From what he can tell, nary a wish has improved the lives of the wisher or anyone else. Eldon decides to interview the people of Madison about their wishes and studies a history book that lists every wish ever made. His mom urges him to wish for money to hire specialists to heal his sister, but Eldon worries she’s beyond saving. But the town of Madison has a well-kept secret: Every resident on their 18th birthday walks deep into a cavern on the edge of town and makes a wish that comes true.Įldon has 25 days to decide on his wish. The only cool person in his family, his sister Ebba, is unresponsive in a care facility. Seventeen-year-old Eldon Wilkes counts the days in Madison-a dump of a town in the Mojave Desert-where he pumps gas to make ends meet.
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