YA Author Inspired by My Little Pony

Young Adult author Mandy Hubbard cited My Little Pony as an inspiration for her soon-to-be-released novel, You Wish, in a recent interview.

"[Interviewer Amanda Johnson]: You Wish, your upcoming release, is about a girl whose birthday wishes all start coming true. How did you come up with that idea?

[Mandy Hubbard]: I'd been actively brainstorming ideas for months. One particular line of thinking I'd been stuck on was wishes being granted-- not necessarily magically or by a genie, but just giving a character something they desperately wanted. As I was falling asleep one night, I thought to msyelf, "At one point, I would have wanted a life sized My Little Pony." Something clicked on-- the idea of giving a character not just a thing she wanted- but everything she ever wanted-- and I got really excited. But then I thought, "There is no way a life-sized My Little Pony is going to make sense by the light of day." I actually forgot about the idea for a couple of days, and then it came back to me. And the idea began to form."

Here's a synopsis of You Wish from Just Your Typical Book Blog:

"Kayla McHenry’s sweet sixteenth sucks! Her dad left, her grades dropped, and her BFF is dating the boy Kayla’s secretly loved for years. Blowing out her candles, Kayla thinks: I wish my birthday wishes actually came true. Because they never freakin’ do.

Kayla wakes the next day to a life-sized, bright pink My Little Pony outside her window. Then a year’s supply of gumballs arrives. And a boy named Ken with a disturbing resemblance to the doll of same name stalks her. As the ghosts of Kayla’s wishes-past appear, they take her on a wild ride… but they MUST STOP. Because when she was 15? She wished Ben Mackenzie would kiss her.

And Ben is her best friend's boyfriend."

You Wish will be released on August 5, 2010.