Books with title Kate's Wish

In this moving debut, an immigrant girl discovers that hard work and determination can make dreams come true.Katerina has a dream. It’s her papa’s dream, too. Her family came to America to buy their own farm. But a year later, Papa is still working in the dangerous coal mine. Each day, the farm seems farther away.Then Katerina is reminded of the carp that granted three wishes in an old folktale. When her younger sisters hear the story, they immediately make wishes. Trina doesn’t believe in such silliness—but what is she to think when her sisters’ wishes come true?A farm is still too big to wish for. But, with the help of the neighbor’s handsome son, Trina starts building her dream with hard work and good sense. Then tragedy strikes, and it seems that nothing Trina wishes for will ever come true again.With warmth and gentle humor, Jeannie Mobley tells the story of a girl whose determination is as inspiring as her dreams.

Katie’s Wish is the story of Katie, a third grader who lived happily in a small city with her pretty mother and doting father. When suddenly she finds herself an orphan, her life is turned upside down. The social worker finds one living relative of whom Katie had never heard. She is taken against her will to live with this strange aunt, who lives in the hilly backwoods of a small country town. The aunt is surly, and even cruel at times. She seldom talks except to demand overwhelming tasks of Katie. Katie finds peace in the beautiful woods and makes friends with the animals. Her special friend is a fish, who she feels listens to her plight with sympathy. One day he turns Katie into a fish and they go off on an adventure to solve the problem of her mean aunt.

Katie is a third grader who lived happily with her pretty mother and doting father. When suddenly she finds herself an orphan, her life is turned upside down. The social worker discovers that she has one living relative, her mothers older sister. This puzzles Katie as she has never heard of having an aunt. She is taken to live with this strange aunt who lives in the hilly backwoods of a little country town. The aunt is surly and even cruel at times. She seldom talks except when she demands overwhelming tasks for Katie. Katie finds peace in the beautiful woods and makes friends with the animals. Her special friend is a fish, whom she feels listens to her plight with sympathy. One day, he turns Katie into a fish, and they go off on an adventure to solve the problem of her mean aunt.