Young Wizards: So You Want to Be a Wizard (Digest), Volume 1 : Young Wizards, Book One (Series #1) (Paperback)

from atreic

This was recommended to me by Kat as a Narnia-esque book, full of childhood adventure with a spiritual richness underpinning the plot and the worldbuilding. It is very good fun, although I am not the age I was when I read Narnia (I am probably 25 years older!) and so it is hard to judge if this i...

from ben_a

Read on the recommendation of Leah Libresco. I can understand the attraction -- it's an appealing YA adventure, with memorable imagery (the revolt of the statues and trees of Manhattan, the ferocity of the feral Lotus Esprit), and a lovely ethos of mercy and sacrifice. Something in it -- maybe th...

from TheDivineOomba

I just finished So You Want to Be a Wizard By Diane Duane. Its a pretty good read, aimed at the Tween Crowd (10 - 14 or so). I believe it even won a few awards, or at least thats what the cover proclaims. Its a pretty typical Modern Kids find Magic and save the world bit. This genre has grown hug...

from books_n_tea

I just finished re-reading the Harry Potter series, and my thirst for fantasy, wizardry, and magic had not been quenched, so I picked up So You Want to be a Wizard without knowing much about it. I do have to admit, I did have trouble getting into the book. I don't know if the book was just slow t...

from abbylibrarian

This is one of those books I wish I had known about when I was a kid because I would have loved it. (I mean, I still loved it, but I also would have loved it then.) Nita is a rather geeky 12-year-old girl who is sick and tired of getting beat up by the meaner kids at her school. One day, as she's...