Middle school meets magic in this hilarious and heartfelt novel about a girl whose life flips when she wishes on an enchanted candleâperfect for fans of Sarah Mlynowski and Wendy Mass.
Sage Sassafrasâs life is cursed! No, really. Since birth, Sage has been plagued by the Contrarium Curse thatâs set her at odds with classmate Priscilla Petty.
Every time something goes right for Priscilla, it goes terribly, horribly wrong for Sage. And things always go well for Priscilla.
Sage blames the curse for all her middle school miseryâfrom losing a friend to failing gym to gaining a reputation as the girl whose daddyâs in trouble. So when Sage is given a magical candle on her twelfth birthday, she seizes the chance to turn her luck aroundâwith a wish to reverse the curse.
But when the consequences of her wish take a terrible turn, Sage has to team up with her worst enemyâbefore sheâs doomed to a life of opposites forever.