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| Title | : | So You Want to Be a Wizard (Young Wizards #1) |
| Author | : | Diane Duane |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 323 pages |
| Published | : | July 1st 2003 by HMH Books for Young Readers (first published 1983) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Magic. Urban Fantasy |
Diane Duane
Hardcover | Pages: 323 pages Rating: 3.83 | 25406 Users | 1138 Reviews
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Nita Callahan is at the end of her rope because of the bullies who've been hounding her at school... until she discovers a mysterious library book that promises her the chance to become a wizard. But she has no idea of the difference that taking the Wizard's Oath is going to make in her life. Shortly, in company with fellow beginner-wizard Kit Rodriguez, Nita's catapulted into what will be the adventure of a lifetime—if she and Kit can both live through it. For every wizard's career starts with an Ordeal in which he or she must challenge the one power in the universe that hates wizardry more than anything else: the Lone Power that invented death and turned it loose in the worlds. Plunged into a dark and deadly alternate New York full of the Lone One's creatures, Kit and Nita must venture into the very heart of darkness to find the stolen, legendary Book of Night with Moon. Only with the dangerous power of the wizardly Book do they have a chance to save not just their own lives, but their world...
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| Original Title: | So You Want to Be a Wizard |
| ISBN: | 0152047387 (ISBN13: 9780152047382) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Young Wizards #1 |
| Characters: | Christopher "Kit" Rodriguez, Juanita "Nita" Callahan, Khairelikoblepharehglukumeilichephriedosd'enagouni "Fred" |
| Setting: | New York City, New York(United States) Hempstead, New York(United States) |
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Ratings: 3.83 From 25406 Users | 1138 ReviewsCommentary About Books So You Want to Be a Wizard (Young Wizards #1)
I think this is the worst book I ever read. Only reason I finished it is because it was so short (and even then it took me a while to slog through it). Didn't even realize it was part of a series when I was reading it, as I had forgotten the reason I had checked it out was because the 6th book in the series made the ALA Teen Top Ten List. Very surprised there was enough interest to create a series after this terrible first book. Some highlights: p. 10: "A wizard's business is to conserve energy"Dear Artificer, Ive blown my quanta and gone to the Good Place!"I'm so glad that I decided to re-read So You Want to Be a Wizard as part of my self-imposed book challenge for this year. I'd almost forgotten how much I love this book!In fact, I love it so much that I almost couldn't read it again. At first, I would read a couple of pages and have to put the book down because I'd get all teary and junk. Not because it's sad (although it does have its moments), but because I would remember how
Diane Duanes Young Wizards series is an old favorite. Im pretty sure this is my third time rereading it, and I enjoy it just as much - if not more - each time.So You Want to Be a Wizard defies age categorization. The protagonist, Nita, is thirteen, and from the outside, everything about the book seems to fit neatly into the middle grade category. But once you start reading, you run into some language and concepts that, when I first read this book as a preteen, went over my head. I would compare
The perfect fantasy novel--there you are in the library, and you pick up one particular book . . . I love Kit and Nita as they struggle with being sloppy and working around their parents as young wizards!
I was surprised at how this book grabbed me in the second half. I couldn't put it down.
This is sort of an American, dark and urban version of Harry Potter. While browsing shelves at the library, Nita discovers a book with the title "So You Want to Be a Wizard" She takes it as a joke, but it turns out to be the real deal. The spells work and she actually is learning to be a wizard.It turns out that this is the way wizards are trained. Their textbooks seek out those with the talent. Nita soon finds another wizard named Kit and they go on a really twisted and somewhat scary adventure
My third reread: loved it.
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