The Wish List (New Windmills KS3)

by EoinColfer (Editor)

• Used

  Hardcover
  2005

  $4.40

  Inspire your students' creative writing with this witty story of good and evilMeg Finn is in a sticky situation. Killed in a gas explosion after a botched robbery attempt, Meg's soul is up for grabs. Heaven and Hell try every trick in the book to claim it, but Meg has a choice - helping a lonely old man complete tasks on his wish list will help her case with St Peter. But will she take it? Age 11+Bisto Merit Award WinnerRich in imagination and characterisation. This is an ideal model for students' own creative writing.Click here to read an EXTRACTClick here to download FREE TEACHING RESOURCES for The Wish ListTo automatically receive all the latest news on New Windmills, why not sign-up for our Heinemann Literature e-newsletter?

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $3.29

  Meg Finn is in trouble. Unearthly trouble. Cast out of her own home by her stepfather after her mother's death, Meg is a wanderer, a troublemaker. But after a botched attempt to rob a pensioner's flat, Meg, along with her partner in crime, Belch, ends up in a very sticky situation. Meg's soul is up for grabs as the divine and the demonic try every underhanded ploy imaginable to claim it. Her only chance for salvation is the Wish List. But how can she persuade the pensioner Lowrie to help her when she has wronged him? And even if she can persuade him, will she really have enough good points to face up to St Peter?
  An unforgettable and gritty tale of life, death and an unexpected hereafter.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2002

  $3.29

  Meg Finn is in trouble. Unearthly trouble. Cast out of her own home by her stepfather after her mother's death, Meg is a wanderer, a troublemaker. But after a botched attempt to rob a pensioner's flat, Meg, along with her partner in crime, Belch, ends up in a very sticky situation. Meg's soul is up for grabs as the divine and the demonic try every underhand ploy imaginable to claim it. Her only chance for salvation is the Wish List. But how can she persuade the pensioner Lowrie to help her when she has wronged him? And even if she can persuade him, will she really have enough points to face up to St Peter? An unforgettable and gritty tale of life, death and an unexpected hereafter!

• New

  Paperback
  2003

  $10.11

  Meg Finn is in trouble, unearthly trouble. Cast out of her own home by her stepfather after her mother's death, Meg is a wanderer, a troublemaker. After a botched attempt to rob a pensioner's flat, Meg and her partner in crime, Belch, end up in a very sticky situation. Meg's soul is up for grabs as the divine and the demonic try every underhand ploy imaginable to claim it. Her only chance of salvation is the Wish List. But how can she persuade the pensioner Lowrie to help her when she has wronged him? Even if she can persuade him, will she really have enough points to face up to St Peter?