self-service laundries

On their last trip to the laundromat before moving, a mom invites her child to make a wish on a washing machine, which spurs everyone else in the laundromat to share their wishes.

"Marjorie Glatt feels like a ghost. A practical thirteen-year-old in charge of the family laundry business, her daily routine features unforgiving customers, unbearable P.E. classes, and the fastidious Mr. Saubertuck who is committed to destroying everything she's worked for"--Provided by publisher.

Little Trixie has not learned to speak words yet, but one day she accompanies her daddy to the laundromat carrying her little stuffed animal Knuffle Bunny. But on the way home Knuffle Bunny comes up missing so daddy and Trixie return to the laundromat where Trixie excitedly speaks her first words.

Marjorie Glatt's life hasn't been the same ever since she discovered a group of ghosts hiding in her family's laundromat. Wendell, who died young and now has nothing more than a sheet for a body, has become one of her only friends. But when Marjorie finally gets accepted by the popular crowd she strains to keep Wendell's identity from her new friends, and he begins to feel even more invisible than he already is. Eliza Duncan feels invisible too. An avid ghost photographer, she is labeled a freak by the other kids in school and begins to feel like a ghost herself. Marjorie must decide how much she values Wendell's friendship over her new popularity, and come to terms with her role in the bullying Eliza endures.

"Marjorie Glatt's life hasn't been the same ever since she discovered a group of ghosts hiding in her family's laundromat. Wendell, who died young and now must wander Earth as a ghost with nothing more than a sheet for a body, soon became one of Marjorie's only friends. But when Marjorie finally gets accepted by the popular kids at school, she begins to worry that if anyone learns about her secret ghost friends, she'll be labeled as a freak who sees dead people. With Marjorie's insistence on keeping Wendell's ghost identity a secret from her new friends, Wendell begins to feel even more invisible than he already is. Eliza Duncan feels invisible too. She's an avid photographer, and her zealous interest in finding and photographing ghosts gets her labeled as 'different' by all the other kids in school. Constantly feeling on the outside, Eliza begins to feel like a ghost herself. Marjorie must soon come to terms with the price she pays to be accepted by the popular kids. Is it worth losing her friend, Wendell? Is she partially to blame for the bullying Eliza endures?"--Provided by publisher.

"Marjorie Glatt feels like a ghost. A practical thirteen-year-old in charge of the family laundry business, her daily routine features unforgiving customers, unbearable P.E. classes, and the fastidious Mr. Saubertuck who is committed to destroying everything she's worked for"--Provided by publisher.

After Trixie and daddy leave the laundromat, something very important turns up missing.

The laundromat becomes an ocean of suds shortly after George arrives.