The first in a two-book fantasy adventure from the New York Times-bestselling author of The Books of Elsewhere series sweeps readers into a hidden world where wishes are stolen and dreams have a price in this story about friendship, magic, and the gray area between good and evil.
Booklist calls it, A brilliant fantasy adventure exploring the consequences of getting what you wish for..
The Collectors is for fans of Cassie Beasley\'s Circus Mirandus and Jonathan Auxier\'s The Night Gardener .
Jacqueline West spins a story about friendship, magic, and the gray area between good and evil.
But they aren\'t the only ones who have their eyes on the world\'s wishes--and they may not be the good guys, after all.
Not all wishes are good and even good wishes often have unintended consequences, and the Collectors have made it their duty to protect us.
He follows the girl, Pebble, and uncovers an underground society full of wishes and the people who collect them.
Then one day, Van notices a girl stealing pennies from a fountain, and everything changes.
He\'s hard of hearing, collects trinkets, and lives with his single mother--an opera singer with a huge personality.
Van has always been an outsider.
For fans of Serafina and the Black Cloak, The Isle of the Lost, and The Secret Keepers.
The Collectors begins an enchanting two-book series from Jacqueline West, the New York Times -bestselling author of The Books of Elsewhere series. 2019 Schneider Family Book Award Honor Book Original, brave, and addictive.--Adam Gidwitz, bestselling author of the Newbery Honor Book The Inquisitor\'s Tale Fast-paced, witty, and riveting, this contemporary fantasy adventure has magic woven through every page.
The first in a two-book fantasy adventure from the New York Times-bestselling author of The Books of Elsewhere series sweeps readers into a hidden world where wishes are stolen and dreams have a price in this story about friendship, magic, and the gray area between good and evil