"A gorgeous, magical tweenage story about friendship and coming to feel proud of who you are."
July 2026 Book of the Month
Melding magic with relatable pre-teen dreams and anxieties, Radhika Sanghani’s The Summer My Wishes Came True is a veritable dream of tween fiction. In fact, tween readers who love the Lottie Brooks books and Jacqueline Wilson couldn’t wish for more. Incredibly authentic, and written with energy and empathy, it’s a beautiful book about true friendship, courage, and taking pride in who you really are.
In the words of its leader, “Camp Willow has a funny way of changing people in ways they never see coming!”, which is exactly what happens to thirteen-year-old Ayesha whose parents have finally allowed her to go to summer camp. Better still, she’s going with her best friend Nikki: “they’d always been there for each other, through life events big and small”.
But everything changes when Nikki returns from a family trip to New York seeming much more grown-up. She’s also stopped wearing her friendship bracelet. Devastated when she overhears Nikki describing her as “immature” to their camp cabin-mates, Ayesha makes a wish on the night of a super moon: “I wish my wishes could come true”, she yearns.
Soon enough, all Ayesha’s wishes do come true, but with unexpected consequences that lead to her reversing them all when she realises that “nothing could stay the same for ever”, and being honest and true to yourself is always the best policy.
Exploring an array of themes that will chime with its intended 9+-year-old audience, including anxiety, lack of confidence, and the awkwardness and loneliness that can come of feeling younger than your peers, The Summer My Wishes Came True is the perfect summer read for tween-agers, especially those who are struggling with confidence and shifting friendship dynamics.
When everything she wishes for starts coming true, Ayesha discovers what will really make her happy. A book about tween friendships, with a sprinkling of magic, from award-winning journalist and author Radhika Sanghani. Perfect for fans of Lottie Brooks and Dork Diaries.
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When everything she wishes for starts coming true, Ayesha discovers what will really make her happy. A book about tween friendships, with a sprinkling of magic, from award-winning journalist and author Radhika Sanghani.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Summer My Wishes Came True and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
The Summer My Wishes Came True features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Books of the Month, Recommendations, Star Books, Stories about Family and Friends, Romance / Relationship Stories, Drama / Performing Arts, PSHE: Self-Awareness, Self-Esteem and Wellbeing, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage: General interest
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The Summer My Wishes Came True was written by Radhika Sanghani and published by Usborne Publishing Ltd. an imprint of Usborne Publishing
The Summer My Wishes Came True has 246 pages
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