Cover of Careful what You Wish for by Maureen McCarthy

Careful what You Wish for

by Maureen McCarthy

11-year-old Ruth is stuck in a family who just don't understand her. It takes a magical encounter with the sharp-nosed and even sharper-tongued Rodney the Rat to help her see what's really important. Ruth is sick of her annoying family who are all too busy and preoccupied with their own lives. Her brothers are exasperating and her parents are embarrassing and nobody understands her – except her beloved aunt, Mary Ellen, who has just died. But when Rodney the Rat grants her three chances to wish

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