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    Butterfly Wishes 1: The Wishing Wings
    Butterfly Wishes 1: The Wishing Wings
    Butterfly Wishes 1: The Wishing Wings
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    Butterfly Wishes 1: The Wishing Wings

    By Jennifer Castle

    3.5/5

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    Sisters Addie and Clara have just moved to a new house in the country, where they discover that their backyard is a gateway to the enchanted realm of magical butterflies called Wishing Wings. These special butterflies have the power to make wishes come true!

    When a group of just-emerged butterflies -- New Blooms -- are in danger of losing their magic, Addie and Clara must team up with a pair of butterfly princesses to save them, making new friends and helping others along the way.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
    Release dateFeb 6, 2018
    ISBN9781681193724
    Butterfly Wishes 1: The Wishing Wings
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    Jennifer Castle

    Jennifer Castle's first novel, The Beginning of After, was named an American Library Association Best Fiction for Young Adults selection and a Chicago Public Library "Best of the Best" Book. She wrote many unproduced movie and TV scripts before returning to her first love, fiction . . . but she's still hooked on film and the way we can find and tell our stories with images. She lives with her family in New York's Hudson Valley.

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      Addie is less than thrilled about her family's recent move, especially as it takes her so far away from her best friend. She also is wary of the forest near her house, but on venturing further into it one day, she comes across a talking butterfly! Not just any talking butterfly at that -- Sky Dance is a princess of the Wishing Wings, a special breed of butterflies who can grant magical wishes. But something is wrong in the Wishing Wings kingdom as the newly emerged butterflies are confused and not granting wishes, which they must do by sunset of the day they eclose or risk never having their magic again. Can Addie help Sky Dance solve this crisis before it's too late?This book has an interesting concept, although I think it got a bit muddled at times. It felt like the problem behind the new butterflies being confused was never fully explained, although I suppose there's room to explore that further in the series. That being said, the book was mostly simple and clear in its language so that young readers can do well with it on their own; I can see this being particularly appealing to those who have graduated from early readers but aren't yet ready to tackled the 200- to 300-page tomes that seem to keep being churned out in children's literature.There are some black-and-white pencil drawings scattered throughout, which are a nice addition but not necessarily strictly necessary. I almost feel like the illustrations should have been in color being as the butterflies all had distinct color combinations/patterns and that was kind of a plot point.Speaking of plot points, the character development between Addie and her younger sister Clara was nice to see, especially as many children deal with sibling issues (e.g., feeling left out, feeling like their sibling is the favorite, etc.)

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    Butterfly Wishes 1 - Jennifer Castle

    The Butterfly Wishes series

    The Wishing Wings

    Tiger Streak’s Tale

    Coming soon

    Blue Rain’s Adventure

    Spring Shine Sparkles

    For S. and C.,

    the butterfly spirits in my life

    CONTENTS

    PROLOGUE

    CHAPTER ONE

    CHAPTER TWO

    CHAPTER THREE

    CHAPTER FOUR

    CHAPTER FIVE

    CHAPTER SIX

    CHAPTER SEVEN

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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    PROLOGUE

    The sun scattered gleaming streaks of light through a grove of willow trees. Two butterflies flitted in and out of the rays, riding the breeze toward one tree that was taller and thicker than the others.

    In the center of this tree was a deep hollow covered with a carpet of shaggy moss. The butterflies landed softly on it.

    Do you see, Mama? said one butterfly as she climbed to the top of the hollow. In a neat row hung four gray shapes. Each one was a chrysalis, a small, hard bubble inside which a caterpillar was changing into a butterfly. The chrysalides should be gold, added the butterfly, but they’re not!

    This butterfly’s wings were colored pink and turquoise, with cloud-shaped patterns on them. Now she flapped those wings nervously, hovering around the four chrysalides.

    Yes, Sky Dance, the other butterfly said with an echo of worry. I do see. They should be lighting up, too. She was bigger, splashed with shades of brilliant red, forest green, and shining silver. The colors made a pattern that looked like a rose on each wing. She was Queen Rose Glow.

    Sky Dance landed next to her mother. Something’s very wrong, she said, her voice shaking.

    I feel it, too, murmured Rose Glow. These New Blooms are surely under a dark enchantment. Who knows what they’ll be like when they emerge? If they can’t grant someone a wish by sunset on their first day . . .

    . . . they’ll lose their magic, finished Sky Dance. The thought of it made her shudder.

    One chrysalis was wiggling a bit. Almost dancing. Mother and daughter stared at it with extra love and excitement in their eyes. It was special to them.

    Your sister will have her new wings before the sun breaks over that hill, said Rose Glow.

    I can’t wait to see her! Sky Dance exclaimed, but then she got serious again. But, Mama, she added, who would put such a curse on the New Blooms?

    Rose Glow’s huge eyes grew darker. Someone who wants to steal their magic for themselves, she said. If the New Blooms lose their magic, we all lose a little magic, too. Our magic might even get so weak that it disappears completely. Rose Glow touched a wing to one of Sky Dance’s wings and added, The time has come for you to seek help on the far side of the meadow.

    Sky Dance knew what that meant. It frightened her, but she didn’t let it show.

    The chrysalis shook harder. As it began to slowly split open, both butterflies took a breath and filled their hearts with hope.

    CHAPTER ONE

    Addie Gibson lay on the floor of her new bedroom, surrounded by boxes. She rested her head on one labeled Books, which was not at all comfortable, but it felt good to take a break from unpacking.

    She

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