{"product_id":"if-wishes-were-retail-9781616964344","title":"If Wishes Were Retail","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Irresistibly fun and funny, with a ton of heart and depth! This is the kind of book that sneaks up on you and sticks with you!\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSarah Beth Durst, \u003c\/i\u003eNew York Times \u003ci\u003ebestselling author of \u003c\/i\u003eThe Spellshop\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn this hilarious debut fantasy cozy, a rebellious--but enterprising--young woman and an ancient--but clueless--genie set up shop at the local mall\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlex Delmore needs a miracle. She wants out of her dead-end suburban town, but her parents are broke and NYU seems like a distant dream. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGood thing there's a genie in town--and he's hiring at the Wellspring Mall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt'd help if the Jinn-formerly-of-the-Ring-of-Khorad knew even one thing about 21st-century America. It'd help if he weren't at least as stubborn as Alex. It'd really help if her brother didn't sell her out to her conspiracy theory-loving, gnome-hating dad. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Alex and the genie set up their wishing kiosk, they face seemingly-endless setbacks. The mall is failing and management will not stop interfering on behalf of their big-box tenants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when the wishing biz might start working, the biggest problem of all remains: People are really terrible at wishing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tachyon Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616964344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Auston Habershaw","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45316492492981,"sku":"9781616964344","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_848b929a-d407-4bf8-ae76-953a4ce264bf.jpg?v=1745331512","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/if-wishes-were-retail-9781616964344","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}