The first book of this series is so you want to be a wizard. Something stopped nitas hand as it ran along the bookshelf. So you want to be a wizard, high wizardry, deep wizardry, and a wizard abroad. Find and level books by searching the book wizard database of more than 50,000 childrens books. At first it seems like duane has jumped on the young adult dystopian trendbut the. Welcome to new wiki name the young wizards wiki is meant to be an encyclopediac information hub for everything and anything pertaining to the young wizards book series by diane duane.
She looked andfound that one of the books had a loose thread at the top of its spine. Young wizards is a series of novels by diane duane. Why everyone should read harry potter scientific american. Diane duanes young wizards is the fantasy book series. Sometimes, the world seems to be shifting sideways into another dimension. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. They follow nita and kit, a fourteen year old girl and a twelve year old boy who discover that they are wizards.
The young wizards book series by diane duane includes books so you want to be a wizard, deep wizardry, high wizardry, and several more. Rest and relaxationthats what nita thinks shes going to get when she and her partnerwizard kit go on a wizardly cultural exchange program. In deep wizardry, sree becomes a senior at a very young age because the. A wizard is an expert magician but there are some trainees like sabrina the teenage witch. Instantly get a book s guided reading, lexile measure, dra, or grade level reading level. The young wizards series is so wellconceived and researched, its actually amazing that duane has managed to fit it all into nine books. The young wizard anaboraxus book 1 kindle edition by norman x. Steven eriksons 10 book series is by far the most sweeping, astounding endeavor undertaken in epic fantasy. So you want to be a wizard is the first book in the young wizards series currently consisting of eleven books by diane duane.
From popular new releases and books by bestselling authors, youll be sure to find the best young adult books to read. Each novel pits nita and kit against the lone power, an entity ultimately bent on the destruction of the entire universe. Young wizards is a series of young adult science fiction books by diane duane. The adventures of this series of books for kids are captivating and spellbinding.
Fascinated by the premises, nita continues to read, checking the book. A young boy who grows up in an abusive family finds out he is actually a wizard. After reading so you want to be a wizard and deep wizardry, the first two books in the young wizards series, and enjoying them, i expected high wizardry to be really good, but not this. Juanita nita callahan, sometimes nicknamed neets, is the protagonist of the young wizards book series. The younger the wizard, the stronger their magic, to make up for the lack of experience, but the advice of older wizards is always important. Narrated by veteran actress christina moore, the delivery is superb. The radical performance of the young wizard in ya literature. She wrote the first book in the year 1983 and is still churning out more. The wizards dilemma young wizards series book 5 kindle. And finally, the original young wizards novel lifeboats. The young wizard anaboraxus paperback october 11, 2012. Scozzafova author see all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Other books in this series include deep wizardry, high wizardry, a wizard abroad, the wizards dilemma, a wizard alone, the wizards holiday, and wizards.
In order to escape them, she entered the library and found the book so you want to be a wizard. The young wizard puts away childish things the new york. The 10 th and latest book, games wizards play, opens in the middle of an active battle zone on the moon. The young wizards series presently consists of eleven books, focusing on the adventures of two young wizards named nita and kit. Wizardry, in this world, isnt just powers that young. Take the adventure and have your heart delighted once more. This fast paced story will keep you at the edge of your seat from. The young wizards book series are a set of ten books that are written by the american science fiction and fantasy writer diane duane. Anaboraxus is being sent to apprentice as a goldsmith in the imperial capital. The hexopedia looks, feels, and reads like an authentic artifact of wizardry, appealing to young fans of harry potter, oz, lord of the rings, and other swordandsorcery books, films, and video games. Rowling, harry potter and the chamber of secrets by j. Nita, a young girl who is constantly being bullied by other girls she knows is trying to outrun them and takes refuge in a library.
She wrote the first book in the year 1983 and is still churning out more of the novels to date. Nostradamus predicted your next diet the young wizards. She brings the book home with her and discovers that it is about the art of wizardry. Other writers have said that the young wizard is a better fantasy than lord of the rings, harry potter, and the hunger games. The first book in the witchs child trilogy has adventure, murder, romance, intrigue, and betrayal with a.
In one of the books, someone muses that young wizards are better. Fourteenyearold nita is in ireland, spending the summer with her aunt. Witches, wizards and magic books for children books. And, as in the book harry potter and the goblet of fire on which this latest and happily satisfying film adaptation is based. I was wondering if there is a single word to describe an amateur or young wizard as opposed to fully describing as young wizard. This book is accessible and a great bridge for readers who are growing in confidence and are ready for chapter books. As a young wizard, nita is fascinated by the forces at work in this ancient land. Im referring to the young wizard harry potter, the bespeckled, morallyupright protagonist in author jk rowlings wildly popular fantasy book series. The series began in 1983 with the book so you want to be a wizard, which told the. Children can also read the sequels, lost, found, home and an e book a proper wizard.
Lifeboats lead up to and end on valentines day, and as a. The cultural construction of childrens literature in america, clark draws a distinction. It was written in 1982 and published in the next year. The plot follows nita callahan, a thirteenyearold girl who discovers a book titled so you want to be a wizard while hiding from bullies in a library. Greg swearingens wraparound cover for so you want to be a wizard. Search by title, author, illustrator, or keyword using the search box above. Strong character development is enhanced as moore presents each individual with a distinctive voice. I dont know how old you are, but if youre ready to move past young adult books, the sword of truth series by terry goodkind is epic. Layers of history, rich with battles between superhuman tribes, lurk beneath the surface of every moment. A young wizard is missing on ordeal his solo trial assignment, to see if hes up to the job.
Lynn flewellings nightrunner series is another about a young man who becomes a badass assassin, but after a few books. So you want to be a wizard young wizards series book 1. Witchcraft may be illegal in her world, but magic still rules. Following the death of his intended a week before the wedding, the young wizard abandons the community and school he founded to continue his westward quest. Nita travels to ireland and finds out that wizardry is. She shut the book and stood there holding it inher hand, confused, amazed. She, along with her wizarding partner, christopher kit rodriguez, and other wizards, has had.
This pageturning fantasy thriller introduces juliaa thief and spy for hire. Rowling released harry potter and the sorcerers stone more than 20 years ago, kids have been devouring the books, watching the movies, and at least for superfans playing games and apps and visiting websites devoted to the young wizard. Diane duane is the author of nearly fifty science fiction and fantasy novels, including ten books in the young wizards series. The most brilliant, and epic story of magic and love this century. Or even, not missing his body seems to be walking around just fine. Diane duanes young wizards is the fantasy book series everyone should be reading. The secrets of the immortal nicholas flamel by michael scott. The ninth book in the young wizards series in the hotly anticipated ninth installment of the young wizards series, kit and nita become part of an elite team investigating the mysterious message in a.
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