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Summary: You want this book, you know you do ...
Review: When I first saw this book, I was skimming the bookshelves of the Teen section at Hastings, a local bookstore. It didn't seem that interesting to me, although the title was catchy. As the selection was rather down at the moment, I ended up buying the book anyway. I had eight hours of traveling to do the next day, and the book had gotten published, so how bad could it be? As it it turned out, the book wasn't bad at all. In fact, it was WONDERFUL, and I didn't want to put it down. I think I managed to finish it in about three hours, much to my disappointment.Anyway, about the book! Nita Callahan is a new wizard looking for a little magic to solve one of her problems, to keep the bullies at her school from tormenting her. Incidentally, she stumbles upon a boy, Kit, in the middle of performing a spell for just that purpose. They meet, they come to an understanding of sorts, and decide to perform a finding spell for Nita, to locate something precious to her that she lost in a recent fight. Only, of course, something goes wrong. Nita's pen (the precious thing she lost) is in a strange version of Manhattan, a Manhattan without life. There's a dark power there that feels them looking down on the city, and tries to bring them into it. In order to escape, they have to bring another force into the spell, a very, very powerful force. They suck little old Fred into the spell, a white pinprick of light that just happens to be a star in another, smaller form. He turns out to be a bit of trouble. A chain reaction of events occur, and soon Nita, Fred and Kit find themselves in another world, where they struggle to survive against the living cars, helicopters, and fire hidrants that want to eat them, trying not to think about the supposed human in the middle of the city that wants to kill ... well, everything, including Kit and Nita's world. And all the while Fred is having trouble with his gnaester, which means he keeps burping up things like statues, stoves, televisions, and sofas. At one point, I do believe he burps up a cactus, which has strange effects on him. It all leads to an interesting read.
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Summary: Intriguing fantasy
Review: A very intriguing fantasy series from Diane Duane. The first time I read this book, it struck me as a little dark at times, but it should be appropriate for all middle grade and higher readers. I love the new covers the publisher has put on, and I can't wait for #6 to come out in paper!
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Summary: Amazing
Review: When I first bought this book I read it the whole day I could not put it down, it drove me crazy waiting to get the second book. This book was absuletely AMAZING!! it was funny scary action packed and it was an incredible story. If you are planning on buying this book I suggest DO IT NOW!!
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Summary: this is the the best book
Review: i love the people in the books sooo much kit and nita wow i just read 1 right after another and i find myself talking about it in every thing i do even when i am writeing my own little storys the always come back to the polt of these books
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Summary: Read this book, one of the best young adult fantasy books!!!
Review: This books details the new wizard nita and her newfound friend kit on an adventure through time and worlds. Although this is an awesome book, and the second one is just as good, i found the third and fourth a tad on the dull side. Diane Duane, in my opinion, needs to introduce a few more lasting characters, instead of using the same exact people she began with and only a few new arrivals. You shoudl still read then, though, because they set your mind racing.
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Summary: So You DO Want To Be A Wizard?
Review: I think the book was great! It's about a girl named Nita, who found a one of those, So You Want To Be A... books but this one said ...Wizard. Ever since then her life was never the same. Her friends Kit, another wizard in training, and Fred, a white hole from another dimintion, stumble into a world ruled by the evil StarSnuffer. Now they must find the Book Of Moon And Night before it's to late. I recommend this book for fans of Harry Potter or other fantsy books. THE END
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Summary: Joyful, Remourseful, Descriptive, and Vivid.
Review: After reading a much later book in the Young Wizards series, I had no idea that it was a series! However, when visiting friends in Toronto, 'So, you Wanna be a Wizard?' caught my eye at a small bookstore on King St. near the time of the Jazz Fest. Well, what first caught my eye was the beautiful cover illustration. Secondly -and this was the last and first straw of any force that might've kept me from buying this book- I noticed the author, in bold print; Diane Duanne. Finally, I noticed the title. Without further observation or reluctance, I took the book under wing and left Toronto the next day.
'So, you Wanna be a Wizard?' (more due to its beauty than its size or DEFINITELY structure) took me twenty-three hours -with the regular day's interruptions that would be expected added on to this timing- to complete. I refused to sleep until I reached the ending, which is satisfying, but harbors a need to buy the next sequel. What a beautiful combination, eh?
My recommendation? 1. Buy this book.
2. Break your piggy bank into pieces.
3. Buy all the other books.
4. Love yourself for doin' it.
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Summary: I want to be a wizard!
Review: One of the safest place for 13-year-old Nita to avoid being beaten up is the library. On one such trip, she finds a book titled "So You want to Be a Wizard" Entranced but unsure, Nita reads about her potential to become a wizard and takes the wizard oath... Nita and Kit, a fellow wizard, team up with a white hole named Fred to get Nita's pen back. When these three try to go through a world gate to get the pen, things go wrong. The end up fighting the Lone Power and his army of wierd machine-things. The Lone Power is the Power in charge of death, entropy, and evil, so this is not going to be easy..... This is a great sci-fi/fantasy book. I recommend it for Young Adult readers. If you like this, be sure to read the sequels, "Deep Wizardry", "High Wizardry", "A Wizard Abroad", "A Wizard's Dilemma", and "A Wizard Alone" (which comes out Oct.)
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Summary: The best Fantasy series ever!
Review: I love Diane's series, and I have read every one so far! I can't wait till the 6th one comes out!
This series starts out with misfortunate Nita Callahan, who is running from bullies. When she runs into the library to hide, she finds an interesting book in the childrens section. She thought she had read every book, but this book was different. It was called So You Want To Be A Wizard. Now she thought, a joke, but it wasn't. She took the wizards oath, and while looking for the Senior Wizards near her, she meets up with Kit Rodriguiz, a one year younger than her boy, who has the same bully problems as Nita. They meet up with a White Hole named Fred, and go against the Lone One. This book and the series is awesome!
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Summary: A terrific series for kids of all ages
Review: If your child likes Harry Potter and/or a Wrinkle in Time, then that child will like Diane Duane's Wizards series. These books are classic children's adventure with magic woven all through them. Good news, commonreader.com has reprinted them!
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