What if you could have anything you wished for? The author-illustrator Vera Brosgol puts a contemporary spin on the classic setup in “Return to Sender,” her delightful novel for middle-grade readers.

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Signed, folded, inserted, sealed, stamped and put in the box, red flag up. That’s how you used to pay bills or communicate long-distance. Maybe you still do, because getting mail is a daily mystery ...

Editor's Note: This review first appeared in The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Wash. It's being reprinted for The Post and Courier's Charleston Porch Talk Series ahead of Craig Johnson's appearance at ...