Eleven-year-old Ruth Craze is pretty sure she's stuck in the wrong life. Her father is an absentminded inventor and her mother is a flighty artist, so it's always reliable Ruth who ends up doing the dishes, paying the bills, and finding the lost socks. Her brothers relentlessly tease her, and her friends have just decided she's not cool enough to be a part of their group anymore. When Rodney the Rat-a slightly sinister stuffed animal that was a gift from her favorite aunt-suggests a way out, Ruth is ready to risk everything. Three wishes. Three chances to create her perfect life…A million ways to get it wrong.
In this heartwarming novel, beloved Australian author Maureen McCarthy offers a hilarious tale about the sweet rewards and eerie dangers of getting what you've wished for.
my two totally different but wonderful sisters, Michalea and Patrice.
And in memory of Gabrielle, our beautiful sister who lived and died with such faith and optimism.
