Publishers Weekly, starred review, Praise for 13 Gifts 'Mass keeps the plot jumping like a fireworks display theres one surprise spark after another, all coming together at the end for a breathtaking finale. With a big dose of birthday magic, Tara's adventures take her and her new friends to places they never thought they'd find, some in the real world, and a lot deep inside themselves. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Last Present by Wendy Mass (2013, CD). If Tara can't collect thirteen mysterious objects for the old woman in time for her thirteenth birthday, the consequences will be REALLY BAD. Due to another lapse in judgment, Tara finds herself beholden to perhaps the strangest person of all: Angelina D'Angelo. There's a boy who sings at the bottom of an empty pool, two best friends who use blackboards to communicate, and a girl who may or may not be dating the world's hottest teen movie star. Tara quickly learns that Emily isn't even remotely the strangest person in town.

As punishment for her crimes, Tara's parents send her to the sleepy town of Willow Falls to stay with relatives she hardly knows, including her strange younger cousin Emily. It doesn't take long for Tara Brennan to realize that breaking into school to steal a goat is not a good idea.

Welcome back to Willow Falls, where anything is possible and nothing is as it seems What Tara doesn't know is that this charmed town has something big in store for her on her 13th birthday. (Chosen to review for NJSL Book Evaluation.) Fans of Wendy Mass Eleven Birthdays and Finally (12) will welcome 13 Gifts, the latest addition to her series of. Her parents decide she must go stay with her aunt, uncle, and bratty cousin in Willow Falls. With a big dose of birthday magic, Tara's adventures take her and her new friends to places they never thought they'd find, some in the real world, and a lot deep inside themselves.After Tara steals the school mascot in order to make friends with the popular crowd and is caught, she finds herself in a heap of trouble. There's a boy who sings at the bottom of an empty pool, two best friends who use blackboards to communicate, and a girl who may or may not be dating the world's hottest teen movie star.Due to another lapse in judgment, Tara finds herself beholden to perhaps the strangest person of all: Angelina D'Angelo. Welcome back to Willow Falls, where anything is possible and nothing is as it seems!It doesn't take long for Tara Brennan to realize that breaking into school to steal a goat is not a good idea.

13 gifts by wendy mass