The Genie in the Book

By Cindy Trumbore

Having your deepest wish granted isn't easy First the bad news: Ten-year-old Will Parrish knows that he's in for a bummer of a summer -- his parents can't join him and his little sister Maddy on their annual visit to Grandma's at the beach, Grandma has a broken ankle, and Jerome, Will's incorrigible cousin, is spoiling for trouble -- for which Will is often blamed. The good news: Will is staying in his mother's old room, which is filled with her childhood books. Leafing through The Arabian Nights , Will inadvertently releases a kindly genie who insists upon granting Will's deepest wish. But -- what is Will's greatest wish? A delightfully freewheeling fantasy, Will's adventures are inspired by such well-known and well-loved classics as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland , Treasure Island , and the books of Edward Eager. In Cindy Trumbore's appealing first novel, young readers, along with Will, Maddy, and Jerome, have a summer as exciting as any they have ever read about

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593540426
• ISBN13: 9781593540425
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 5

Customer Reviews

We loved Homer!

I read this book to my kids and we all really enjoyed it. The Genie in the Book is about a genie, Homer, stuck in a book until he grants a truest wish. Will, who has released him from the book, is given the opportunity by Homer to have his truest wish. Will and his friends have some very exciting adventures as he thinks about his truest wish. Finally, as if fated, Will's truest wish helps others more than he could have imagined. This releases Homer as well, making for a very happy ending. There is a nice message for children in The Genie in the Book, that your truest wish can be for others and not necessarily for yourself. Helping others can even be more rewarding and satisfying.