"Although there is plenty of history embedded in the novel, A Wish
After Midnight is written with a lyrical grace that many authors of
what passes for adult literature would envy." --Paula L. Woods, The
Defenders Online
"Zetta Elliott's time travel novel A Wish After Midnight is a bit of
a revelation...It's vivid, violent, and impressive history." --Colleen
Mondor, Bookslut
Genna is a fifteen-year-old girl who wants out of her tough Brooklyn
neighborhood. But she gets more than she bargained for when a wish gone
awry transports her back in time. Facing the perilous realities of Civil
War-era Brooklyn, Genna must use all her wits to survive. In the
tradition of Octavia Butler's Kindred and Madeleine L'Engle's A
Wrinkle in Time, A Wish After Midnight is the affecting and inspiring
tale of a fearless young woman's fight to hold on to her individuality
and her humanity in two different worlds.