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Summary: This is a very good book.
Review: I thought that this book was wonderful. It was great the first time I read it and evan better the second time. The charactors problems were realistic and not dumb. It was a little bit of a slow start but got better from there. Overall, It was a great book that is sure to become a classic.
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Summary: Very good and interesting
Review: Some of the book was confusing, because she would tell you something, then not explain it. But, overall, the book was great! This is one of those books, where, the beginning is just as interesting as the rest of the book. Buy this book!
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Summary: . . . And You Thought You Knew Manhattan . . .
Review: "So You Want To Be A Wizard" is the beginning of an exciting and tantalizing series where wizardry and life in the city are a little too close for comfort. Nita, an intelligent but physically unendowed 13-year-old, finds refuge in the kid's section of the library after a particularly bad beating by a group of school bullies - and finds a book that not only tells her that there *is* magic but how to get it, why to get it, and how to use it.Kit, a 12-year-old Hispanic boy with school troubles similar to hers, teams up with her in a wizardly Ordeal to gain their powers. Shifted "sideways" into an alternate Manhattan, they discover both their wizardly talents and find friends in each other. I originally read first High Wizardry (the last books in the series), then Deep Wizardry (the second book) and then this, before going on to A Wizard Abroad. I also enjoyed her Feline Wizards series, of which only two books are in print so far. However, other YA readers may not: they are on an adult reading level and you need to appreciate this. I also recommend other books (most of these are fantasy) by Patricia Wrede (her Dragons series, "Dealing with Dragons", "Talking with Dragons", etc), the Unicorn series by Tamora Pierce ("Black Unicorn", "Red Unicorn"), the "Hero and the Crown" and "The Blue Sword" by Robin McKinley. All of these books, including (especially!) So You Want To Be A Wizard have strong female protagonists. I am, after all, a 13-year-old girl and really dislike the knight-in-shining-armour- rescues-the-damsel-in-distress stuff. I believe you will really enjoy So You Want to Be A Wizard. Either buy it here or ask for it at a library. Interlibrary Loan works really well! Enjoy!
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Summary: Emblazing!
Review: This is an amazing book, first in an amazing series. The war between the Powers well depicts a godly argument, and the integration between magic and modern is excellent. The magic language and the spells are great, except I would like to see a little more variety in magical methods. Still, this is the first book I read that made me truly tolerate a magic system where spells required so many RUNES! Oh well. This book is excellent, all in all. It makes me want to become a wizard myself. I can see what the characters see and feel what they feel. This is one of the books that made me decide to become an author. One of my favorite parts is the office scene with the Lone Power where they make being omnipotent seem run-of-the-mill. I especially like the strange typist. I will never forget Fred. I have recommended this book to lots of friends, and now I recommend it to you. You must read it!
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Summary: A great book to jump start your imagination.
Review: This book means a lot to me, it was one of the first I can remember reading. This book sent me off on a life long pursiut of fantasy and sci-fi reading material. This book ranks in the top ten of the hundreds of books I have read. Diane has spun a tale that completely spellbound me into a world of magic. Best of all the characters were completely realistic, and were people I could relate to in my own life. In the end I was almost convinced that magic could happen.
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Summary: WAWSOME!!
Review: This book was wawsome! The author portrayed the characters and her view of Manhattan very well. I liked it best how they could talk to things other than humans. An illustration of this is when Kit coaxed the locked doorknob to open for them. This is a must read for all!!
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Summary: Action and sci-fi readers: READ THE WIZARD SERIES
Review: So You Want to be a Wizard is a great book. The story has a great setting and plot. It is about a girl,Nita, who always gets beat up by a bully, Joanne. One day Nita finds a book in the library that says, So You Want To be a Wizard. She becomes a wizard and finds another wizard, Kit. They join forces and try to defeat the dark world, which has cars alive, dragons, and wolf like creatures, perytons. WOW!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: A good exciting read!
Review: This book was very suspensful. I liked Kit Nita and most of all Fred! The things that happen in this book are very well described and real.Please email me for any questions about the book or if you finished on what to read next.
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Summary: THIS BOOK IS GREAT
Review: Five stars aren't enough, this book and its companions (Deep Wizardry, etc.) are well written and exciting, with just enough humor to keep you going. I have read a lot of good books (Watership Down, The Hobbit, Redwall, etc.), but this is definitely one of my favorites.
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Summary: A must read!
Review: This book realy makes you think! Through the hole book, I was mentily telling Kit and Nita to do this, and do that. It was one of those books that I was realy sorry I had ended it when I was done. One of my absolute favorits!
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