A delightfully dark middle-grade novel reminiscent of the Newbery-winning classic, The Westing Game.Think of a wish. Go big with it. A winning lottery ticket. Eternal happiness. School vacation for a year. Now, answer this question: If you know this wish will come true, would you still make it if you knew someone else would somehow have to pay for it?
That's the catch thirteen-year-old Gabe Silver faces when a mysterious millionaire sells him a bottle containing a wish-granting imp. Any time Gabe makes a wish, someone else, somewhere, is going to lose something--maybe something big. That means each of Gabe's wishes should be an ethical dilemma--but as he scores a Ferrari, a hot tub, and all the pizza and sub sandwiches a kid could want, he's certain a guilty conscience is worth it...isn't it?
This thought-provoking book, inspired by a Robert Louis Stevenson novella, is pithy, dark, and very, very funny. It has an endearing, wacked-out cast of characters brought to life by illustrator Gris Grimly, whose cover art will be embossed to highlight the depth and detail of the art.
Reminiscent of the Newbery-winning "The Westing Game, " this retelling of the Robert Louis Stevenson novella "The Bottle Imp, " by the acclaimed author of "The Tilting House" features artwork by Grimly, who illustrated Neil Gaiman's bestseller "The Dangerous Alphabet."
"Gather your Dahl and Snicket fans . . . Llewellyn writes with an edge and with heart, and Grimly’s loose ink-and-watercolor illustrations have a whimsical creepiness that matches the tone perfectly."—
Booklist"Exciting and irresistible, this effort casts a spell."—
Kirkus Reviews"Fans of Roald Dahl’s
James and the Giant Peach or Louis Sachar’s
Sideways Stories From Wayside School will appreciate Llewellyn’s morbid sense of humor."—
School Library Journal 
