Building Background

Curated resources to better understand characters, settings, and themes from the story.

The story’s setting, a fictional magical fantasy version of Thailand, plays an important role in how the story unfolds. The accompanying video and links below offer knowledge and insight into important aspects of the book’s setting.

Thailand

National Geographic Kids - Thailand

Bangkok

Bangkok Then & Now - The city of Chattana is inspired by life in Bangkok 50 years ago. Check out this link to compare new and old pictures of the city of Bangkok.

Thai Monastery

Les Miserable

This story is an adaptation of the famous book by Victor Hugo called Les Miserables which has been turned into many famous plays and movies. Watch the video below and compare A Wish in the Dark to Les Miserables.