Down with the Shine

Think twice before you make a wish in this imaginative, twisted, and witty new novel from the author of Another Little Piece.

When Lennie brings a few jars of her uncles’ moonshine to Michaela Gordon’s house party, she has everyone who drinks it make a wish. It’s tradition. So is the toast her uncles taught her: “May all your wishes come true, or at least just this one.”

The thing is, those words aren’t just a tradition. The next morning, every wish—no matter how crazy—comes true. And most of them turn out bad. But once granted, a wish can’t be unmade . . .

Contemporary Fantasy for Teens: This isn’t your average high school party. When the wishes start coming true—from bat wings to balls of steel—Lennie Cash is in the center of a magical disaster she created. Daughter of a Fugitive: Being the daughter of the infamous “Bad Daddy Bandit” is hard enough. But Lennie’s family legacy is way more complicated, and magical, than the FBI’s Most Wanted list would have you believe. Darkly Funny YA: With witty, sarcastic humor and hilariously twisted consequences, this novel explores what happens when a magical family tradition goes horribly, horribly wrong. A Hint of Enemies to Lovers: She’s trying to clean up a magical mess. He’s her dead best friend’s twin brother who blames her for everything. Smith and Lennie are stuck together, and the sparks are about to fly.