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The Wish List is a novel by [[Eoin Colfer]].▼
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| author = Eoin Colfer
| central theme = Christianity
| elevator pitch = A recently deceased girl must aid the last person she wronged to save her soul, while the forces of hell attempt to claim it for themselves
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| publication date = October 1, 2003
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▲'''''The Wish List''''' is a novel by [[Eoin Colfer]].
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* [[Abusive Parents|Abusive Step-parents]]: Her step-father ''really'' isn't a nice guy.
* [[Back From the Dead]]
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* [[Demonic Possession]]: Well, kind of. ''Meg'' can do this.
** Any spirit can. But it costs a fair amount of energy.
* [[Finger
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Megs childhood, in her own words, was "no great shakes", and goes some way towards explaining her mean-streak, especially in comparison to the story's antagonists.
* [[Jerk
* [[Missing Mom]]: Of the dead variety.
* [[Pre
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* [[Race Against the Clock]]: Meg naturally loses life-force as time wears on, and Lowries heart condition begins to deteriorate as the stress of the stories events gets to him, turning the book into a race to fulfill all four wishes before the pair expire, condemning Lowrie to an unfulfilled life and Meg to the fire below.
* [[Ramp Jump]]: Belch ''tries'' to do this near the end, but [[Reality Ensues]] as the fence he tried to ramp simply ends up tangled around his bike. It wasn't even necessary, given that he could have just plowed through.
* [[Save the Villain]]: {{spoiler|While he's not ''the'' villain, Meg's step-father is still brought back from the dead by her--and then vows to be a much better person, having caught a glimpse of Hell.}}
* [[Shout
** Also, a possible one when describing {{spoiler|Belch using up Franco's "life"}}. "He was just a [[Ghost in
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