RETURN TO SENDER

Young listeners are in for a treat with this story of a grieving boy who moves with his recently widowed mom into a seventh-floor New York City walk-up with a magical wish-granting mail slot. In short order Oliver is wishing for ever pricier consumer goods to impress the kids at the snobby private school he attends on scholarship, thanks to his mom's job as a custodian there. But these wishes come with consequences. Narrator Michelle H. Lee effectively balances Oliver's interiority with the zany mayhem his wishes wreak on the world around him. In the dialogue she creates a fully realized cast of kids and adults, giving Oliver's poor-little-rich-girl friend, Colette, special nuance. This audiobook explores heavy themes with a light touch. V.S. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2025]