The Last Present: A Wish Novel
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The Last Present: A Wish Novel

Paperback – May 1, 2015

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Price
$6.39
Format
Paperback
Pages
256
Publisher
Scholastic Inc.
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0545310178
Dimensions
5.25 x 0.75 x 7.5 inches
Weight
5.6 ounces

Description

Praise for 11 Birthdays : *"A fresh twist on the familiar themes of middle-grade family and school dynamics." -- Booklist , starred review*"Girls will relate to Amanda's insecurities, and the confidence and insight she gains will resonate." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review Praise for Finally : " Finally is a treat -- a delicious story about fitting in, falling down, and growing up. Wendy Mass has done it again!" -- Rebecca Stead, Newbery Medal winner of When You Reach Me " Finally will have readers laughing, nodding in agreement, and sighing in sympathy." -- TeensReadToo.com Praise for 13 Gifts : *"Mass keeps the plot jumping like a fireworks display; there's one surprise spark after another, all coming together at the end for a breathtaking finale." -- School Library Journal , starred review"Philosophical and wryly humorous, this magical tale will satisfy both fans and new readers alike." -- Kirkus Reviews Wendy Mass is the author of award-winning books for young readers, including 11 Birthdays , Finally , 13 Gifts , The Last Present , and the Twice Upon a Time series; as well as A Mango-Shaped Space , Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life , Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall , Leap Day , Every Soul a Star , Space Taxi , and The Candymakers . She lives with her family in New Jersey.

Features & Highlights

  • Don't miss the latest entry in the incredible Willow Falls series by Wendy Mass!
  • Amanda and Leo have a history with birthdays. Now their friend's little sister, Grace, has fallen into a strange frozen state on her birthday, and Amanda and Leo must travel in time in order to fix whatever's wrong. As they journey back to each of Grace's birthdays, they start seeing all sorts of patterns... which raise all sorts of questions.Amanda and Leo are going to have to unravel the threads of the past and present -- and travel much further than they ever imagined -- if they're going to save Grace. Luckily, a little birthday magic always helps in the charming and funny Willow Falls series by Wendy Mass, where everything is possible and there are no coincidences.

Customer Reviews

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Most Helpful Reviews

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Great series for preteen girls!

My 11 year old daughter is LOVING this series. I read some of the first book along with her and it was cute, clean and age appropriate.
2 people found this helpful
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Arrived perfect!

Daughter loved this book! Highly recommended!
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Great book

My daughter loves it
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Book Review

{My thoughts} – Amanda and Leo are back in an all new book. They get to have another fun run in with Angelina the town, I don’t know what to really call her, witch maybe. She seems to have these abilities that no one else does. It allows her to know and do things that no one else can. Because she is able to know and do these things it also allows her the ability to help others to know and do things that they wouldn’t ordinarily been able to do without her interference.

In this book she sends Amanda and Leo back in time. She tells them that they are tasked with correcting a wrong. She was suppose to say some kind of thing to help their friends little sister Grace so that she wouldn’t get sick. She has said this for all the newborn babies born since the beginning of time. Anyways, she missed her chances with Grace and now she is leaving it up to Amanda and Leo to fix her wrong.

They are able to fix two of the days they are sent back on and on the third that they could have been able to fix they get stopped. Someone stops them and they don’t fix that day. When they get back to the present they learn a whole lot more about Angelina and Grace. It’s no wonder so many things have always seemed so odd and strange with Angelina being involved.

There is one more book left in the series and I look forward to reading it sometime soon! I might even start it tonight.
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Five Stars

My students love it
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Five Stars

My daughter loves this.
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Ok book

good book! not the best.
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Five Stars

Gift
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Book was good, handmanship was not

The book itself was very good. But the so many of the pages kept falling out while I was reading it! Very upsetting
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The Last Present is a great book and it made me not want to put ...

The Last Present is a great book and it made me not want to put it down. Wendy Mass does a wonderful job describing all of the characters. When Grace went into the "frozen state" it made me wonder how it had happened. But as soon as Amanda and Leo had to go to the hospital, I new Angelina had something to do with it. When Amanda and Leo find out that they can time travel I was just as shocked as they were. i didn't know how they would pull it off without their nosy parents getting in the way. Although it was Amanda and Leo so I knew they would figure it out. They were lucky to have Tara, Rory, and Ray by their side during their adventures. Near the end of the book I was worried that they wouldn't save Grace. Especially when they went back to Angelina's 18th birthday. And When Bucky Whitehead got involved, I was even more surprised. Finally Amanda and Leo find out that Angelina was trying to save Grace by putting her in the "frozen state". In the end Grace broke out of the state which really surprised me. And the fact that Grace could change and see the future was exciting just like the whole book. Anybody will like this book no matter what gender, what genres they like, or what age. Wendy Mass is a great author and I can't wait to read more of her books!

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