Joplin, Wishing

While cleaning out her reclusive grandfather’s house, Joplin discovers pieces of a broken platter in a cookie tin. After having the platter repaired, Joplin wishes that she could both find a friend at school, and befriend the girl pictured in the platter.

The next day, Joplin befriends a boy named Barrett, and also notices a girl outside her apartment. A girl who looks remarkably like the girl in the platter…

The girl introduces herself as Sofie, and she has a terrible secret. Cursed to grant wishes for the owner of the platter for all of time, she has been trapped for centuries. Joplin and Barrett vow to help her, but freeing Sofie is more complicated than they could have imagined, and the three friends end up against a sinister foe who could put them all in terrible danger.

• A Magical Wish: When lonely Joplin finds a mysterious antique platter, she makes a simple wish for a friend. She gets more than she bargained for when the girl from the platter, Sofie, appears in her garden.
• Found Family: Together with her new school friend Barrett, Joplin must protect Sofie, a girl out of time with a dangerous secret who depends on them for everything.
• Dealing with Bullies: While navigating a magical quest, Joplin also has to face the everyday challenges of middle school, mean girls, and finding the courage to stand up for herself.
• A Centuries-Old Enemy: Freeing Sofie means confronting the sinister man who trapped her centuries ago—a man who wants his magical platter back at any cost.