THE WISH AND THE PEACOCK by Wendy S Swore. This was an interesting read. It was definitely from the eyes of a child. In the beginning I felt a little lost and didn't understand why Paige was acting the way she was. As the story unfolds more, things make more sense and the needed connections are made to truly understand Paige's way of thinking. Everyone deals with grief in a different way and this is a great story of how a child may react to a situation and follow through with the way they see the situation. It also shows how friends support, help each other, and band together for a cause. It is a good read for anyone, especially those children who have suffered some type of loss. It may help them put their feelings into words. I highly recommend it.
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Be Strong and Wish Big
Paige's favorite family tradition on the farm is the annual bonfire where everyone tosses in a stone and makes a wish. This time, Paige's specific wish is one she's not sure can come ture: Don't let Mom and Grandpa sell the farm.
When Paige's younger brother finds a wounded peacock in the barn, Paige is sure it's a sign that if she can keep the bird safe, she'll keep the farm safe too. Peacocks, after all, are known to be fierce protectors of territory and family.
With determination and hard work, Paige tries to prove she can save the farm on her own, but when a real estate agent stakes a "For Sale" sign at the end of the driveway and threatens everything Paige loves, she calls on her younger brother and her best friends, Mateo and Kimana, to help battle this new menace. They may not have street smarts, but they have plenty of farm smarts, and some city lady who's scared of spiders should be easy enough to drive away.
But even as the peacock gets healthier, the strain of holding all the pieces of Paige's world together gets harder. Faced with a choice between home and family, she risks everything to make her wish come true, including the one thing that scares her the most: letting the farm go.
