Author(s): Dyan Sheldon

Children & Young Adult

When a strange old lady offers her a necklace, Mona realizes that the magic item will grant her every wish. That night she dreams about all the things she has ever wanted, and wakes to find them all crowding her room. So much so that when her mother calls her to Grandad's party, Mona can't get out! In a panic Mona rips the necklace off, and vows never to want what she can't have again.