Black and Blue Magic

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Summary: I will always remember this book
Review: I am 28 years old now and I am buying this book for my 9 year old brother. I read this book when I was about his age and it really captured me. I'm glad I get to share the "black and blue" magic with my little brother and should probably buy an extra for myself. This is one of the first of many "True" fantasy books that I have read over my life that had something that I wished had happened to me.

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Summary: I will always remember this book
Review: I am 28 years old now and I am buying this book for my 9 year old brother. I read this book when I was about his age and it really captured me. I'm glad I get to share the "black and blue" magic with my little brother and should probably buy an extra for myself. This is one of the first of many "True" fantasy books that I have read over my life that had something that I wished had happened to me.

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Summary: A dark, mysterious, flying fantasy story for any age.
Review: I loved this book as a kid, and went looking for it to feed to my daughter, a voracious and advanced 8-year-old reader. She loved it as much as I had. And together we are discovering the rest of Zilpha Keatley Snyder's books. I don't know who is enjoying these more, me or her! They are absolutely wonderful, every one of them. Thank you forever, Ms. Snyder.

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Summary: a great summer reader for children who want to dream
Review: I read this book about 25-30 yrs ago right after school let out for the summer . I still remember the great feeling of dreaming that I was able to fly just like the lead character into the night after everyone was asleep....the stars and blueness of the night still remind me of the magic that was found in the pearly magic cream....I have seven children and I have introduced this book to each of them as they reach the fine age when summer vacation is a true treat ..and I once again go flying ,but now with them as they tell me how much fun they are having reading it. This book will never leave the children behind......

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Summary: A Childhood Treasure
Review: I read this when I was about 10. I've searched for it ever since. 25 years later Amazon found it for me. All I remembered was my love of this book, the magic vial containing a pearly potion that made a lonely young boy sprout wings, his clumsy first flights in a carriage house, then a flight over a foggy park where he was mistaken for an angel. When I read the book as an adult I was shocked to find I had assimlated much of this book into my own life. I had even moved 1500 miles and now live less than a mile from the neighborhood that it is set in. I had always wondered why I was driven to live here. I'd love to read it again now, but I have given away my copy, again, to an 11 year old boy. Give it to any child. It is magic.

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Review: Like the others, I read this book when I was a kid, at the recommendation of my best friend. About 25 years later, I was making a list of my all time favorite books, and thought of this one. I couldn't remember the author at all, but I knew Amazon.com could solve that problem! So I ordered it immediately. It is just as delightful as I remembered, and now I appreciate some details that I didn't notice before. A well-written, delightful book. I gave it to my 10-year-old son immediately, and he's already enchanted. Thanks, Amazon.com!