The book I have read is Bright Shadow by Avi. This book is a fantasy adventure novel that circles around a girl named Morwenna who became the wish bearer, bearer of the last 5 wishes of the kingdom, passed down by the previous one. She doesn't realise this. The only way for that to happen is by using them. But if she uses all her wishes, she herself will disappear.
Among the few moral values I've found in this book is humility. King Ruthvin, the ruler of the land, is extremely selfish, proud and vain. It is because of this attitude of his that he didn't become the wish bearer. When the old man approached him to pass his wishes to him, he snubbed him off his path, seeing him as nothing more than a piece of trash on the floor. Not knowing the old man was the most valuable man on the land, he had let his pride take control of him.
Another moral value is responsibility. Morwenna, given such a heavy task of carrying the last 5 wishes of the land, now realises this incredible responsibility that comes along with it. Throughout the story, she never used a wish vainly or vaguely. They were used to serve a purpose other than satisfying her needs ;such as helping others in grave danger. She had been entitled with the responsibility that she carried out well.
The last moral value I'm going to mention is rationality. When Morwenna was down to her last wish, she decided to stay alone. She didn't want people to go through the same things she went through because of the wishes. Morwenna realises this and decided to save people the trouble of carrying a wish.
Yong Renn Kai
26/Feb/2014
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