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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2009
Gr 3-6 During an Iowa summer, two sets of sibling neighborsfirst-grader Emma and fifth-grader Henry, fifth-grader Roy and seventh-grader Susanare getting bored. Luckily, adventure looms in the shape of a huge wall in the middle of a cornfield. When the children discover that it is magic and figure out its rules and parameters, they are transported to Merlin's castle, the American frontier, the home of "the worst pir...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on May 26, 2009
"These days . . . people are just too busy for magicwatching TV and checking their emailso it stands to reason that when something unusual happens, folks are often looking the other way." According to the chatty narrator of , all kinds of magic just wait to be stumbled upon, the least difficult being "Common Magic." The wall is an example of Common Magic because its existence is easily disregarded by those who lack a certain amount of curiosity. However, for four friends open ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More




