Mark Scott Piper has been writing professionally his entire adult life. He is a longtime freelance writer and video director. He holds a PhD in English from the University of Oregon and has taught literature and writing at the college level. His short stories have appeared in a number of print and online reviews. You Wish is his debut novel. Learn more about the author at www.markpiper.net.
You Wish
by Mark Scott Piper
You Wish
by Mark Scott Piper
Published Mar 27, 2019
282 Pages
Genre: FICTION / Fantasy / Contemporary
Book Details
Imagine you are granted three wishes—and your second wish is captured by a television news crew and broadcast across the globe. Now the whole world knows you can wish for absolutely anything, and it will come true. Now imagine you’re fourteen years old...
Jake Parker is about to finish the freshman year of what’s shaping up to be a mediocre high school career. He’s a late bloomer. His family is living hand-to-mouth. And worst of all, he’s a nobody—until he discovers an ancient ship’s lantern. With everyone on the planet watching to see what Jake’s final wish will be, he becomes an instant media darling, and his social status at school skyrockets. That’s the good news.
The bad news is pressure is bearing down on Jake from family, public opinion, the media, government agents, and crooked politicians as he struggles to come up with a final wish that will truly help mankind. But if he’s going to pull that off, he has to outsmart them all.