novel, Benny and Omar, was published by The O'Brien Press in October 1998 and was an immediate bestseller. It was applauded by critics because of its comic genius. International recognition soon followed with several translations published. His second book, Benny and Babe, was published in June 1999. It became a No 1 bestseller in Ireland, knocking the famous Harry Potter out of the top spot in the Bestseller List! The Wish List is the story of Meg Finn, a young teenager who dies, but is too good for Hell and too bad for Heaven. Back on earth she has a chance of salvation if she can fulfil the Wish List of pensioner Lowrie. Mission impossible for Meg?

Eoin's writing style is incredibly diverse as he has also written for the younger readers in the O'Brien Flyers series. For the series, which is aimed at 6+ readers, he has created the wonderful character of Ed Cooper, whose misadventures appear in Going Potty, Ed's Funny Feet and Ed's Bed.

Eoin has his own website with lots of information about his books.

Pressestimmen

'another fast-moving plot from the bestselling author Eoin Colfer' -- Books Ireland Books Ireland 'a picaresque adventure in the Fursey tradition' -- RTE Guide RTE Guide 'Inventive, entertaining and completely refreshing, The Wish List is a witty and original read which wins you over -- and makes you laugh.' -- T2 Online 'From the beginning of this novel, when Meg and Belch break into old Mr. McCall's flat, the story grips the reader, in turns gritty, harsh, funny and tender ... the seemingly effortless craftsmanship in this book allows the reader to be swept along with the highs and lows of the story and to emerge at the end after an entertaining and breathless ride.' -- School Librarian The School Librarian 'A laugh-aloud adventure' -- Mary Arrigan - The Sunday Tribune The Sunday Tribune 'Absolutely superb' -- Independent on Sunday 'Funny and feisty' -- The Mail on Sunday 'The Wish List is an anarchic gem - ingenius, original, fast paced and very funny ... tinged with black humour, that children aged 11-15 will love.' -- The Sunday Herald 'It's A Wonderful Life with attitude ... A sharp, streetwise, wisecracking fantasy for 10+ in which even St Peter talks like a dude' -- The Sunday Times 'Echoes of Roddy Doyle, Flann O'Brien and even Samuel Beckett.' -- The Telegraph 'So devilishly chucklesome that even St Peter might find his halo slipping from laughing so much' -- Sunday Times 'another fast-moving plot from the bestselling author Eoin Colfer' -- Books Ireland Books Ireland 'a picaresque adventure in the Fursey tradition' -- RTE Guide RTE Guide 'A highly imaginative blend of black humour, technology and sadness' -- Book Fest 2000 'Inventive, entertaining and completely refreshing, The Wish List is a witty and original read which wins you over -- and makes you laugh.' -- T2 Online 'I laughed out loud all through The Wish List...his originality is impressive and his storytelling captivating.' -- Prue Goodwin - Children's Books in Ireland Children's Books in Ireland 'From the beginning of this novel, when Meg and Belch break into old Mr. McCall's flat, the story grips the reader, in turns gritty, harsh, funny and tender ... the seemingly effortless craftsmanship in this book allows the reader to be swept along with the highs and lows of the story and to emerge at the end after an entertaining and breathless ride.' -- School Librarian The School Librarian

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