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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Wish is a middle grade novel by Barbara O'Connor.Eleven-year-old Charlie Reese used to live with her parents in Raleigh, North Carolina. But with her father in jail for fighting and her mother showing little interest in her, a social worker took her away to live with her aunt Bertha and uncle Gus in the Appalachian town of Colby.Charlie is unhappy living and going to school there, and she misses her older sister Jackie, who was allowed to stay with a friend in Raleigh. But then she befriends Howard Odom, a boy with a limp, and Wishbone, a stray dog Charlie decides to adopt.
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From Stray to Pet
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From Stray to Pet: Charlie and Howard set up a trap for Wishbone in Charlie's garage baited with meat. After they capture him, Wishbone adapts to life as a pet surprisingly quickly.
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Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling
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Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: Bertha, a respected member of her community, and Charlie's mama Carla, who can't care for her kids and shows little interest in anyone but herself.
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Embarrassing First Name
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Embarrassing First Name: Charlie's full first name is Charlemagne, which she thinks is a stupid name for a girl.
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Commonality Connection
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Commonality Connection: Charlie sympathizes with Wishbone because she, too, feels like a stray nobody wants.
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Copycat Mockery
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Copycat Mockery: In Sunday school, T.J. Rainey walks after Howard, mimicking his limp. Howard sees him, but doesn't do anything. Charlie is so angry that she shoves T.J. He shoves her back, and they're about to start fighting when a teacher breaks them up.
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Calling Parents by Their Name
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Calling Parents by Their Name: Charlie refers to her father by his nickname, Scrappy.
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Tropey, Come Home / int_1367b834
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Wish Upon a Shooting Star / int_1367b834