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Edward Eager
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Half Magic (Odyssey Classic) |
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English |
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Paperback |
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192 |
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1989-08 |
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015233081X |
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Harcourt Children's Books |
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0.4 pounds |
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5.1 x 7.5 x 0.2 inches |
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Product Description
A fantasy in the E. Nesbit tradition, in which an ancient coin turns a dull summer into a series of magical adventures for four children. Line drawings.
Amazon.com Review
Edward Eager has been delighting young readers for more than 40 years with stories that mix magic and reality. Half Magic, the most popular of his tales about four children who encounter magical coins, time-travel herb gardens, and other unlikely devices, is a warm, funny, original adventure. The "Half Magic" of the title refers to a coin that the children find. Through a comical series of coincidences, they discover that the coin is magic. Well, it's not totally magic--it's only (you guessed it) half magic. That means there's a certain logic to the wishes one must make to generate a desired outcome. Imagine the results emerging from inaccurate efforts: "half" invisible, "half" rescued, "half" everything!
Half Magic is never too cute, and with just enough emotion to complement the magic, this book is sure to hold a special place in any child's library. (The publisher suggests the book for kids ages 9-12, but it's fun enough to read aloud to those slightly younger and clever enough for kids who are a bit older.)
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Susannah (USA: CA) (2010/05/06):
I cannot see how it escaped more physical abuse, since I was one of three children who devoured this book - along with the others in this series - with an eagerness appropriately matching the name of its fine author, Edward Eager. Comparable to the fantastic tales of C.S. Lewis' land beyond the wardrobe, Eager takes us to amazing places. Every time I re-read this book, like any classic, I may have longed to be reading it for the first time again. Happily, the great excitement in its pages withstands many re-readings. As the guy from Reading Rainbow would say, however, don't just take my word for it!“Half Magic is a funny, charming, timeless book, as much a pleasure to read to a child now as it was forty years ago. Those who had it read to them then may even have an obligation to pass on the pleasure.”—The New York Times Book Review
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