- Fantasy
- You Wish collection
- Ages 9–12
You Wish
Part of the collectionYou Wish→A propulsive fantasy quest through the world inside a magic lamp, with a heroine finding her power as the stakes and mythology deepen book by book.
- Books2
- Arcs1
- Span2024–2025
- StatusOngoing
The series
At a glance.
Jeff Victor's fantasy graphic-novel series follows Avery McLean, a lonely ten-year-old running a desert gas station with her dad, who uncovers the power sleeping inside an old lamp and is pulled into a dazzling magical world. With her companion Gribblet she must find her own hidden power and save her family; when Gribblet is taken by the shadowy Shadow Spinner, Avery plunges back into the world inside the lamp to get him back, learning to control abilities she barely understands as buried family secrets surface. Each volume raises its game, with bigger, bolder art and richer mythology, delivering a warm, propulsive quest and a heroine easy to root for.
A propulsive fantasy quest through the world inside a magic lamp, with a heroine finding her power as the stakes and mythology deepen book by book.
Primary themes
Overall tone
- Adventurous
- Exciting
- Whimsical
- Suspenseful
Read in publication order — book two continues directly from the first as one ongoing quest.
One arc
The shape of the series.
- INarrative arcBooks 1–2 · 2024–2025Low sensitivity
The world inside the lamp
Avery discovers the magic in an old lamp and fights to save those she loves.
The series arc opens with Avery McLean releasing the power hidden in an old desert-station lamp and being swept, with her companion Gribblet, into a strange and dangerous magical world where she must find her own power and save her family. In the second volume that discovery comes at a price: Gribblet is taken by the Shadow Spinner, and Avery ventures back into the lamp world to rescue him while learning to control abilities she barely understands and uncovering buried family secrets. It is one continuous, propulsive quest, deepening in mythology and emotional stakes, so the books are best read in order.
Fit check
Right for your reader?
Where the series lands by age
- 1
- 3
- 5
- 7
- 9
- 11
- 13
- 15
- 17
- 19
- Best fit · 9–12
- Read aloud · 8–11
- Independent · 9–12
Reluctant-reader friendliness
High
Read-aloud quality
Patchy
Adult crossover
Low
Grows with the reader
Designed to
Sensitivity envelope
Low overall, and consistent.
Where it sits
In conversation with other series.
About the author