So You Want to Be a Wizard
So You Want to Be a Wizard
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So You Want to Be a Wizard

Written by Diane Duane
Book #1 in the Young Wizards Series
Mass Market Paperback
$9.99
$9.58
10 - 12
Reading age
386
Page count
173
Words per page
960L
Lexile measure
Dec 2, 2024
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A mysterious library book opens the door to a world of magic and danger in the first book in the beloved Young Wizards series. Bullied by her classmates, Nita Callahan is miserable at school. So when she finds a mysterious book in the library that promises her the chance to become a wizard, she jumps at the opportunity to escape her unhappy reality. But taking the Wizard’s Oath is no easy thing, and Nita soon finds herself paired with fellow wizard-in-training Kit Rodriguez on a dangerous mission. The only way to become a full wizard is to face the Lone Power, the being that created death and is the mortal enemy of all wizards. As Nita and Kit battle their way through a deadly alternate version of New York controlled by the Lone Power, they must rely on each other and their newfound wizarding skills to survive–and save the world from the Lone One’s grasp.

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bullyingdeathwizardsfamilyparentssea creaturesmarine lifesocial themesdeath, grief, and bereavement

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780152162504
    Publication Date
    December 2, 2024
    Publisher
    Clarion Books
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 1983
    Page Count
    386
    Words Per Page
    173
    Reading Age
    10 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2001016696
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    45835466
    Lexile® Level
    960L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~W
    ATOS® Book Level
    5.9
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    11
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    14491
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    UG

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