Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wishes and Wellingtons | 2020 | Julie Gardner Berry | Buy |
| 2 | Crime and Carpetbags | 2021 | Julie Gardner Berry | Buy |
Wishes and Wellingtons by Julie Gardner Berry is a two-book middle-grade series set in Victorian England. The first book introduces Maeve Merritt, a girl stuck at a miserable boarding school who discovers a djinni inside a sardine tin found among the kitchen scraps. With the help of a street-smart boy, she tries to use her wishes wisely while dodging a villain who wants the djinni for himself.
The sequel, Crime and Carpetbags, picks up the adventure with more wish-related trouble and a mystery that takes Maeve further from the safety of her school. Berry keeps the tone light and the pacing quick, mixing historical details about Victorian London with the kind of scrappy, rule-breaking heroine that middle-grade readers gravitate toward.