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Book details
  • Genre:CHILDREN'S FICTION
  • SubGenre:Fantasy & Magic
  • Age Range (years):9 - 12
  • Language:English
  • Pages:60
  • eBook ISBN:9781483532721

Two Wishes for the Showbiz Kid

by Lugenia Lynn Lightle

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Overview
Andrew is the middle child and nobody in his family seems to care about his dream of becoming an actor. One day, Andrew meets a man who grants him two wishes to use within a week. Andrew is skeptical but decides to give it a try when he goes to bed. His wish comes true and he wakes up to find himself an only child with new parents and a successful show business career. He suddenly has everything he had ever wanted and no longer has to compete for his parents’ attention. But he soon learns that being a child star isn’t as glamorous as he thought. He misses his mother’s cooking and even starts to miss his brothers. But he isn’t quite ready to go back home just yet. He finds that he has a new best friend and becomes interested in a girl. But when things don’t work out, he decides to use his last wish to go back to his old life. He wakes up in his old room with his mom sitting at his bedside as he recovers from a high fever.
Description
Two Wishes for the Showbiz Kid, takes young readers on an exciting journey with eleven year-old Andrew who wakes up one morning to a brand new family and a career as a child TV star. Andrew is the middle child and nobody in his family seems to care about his dream of becoming an actor. One day, Andrew meets a man who grants him two wishes to use within a week. Andrew is skeptical but decides to give it a try when he goes to bed. His wish comes true and he wakes up to find himself an only child with new parents and a successful show business career. He suddenly has everything he had ever wanted and no longer has to compete for his parents’ attention. But he soon learns that being a child star isn’t as glamorous as he thought. He misses his mother’s cooking and even starts to miss his brothers. But he isn’t quite ready to go back home just yet. He finds that he has a new best friend and becomes interested in a girl. But when things don’t work out, he decides to use his last wish to go back to his old life. He wakes up in his old room with his mom sitting at his bedside as he recovers from a high fever. This story shows how children sometimes try too hard to get their parent’s attention and that if they’re patient, they will get their fair share of their parents’ time.
About the author
Lugenia Lynn Lightle grew up in a small town south of Columbus, Ohio and started writing stories as a youngster. Her favorite place to write was a loft over her parents' garage. Lugenia continued writing until she graduated high school then put writing aside to get married and raise a family. When her youngest daughter asked her to make up stories at bedtime, Lugenia started writing them down. Since then she has had three books published: “RUGUMA: New to America”, “Rockie Stoneshaker and the Haunted Castle”, and “Please Don’t Take My Sunshine Away”. Lugenia will be republishing “Ruguma” as an eBook the latter part of 2014. Lugenia also has several other books in the works, including a Christmas story that is sure to touch the heart of anybody looking for a holiday miracle. Asked where she gets her inspiration, Lugenia said many of her characters come to her in her dreams.