Vendor
	Mohrbooks Literary Agency Sebastian Ritscher
Original language
English
Categories
Children’s, Teenage & Educational
Weblink
www.GenuineSweet.com

GENUINE SWEET

Faith Harkey

Twelve-year-old Genuine Sweet, of tiny Sass, Georgia, can grant any wish . . . except her own.

It's a peculiar predicament, considering how much she could use a few wishes. New friends help Genuine give her family a boost - and then she takes her gift global! Life finally seems to be on the mend. But when she's faced with unexpected trouble that no amount of wishing can fix, Genuine must puzzle out the difference between wishing for a better life and building one.

Told in the engaging, irresistible voice of Genuine Sweet herself, Faith Harkey's debut novel spins a remarkable tale of a small-town girl with big-time magic and an even bigger heart.

Faith Harkey travels the backroads of America in search of story. Drawn to places where the milk comes fresh from the cow, her adopted hometowns include Tiger, GA (pop. 406), Grangeville, ID (pop. 3,151) and Istachatta, FL (pop. 116). Faith is a graduate of the Writing Workshop at Eckerd College.

Available products
Book Published 2015-04-07 by Clarion Books
Book Published 2015-04-07 by Clarion Books

Comments

Harkey has created a lively cast of appealing characters, but Genuine's sweet and generous heart is the star of the story.

Harkey adroitly and wisely metes out the folksiness, using it to add depth to her characters and create a sense of place so that Gen and her community feel both believable and likable... Give this to readers who want a poignant story that, like its heroine, is genuinely sweet.

...well written and intriguing... authentic and unique, creating a character that readers will identify with and care about.

A folksy first-person narration combined with a thought-provoking storyline makes this a good pick for solo enjoyment or book club discussion.

Harkey has accomplished something great in this book - readers will learn how almost anything can be done with a wish biscuit in hand.