"Melody Maysonet’s What We Wish For is a testament to the horrors of addiction, the pain of betrayal, the power of tenacity, and the saving grace of friendship. It is brutal and enraging and heartbreaking and a little bit funny; and in the end, small-t triumphant. When you close the back cover, you will simply nod your head, knowing you have read something capital-T True."Chris Crutcher, author of Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, Whale Talk, and Deadline
"Maysonet's...prose is unflinching as it illuminates one girl's traumatic experience with deeply felt compassion and brutal honesty... An important book about endings, beginnings and the choice to move on."-Kirkus Reviews (Starred)
