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The Summer My Wishes Came True

Radhika Sanghani

Age: 9+

The Summer My Wishes Came True

Age 9+

RRP  £7.99

Coming July 2026

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When everything she wishes for starts coming true, Ayesha discovers what will really make her happy. A book about tween friendships, with a sprinkling of magic, from award-winning journalist and author Radhika Sanghani. Perfect for fans of Lottie Brooks and Dork Diaries.

Ayesha can't wait for summer camp, it's going to be the best two weeks ever with her best friend Nikki. But Nikki's changed over the summer and things don't feel the same between them. When Ayesha overhears Nikki telling their roommates she's immature, Ayesha is embarrassed and wishes her life could be different.

The next day Ayesha realizes everything she wishes for is coming true. Lie-in in the morning? Tick! Pizza for lunch? Tick! Nikki to be her best friend? Tick! Suddenly Nikki's hanging out with her again, and then Ayesha wishes for Nikki to get a part in the camp's musical, and now she's playing the lead role.

But their friendship still isn't the same. Ayesha thinks she needs a part in the musical too, so she makes another wish, even if her actions have taken a role in the musical from someone else who would really love it. She's got everything she's ever wished for, but will her wishes really make her happy? This summer isn't turning out to be everything she hoped for...

Extent:
256 pages
Dimensions:
198 x 130mm
Paperback ISBN:
9781805318293
Publication Date:
July 2026
Work Reference:
9459
Radhika Sanghani
Radhika Sanghani is an acclaimed author and screenwriter, an award-winning journalist and an influential campaigner on body positivity. When she's not sprinkling her magic writing books for children, she's giving TedX talks, writing for the Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Elle, Guardian, Grazia, Glamour and Cosmopolitan, appearing on Sky News and Good Morning Britain, running a charity initiative with AgeUK fighting loneliness in older women and teaching yoga.
I loved it! I couldn't put it down and read it all in one sitting!! It's a funny, heartwarming and relatable story about real friendship, courage and being true to yourself. A perfect empathy & self-esteem-boosting read for tweens. And so much fun!

Tamsin Winter

A really relatable story about friendship. Ayesha is so real to me and I love seeing books exploring the challenges of keeping friends as a young girl!

Elle McNicoll

A gorgeous, heartfelt exploration of tween friendships with the perfect dose of magic. It's warm, relatable and full of feeling. I really enjoyed it.

Kimberly Whittam

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