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Bisto Merit Award 2001
Premio Cassa di Risparmio di Cento - Letteratura per Ragazzi
Children's fiction
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Blue Flag: For readers aged 10+
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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.
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Chapter 1: Double Act
The Author Speaks
Eoin Colfer answers questions from young readers
About Benny and Omar:
Eoin Colfer talks about his first books
Links
Eoin's personal website
Cover Gallery: other covers for this book
Praise for The Wish List
'So devilishly chucklesome that even St Peter might find his halo slipping from laughing so much' Sunday Times
'Echoes of Roddy Doyle, Flann O'Brien and even Samuel Beckett.' The Telegraph
'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
'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
'Funny and feisty' The Mail on Sunday
'Absolutely superb' Independent on Sunday
'A laugh-aloud adventure' Mary Arrigan, The Sunday Tribune
'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
'Inventive, entertaining and completely refreshing, The Wish List is a witty and original read which wins you over -- and makes you laugh.' T2 Online
'a picaresque adventure in the Fursey tradition' RTE Guide
'another fast-moving plot from the bestselling author Eoin Colfer' Books Ireland
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