• Wishes and Wellingtons

  • By: Julie Berry
  • Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle
  • Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (17,408 ratings)

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Wishes and Wellingtons

By: Julie Berry
Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle
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Publisher's summary

From award-winning author Julie Berry comes a brand new middle-grade fantasy adventure full of humor and heart, exclusively from Audible.

Maeve Merritt chafes at the rigid rules at her London boarding school for “Upright Young Ladies.” When punishment forces her to sort through the trash, she finds a sardine tin that houses a foul-tempered djinni with no intention of submitting to a schoolgirl as his master.

Soon an orphan boy from the charitable home next door, a mysterious tall man in ginger whiskers, a disgruntled school worker, and a take-no-prisoners business tycoon are in hot pursuit of Maeve and her magical discovery. It’ll take all of her quick thinking and sass to set matters right. Maeve Merritt is one feisty heroine you won’t soon forget.

Julie Berry lives near Los Angeles with her family. The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place is an Odyssey Honor Audiobook, and The Passion of Dolssa is a Printz Honor Title.

©2018 Julie Berry (P)2018 Audible Originals, LLC.

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Absolutely clever and engaging, with many twists and turns, and some wise life lessons as well. Highly recommended!

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About the Author

Growing up, Julie Berry cultivated her own miniature library of children’s classics that she would read and reread until the point of memorization. Now Berry writes memorable stories of her own, penning thoughtful, inventive literature for young readers. Her published works include Secondhand Charm, All the Truth That’s in Me, The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Placeand The Passion of Dolssa, a novel awarded the Printz Honor in 2017.

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About the Performer

Jayne Entwistle is a voice-over artist and improvisational actress whose journey in audio has taken her on an adventure from her birthplace in northern England to sunny Los Angeles. She is best known for narrating Alan Bradley’s Flavia de Luce mysteries, a series that has won her three of her numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards. She is also a recipient of the 2015 Odyssey Honor Award for The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place and the 2016 Odyssey Award for The War that Saved My Life.

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A Gem of a Book!

Absolutely clever and engaging, with many twists and turns, and some wise life's lessons as well. Highly recommended!

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Wonderful Story

I was so pleased to have found this book! A great story and narrator! Wish this book was part of a series so it didn't have to end.

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A thrilling story!

I listened to this story on a road trip with my 10 & 14 year old daughters. They loved it so much we kept listening to it after we got to our hotel until we finished the story.

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What a delight!

This was such a refreshing and interesting story. The main character was well developed and interesting and the genie was was just as I would expect a genie to be. The narration was pleasant and added to the overall story. I could not stop listening

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this is a book written for young teens, but is entertaining for any age group.

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Most entertaining

Listened as free audible’s original as a part of membership. Not a typical listen for me by any means but as I am burning through my membership credits I needed to take it vantage of the two free originals each month. I was more than pleasantly surprised with this one, it kept me captivated and entertained. Most enjoyable listen and would have been worth the use if a credit or actual purchase. Nice selection Audibles!!

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A whirlwind of fun

Wishes and Wellingtons is a lovely, touching, exciting story with loveable characters, an intriguing sense of history, fun twists and tons of charm. The narrator is splendid. The story is devine. It's family friendly--I'd say school-age and up. (Tiny tots may find one part a little scary.) We will listen to this one again and again.

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A very enjoyable story

I enjoyed this cute book. It is appropriate for young girls on up. I'm an adult and I thought it was well written and told, inventive.

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Fully enjoyable unique tale of adventure

I enjoyed this so much more than I expected! You really get into the characters and the adventures they get themselves into.

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A fun story and an excellent reading performance!

A fun tale of a girl her friends and a genie. Adventures and trouble ensue.

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