Wishin' and Hopin' is definitely 10 steps away from Wally Lamb's usual path. Here he turns to the hilarious and lighthearted. This holiday tale focuses on a fifth grader named Felix Funicello - third cousin to that famous Mouseketeer. It's October-December 1964 and Felix, along with his fellow 5th graders at a fictional Catholic grade school are preparing for a Christmas pageant that they'll never forget. The book is filled with 10-year-old hilarities like the confusing "birds and bees", scary movies that you pretend don't scare you, weird catholic nun teachers who you can't pretend don't scare you and so much more.
I loved this book. It is such a fun, easy read. I flew right through it and would love to read it to my kids at school (except for all the "birds and bees" humor - which they probably wouldn't get anyway). Read this! You will love it!
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