When You Wish Upon A Star is the fourteenth Twisted Tale in the A Twisted Tale book series. It is written by Elizabeth Lim and was released on April 4, 2023 in the United States.
Plot[]
What if the Blue Fairy wasn't supposed to help Pinocchio?
“Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight . . . ” so begins the wish that changes everything—for Geppetto, for the Blue Fairy, and for a little puppet named Pinocchio. The Blue Fairy isn’t supposed to grant wishes in the small village of Pariva, but something about this one awakens some long-buried flicker within. Perhaps it’s the hope she senses beneath the old man’s loneliness.
Or maybe it’s the fact that long ago, before she was the Blue Fairy, she was a young woman named Chiara from this very village, one with a simple wish: to help others find happiness. Her sister Ilaria always teased her for this, for she had big dreams to leave their sleepy village and become a world-renowned opera singer. The two were close, despite their differences. While Ilaria would give anything to have a fairy grant her wish, Chiara didn’t believe in the lore for which their village was famous.
Forty years later, Chiara, now the Blue Fairy, defies the rules of magic to help an old friend. But she’s discovered by the Scarlet Fairy, formerly Ilaria, who, amid a decades-long grudge, holds the transgression against her sister. They decide to settle things through a good old-fashioned bet, with Pinocchio and Geppetto’s fate hanging in the balance.
Will the sisters find a way back to one another? Or is this, like many matters of the heart, a gamble that comes with strings?
New Characters[]
- Ilaria Belmagio (Scarlet Fairy) - sister of The Blue Fairy (Chiara Belmagio)
- Niccolo Belmagio - brother of The Blue Fairy
- Mr and Mrs Belmagio - parents of The Blue Fairy
- Agata (Violet Fairy) - The Blue Fairy's mentor
- Mr Tommasi - father of Geppetto
- Vito - brother of Stromboli
- Remo - father of Stromboli
- Mirabella (Golden Fairy)
- Peri (Orange Fairy)
- Amorale the Grey
- Larissa the Green
Trivia[]
- This is the third book written by Elizabeth Lim in this series. Her other books are Reflection and So This is Love.
- This is the first book in the Disney printed media to give an origin story for the Blue Fairy.
Gallery[]
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International titles[]
- French: Quand on prie la bonne étoile (When You Wish Upon the Lucky Star)
- Italian: La stella dei desideri (The Wishing Star)
- Spanish: Si una estrella ves brillar (If You See a Star Shine)
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