Wish Upon a Star (Book)

Wish Upon a Star is a novel in the Teens of Silver Hills franchise, written by Maryam Wells, and starring real-life sisters. It focuses on two teenage sisters in the early 2000's decade, that magically swap bodies because of a wish made on a shooting star. They spend several days living each other's life, sometimes with the intent to sabotage the other's reputation and achievements, but they learn to appreciate and help each other along the way. The tagline to this movie is "I Wish I May, I Wish I Might, Become My Sister For A Night!"
== Plot ==
In 2000, the two Keaton sisters share a household and a high school in Silver Hills, California, but both feel that they have little else in common. 17-year-old senior, Liz's days revolve around being popular, dressing stylishly, and spending time with her jock boyfriend, while exerting minimal effort academically. While 15-year-old sophomore Briana a.k.a. Brie is socially reserved, admiring her older sister's popularity from a distance while excelling in her studies, particularly science and mathematics. Liz and Brie don't get along well at all, with Brie resenting her reliance on her frequently late sister for a ride to school and Liz preferring not to be seen with her less-than-cool younger sister.
One night, Liz is outside studying the night sky for her science class, while Brie relaxes in the outdoor hot tub with her boyfriend, Kyle (Don Jeffcoat). When Kylie sees a shooting star, she wishes aloud to become her sister Liz, then turns to see Taylor also watching the sky. The two of them awaken the next morning to find themselves trapped in each other's body. Brie assumes responsibility for the swap, mentioning her wish.
Distraught, Liz forbids Briana to go to school in her place, and she instigates a variety of wish-making attempts for Briana to reverse their condition, all of which are unsuccessful. Briana is content to fill her sister's role for the day, as she can now experience the glamour of Liz's life firsthand.
After the first day ends, they realize that they may be stuck like this for a while. They each spend the next few days purposely trying to ruin anything important to the other, such as their social reputation and extra-curricular activities. One day, Briana (in Liz's body) wears the same outfit that she had worn the day before, and Liz (in Briana's body) goes to school dressed up as a dominatrix.
Their parents choose not to interfere, as they had just started a "hands-off" approach to parenting. Eventually the sisters learn to look at their lives with new perspective. As they each become accustomed to the other's life, they begin to relate to one another better and become closer as sisters.
While spending an evening outside searching for a shooting star to make their wish to switch back, they decide to spend one more day as each other. Kylie's task (in Taylor's body) is to help convince her teachers that Briana is not an "airhead," and Liz (in Briana's body) is to help show Briana how easily she can get a guy.
The girls' plans work, and they decide that it's time for them to switch back. As they lay outside watching for a shooting star, they fall asleep early; Briana wakes up during the night in time to wish on a star. When she awakens the next morning, she finds that they didn't switch back and believes that they will never be able to return to their own bodies, but she doesn't tell Liz.
The sisters attend the Winter Festival dance, where Briana breaks down and tells Liz that they can't switch back. Liz then confesses that she saw the first shooting star when she was with Briana and wished to be Liz, since she had been jealous of Briana's intellect and well-structured plans for her future.
Realizing that it was their combined wishing that caused their switch, they sit outside and, seeing a shooting star, wish together to be themselves again. Opening their eyes, they are delighted to see their wish has come true. They return to the Winter Festival, where Liz is crowned queen. She then dances on stage with her boyfriend, while Briana finds their new neighbor Simon and dances with him.
==Characters==
*Liz Cooper, the older sister of Briana, who is in Briana's body.
*Briana Cooper, the younger sister of Liz, who is in Liz's body.
* Seth Harding, Liz's Boyfriend
* Benjamin "Ben" Cooper, Liz and Briana's father,
* Mary Cooper - Liz and Briana's mother
* Lois Chiles - Principal Mittermiller
* Ivey Lloyd - Caitlin Sheinbaum
* Matt Barker - Simon
* Jacque Gray - Kazumi
Category:Teens of Silver Hills
Category:Novels