The Ninth Birthday Wish
About this ebook
What if you blurted out your birthday wish out of turn—and accidentally stole your twin sibling’s birthday fantasy?
Bril and Arisa are fraternal twins who couldn’t be more different. Bril is a quiet, creative dreamer who loves reading books and building calm sandcastles. His sister, Arisa, is a bold, thrill-seeking adventurer who craves fast-paced action.
For their ninth birthday, the family journeys to a beautiful tropical vacation land home to a legendary, wish-granting magical pond. As the older twin, Bril steps up to make his wish first—but an impatient Arisa blurts her wish out loud instead!
The Ultimate Sibling Swap
In a flash of magic, their wishes are completely reversed:
Quiet Bril is suddenly thrust into a chaotic, action-packed pirate voyage across the high seas!
Action-loving Arisa lands in a completely silent world of peaceful beaches and endless sand.
Told in a beautifully rhythmic poetic form, this exciting story follows the twins as they struggle to survive a day in each other’s shoes. By living out each other’s hidden desires, Bril and Arisa must learn to look past their daily stresses, appreciate their sibling differences, and rediscover the unbreakable bond of family.
About the author
Bruce E. Arrington is an independent author and the founder of Pipe Dream Books, dedicated to crafting immersive stories that spark the imagination across generations. From whimsical picture books to sweeping epic fantasy worlds, Bruce weaves themes of integrity, courage, and perseverance into every narrative.
He is the creator of the beloved Birthday Wish books, a magical collection of values-driven children’s fiction translated into various languages. For older readers, Bruce pens the action-packed Josh Anvil middle-grade fantasy series, as well as his compelling dark fantasy and thriller titles under the Fallen Powers banner. And for his romance novel, Fire & Ice, he writes under the pen name of Megan W. Roma. Connect online at https://pipedreambooks.org/
Florence Jayne (1940-2021) graduated from Moore Institute of Art, Science and Industry (known today as Moore College of Art & Design), earning a BS degree in Art Education. She taught art and mechanical drawing in Pennsylvania until she moved to the Pacific Northwest, where she taught part-time and excelled in painting landscapes. Her favorite media was watercolor. In her later years she loved volunteering her time teaching art to children at a local school.
