A Wish for Algie

By Carolee Russell

A young fish who seemingly has a perfect life on the reef but becomes restless with the thought that he is missing something in life becomes fascinated with the birds in the air whose life, he believes, seems much more exciting than his. One night, under a full moon, he gets his wish to become a bird. His adventures as a bird tells the story of regret and the realization that not all dreams are worth wishing for; sometimes what we have is often the best thing for us all along.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Aug 5, 2014
• ISBN: 9781490742571

Carolee Russell

Carolee Russell was born and raised in and near Baltimore, Maryland. Painfully shy throughout her childhood and years at school, she slowly began to discover her self-worth in her senior year of high school. She has a talent for art and crafts which she has shared freely whenever an occasion has had a need for it, whether it be drawing paper doll clothes for the neighborhood children, designing posters and flyers for office social functions, teaching calligraphy, or creating three dimensional animals, half an ocean liner, carousel horses and a Cinderella coach for country club social functions. Her creative abilities are only constrained by her imagination. It was the insistence for stories from her granddaughters, Maureen and Mia, that opened up that magical experience for her. Ms Russell has also published Murder in the Haunted House, a murder mystery and party play.

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I dedicate this book

to my granddaughters,

MAUREEN

and MIA,

who are responsible

for my storytelling.

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HELLO! MY NAME IS ALGIE

and this is my story …

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T he story begins not so long ago just off the shore of a little town on the coast of Fl orida.

Within a coral reef lived many families of fish in just about every size and color one could imagine.

One young fish was named Algie.

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Algie was very popular with all the other young fish in the School. Even the parent fish liked Algie because Algie was a good example for their children.

You see … Algie was very smart … and strong … and brave … and kind … and courteous … and patient … and honorable … and loyal   …