School vacation for a year. Eternal happiness. You could wish for
anything-- but if it came at someone else's expense, would you still do
it?
When a mysterious millionaire sells thirteen-year-old Gabe a bottle
containing a wish-granting imp, it comes with a warning: 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 a difficult 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?
The Bottle Imp of Bright House is pithy, dark, and very, very funny,
exploring the lengths people will go to for happiness-- and the
surprising ways small choices can swiftly spiral out of control. Gris
Grimly's bold and eerie artwork brings Gabe's misadventures to life.
Inspired by a Robert Louis Stevenson novella, this clever story is full
of references to his body of work-- and lots of laughs, too.