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Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 Cloudwish
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'For Vân Uoc Phan, fantasies fell into two categories: nourishing, or pointless. Daydreaming about Billy Gardiner, for example? Pointless. It always left her feeling sick, as though she'd eaten too much sugar.

'Vân Uoc doesn't believe in fairies, zombies, vampires, Father Christmas - or magic wishes. She believes in keeping a low profile: real life will start when school finishes.

'But when she attracts the attention of Billy Gardiner, she finds herself in an unwelcome spotlight.

'Not even Jane Eyre can help her now.

'Wishes were not a thing.

'They were not.

'Correction.

'Wishes were a thing.

'Wishes that came true were sometimes a thing.

'Wishes that came true because of magic were not a thing!

'Were they?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,      :       Little, Brown ,       2016 .
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      Extent: 320p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 18 October 2016
      ISBN: 9780316242127
Alternative title: Облако желаний
Transliterated title: Oblako zhelaniĭ
Language: Russian
    • Moscow,
      c
      Russia,
      c
      c
      Former Soviet Union,
      c
      Eastern Europe, Europe,      :       Like Book ,       2018 .
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      Extent: 316 p.p.
      ISBN: 5040947771, 9785040947775
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Works about this Work

Are We There yet? Asian Australians in the Arts Hoa Pham , 2018 single work essay
— Appears in: Peril : An Asian-Australian Journal , August no. 34 2018;

'In 2018 there seems to be a renaissance of Asian-Australian content in theatre, TV and literature. With the success and high profile of individuals such as Benjamin Law and Alice Pung, and with a diversity of offerings across mainstream platforms, it seems that there’s never been a better time for Asian-Australian representation.'  (Introduction)
The Children's Book Council of Australia's Book of the Year Awards: the Winners Your Kids Must Read Linda Morris , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 19 August 2016;

'There is a paradox in Australian children's literature and it is this: in an age where the young are attached to the very digital devices predicted to crucify the printed book, children's book publishing is in robust health. Not surviving but thriving.'

'Children's book sales have been on the rise on the back of vibrant stories from Mem Fox, Jackie French and Bob Graham and many others. ...'
Page Turners Fiona Wood Elaine Fry (interviewer), 2016 single work interview
— Appears in: The West Australian , 23 January 2016; (p. 21)
— Review of Cloudwish Fiona Wood , 2015 single work novel
Page Turners Fiona Wood Elaine Fry (interviewer), 2016 single work interview
— Appears in: The West Australian , 23 January 2016; (p. 21)
— Review of Cloudwish Fiona Wood , 2015 single work novel
Learning to Find Themselves Joy Lawn , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23 January 2016; (p. 21)
— Review of Cloudwish Fiona Wood , 2015 single work novel ; The Truth About Peacock Blue Rosanne Hawke , 2015 single work novel
Review : Cloudwish Trisha Buckley , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , September 2015;
— Review of Cloudwish Fiona Wood , 2015 single work novel
Teens Face Gritty Issues in Familiar Settings Karen Hardy , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 27 September 2015; (p. 9) The Sunday Age , 27 September 2015; (p. 12)
— Review of Cloudwish Fiona Wood , 2015 single work novel Her work with a young Vietnamese-Australian girl inspired Fiona Wood’s latest novel.
Review : Cloudwish Judith Grace , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , September 2015; (p. 68)
— Review of Cloudwish Fiona Wood , 2015 single work novel
Pick of the Crop for the Younger Reader Frances Atkinson , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19-20 December 2015; (p. 30) The Saturday Age , 19-20 December 2015; (p. 26)
— Review of Sad, The Dog Sandy Fussell , 2015 single work picture book ; Mr Huff Anna Walker , 2015 single work picture book ; A River Marc Martin , 2015 single work picture book ; The 65-Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths , 2015 single work children's fiction ; Green Valentine Lili Wilkinson , 2015 single work novel ; Inbetween Days Vikki Wakefield , 2015 single work novel ; Cloudwish Fiona Wood , 2015 single work novel ; Illuminae Jay Kristoff , Amie Kaufman , 2015 single work novel ; The Flywheel Erin Gough , 2015 single work novel
Learning to Find Themselves Joy Lawn , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23 January 2016; (p. 21)
— Review of Cloudwish Fiona Wood , 2015 single work novel ; The Truth About Peacock Blue Rosanne Hawke , 2015 single work novel
Margaret Robson Kett Interviews Fiona Wood Margaret Robson Kett (interviewer), 2015 single work interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , September vol. 30 no. 4 2015; (p. 10-11)
Best Reads – End of Story Deborah Bogle , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 20 December 2015; (p. 24)
Page Turners Fiona Wood Elaine Fry (interviewer), 2016 single work interview
— Appears in: The West Australian , 23 January 2016; (p. 21)
— Review of Cloudwish Fiona Wood , 2015 single work novel
The Children's Book Council of Australia's Book of the Year Awards: the Winners Your Kids Must Read Linda Morris , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 19 August 2016;

'There is a paradox in Australian children's literature and it is this: in an age where the young are attached to the very digital devices predicted to crucify the printed book, children's book publishing is in robust health. Not surviving but thriving.'

'Children's book sales have been on the rise on the back of vibrant stories from Mem Fox, Jackie French and Bob Graham and many others. ...'
Are We There yet? Asian Australians in the Arts Hoa Pham , 2018 single work essay
— Appears in: Peril : An Asian-Australian Journal , August no. 34 2018;

'In 2018 there seems to be a renaissance of Asian-Australian content in theatre, TV and literature. With the success and high profile of individuals such as Benjamin Law and Alice Pung, and with a diversity of offerings across mainstream platforms, it seems that there’s never been a better time for Asian-Australian representation.'  (Introduction)
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