So You Want to Be a Wizard: The First Book in the Young Wizards Series

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Summary: Amazing Book - Read it three times.
Review: I read this book three times. I just finished reading for the third time this year. (I'm 18 now.) and I read it for the first time at 13. this book answered all my dreams and made me wish to be like the kids in the book. I love the way the author writes and have read every book in this universe. Read this if you are at all interested in the fantastic.

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Summary: GREAT BOOK!!!!!
Review: I LOVE THIS BOOK!! I LOVE READING BOOKS ABOUT NITA AND KIT. I ALSO LIKED THE VIVIDNESS THAT MRS. (MS.?) DUANE USED WHEN WRITING ABOUT THE SPELLS. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INTO FICTION,ESPICALLYBOOKS ABOUT ALIENS,WIZARDS,OR WITCHES.ALSO, THE CARACTERS WERE GREAT.I LOVE THE WAY SHE DESCRIBES NITA,KIT,DAIRIANE, AND THEIR PARENTS.THEY COULD ALMOST BE REAL!!!! I WOULD RECCOMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE.

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Summary: ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I HAVE EVER READ!!!!
Review: I FIRST CAUGHT SIGHT OF THIS BOOK IN THE TEEN SECTION OF MY LIBARY. I HAD ALREADY READ DEEP WIZARDY AND WAS EXCITED.SO FAR , I HAVE READ ALL THE DIANE DUANE BOOKS. EXCEPT A WIZARD ABROAD. I WOULD RECCOMEND THIS BOOK TO ANY ONE !!!!!

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Summary: Fantastic. Suspenseful
Review: I read this book after I read Deep Wizardry and High Wizardry. I thought it would be boring. And yet, I found myself on the edge of my seat the whole time. At the end I was so thrilled that I re-read both Deep Wizardry and High Wizardry again. I can't wait till I get A Wizard Abroad.

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Summary: Better than "A Wrinkle in Time"
Review: I have read a lot of science fiction novels including the "Wrinkle in Time" trilogy and the Philip Pullman Trilogy. This was the best book of all of them. It was not as confusing as Madeleine L'Engle's novels and not as emotional as Philip Pullman's stories. It had humor, suspense, mystery, and all kinds of other things mixed throughout it. It also had great descriptions and characters. It introduced a new sci-fi storyline as well, not just another good versus evil with confusing stuff in between. I would recommend this book to anyone who is willing to read a surpisingly good story.

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Summary: If you thought her Star Trek books were great...
Review: I did, especially her old Trek. In fact, I loved them so much that I got desperate and looked up all her books at the library, not just Trek. And found these. In the Young Adult section. Swallowing my pride, I checked it out and have never regretted it. I now own almost all of her books (I still haven't been able to make myself stoop to buying Spiderman comics) and am known at my local bookstore as 'The D.D Lady" . As for the book itself? All I can say is, read it yourself...

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Summary: Have you ever wished.....
Review: I am 12 in June so people take my opinion seriously. This is a very special book.I read it on '96 Christmas for the first time and if there are any people who like books that have a little touch of what could be there I'm sure this book is for you.I am still laughnig from the jokes and still tense from teh suspense. Nita, Kit, and Fred are all great characters.Thank you Duane making all that real.

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Summary: Best book ever
Review: Chased by bullies Nita seeks refuge in the old children's library.Finding a wizzards manual she takes the oath and using her power she locates another wizzard,Kit. In there first spell they get a white hole called "Fred". They suddenly foumd themselves in a separate but parallel universe created by the Witherer,the Ruster, the Starsnuffer, the Lone Power. And getting in BIG trouble!

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Summary: Do You Believe?
Review: What would happen if all of a sudden, you were searching through some plain, old books in a library and you found a book titled, "So You Want to be a Wizard"? Would you pick it up and read it or consider it a joke? Well, Nita Callahan finds herself in this position. As she skims through it quickly, as it is getting late, she discovers her name listed as one of the potential wizards, so she checks out the book and brings it home? While reading the book, she discovers the Wizard's Oath, which she secretly recites....Along the way, she meets two special people and goes on a terrific ans thrilling adventure? What happens, you'll have to read it for yourself!I thought this book was excellent. I have read other books by Diane Duane, which are equally exceptional. I would recommend this book to people who love the fantasy genre because it is full to the max with it! Duane incorporates explicit detail with a wonderful story line...So go out and get it!

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Summary: confusing, but great
Review: This book has very strong vocabulary. If you read it rather... quickly (like I made a mistake of doing) then, boy, it can be confusing. It's great if you like going back and forth really quickly and often changing subjects fast and it is extremely action packed.