Mags has a lot to wish for -- a nice house with a mama who isn't tired
out from work; a normal little sister; a brother who doesn't mooch for
food; and, once in a while, she'd like some new clothes for school. When
her sister Hannie finds a stuffed unicorn, Mags's wishes start to come
true. She knows the unicorn can't really be magic, but she won't let
anything ruin her newfound luck -- even if it means telling her own
sister to believe something that can't possibly be true. "With colorful
regional language and clear psychological insight, Hesse's debut ranks
with Betsy Byars's The Pinballs and Cynthia Voight's Homecoming in
describing families surviving as best they can under economic
privation." - Publishers Weekly "Hesse captures the spirits of a
stalwart young heroine and her family." -- School Library Journal