Zach King: My Magical Life
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–11 · 2018 · Est. 3.5 hour read

Zach King: My Magical Life

Written by Zach King

Part of the Zach King series

A boy without magic faces school challenges and a bully's prank, seeking his own powers.

4.4 Goodreads · 321 ratings
208 pages· 23,891 words· Est. 3.5 hour read· 730L
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Zach, the only one in his magical family without powers, is sent to a regular middle school. As he navigates new friendships, he discovers magical snapbacks that might reveal his true potential. But with a school bully plotting against him, can Zach find his magic before disaster strikes? Dive into a world where ordinary meets extraordinary, and every day is a chance for magic.

From the publisher

Award-winning digital media star Zach King brings his unique brand of magic to the first installment of a lively, fun-filled trilogy about Zach, a middle schooler in search of his magical powers while navigating the crazy, confusing world of public school.Big Nate meets DanTDM in a debut middle grade adventure by social media superstar Zach King. The book comes complete with a code for a downloadable app that brings Zach’s vibrant world to fully animated, three-dimensional life. Zach King: My Magical Life is also coming to theaters soon, as the project has been picked up by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment.Everyone in Zach King’s family has a magical power. His father can turn back time, his sister can turn invisible, and his mother can transform any object into something else. And Zach…well, he hasn’t found his magical power yet and his family is growing worried that he’s been “skipped.”So his parents decide to stop homeschooling him in magical arts and send him instead to a regular middle school with regular kids. To Zach, it’s the worst news ever. Who wants to be ordinary when everyone around them is extraordinary?But Zach quickly learns that going to regular school with regular kids isn’t all that bad. Who knew having real friends would be so much fun? And just when Zach least expects it, he discovers a pair of magical snapbacks that might just be the magical thing he’s been looking for his whole life. The only thing standing in his way is the school bully, Tricia Stands. She’s determined to make sure Zach doesn’t get more popular than she is, and so she plans a prank so awful, so evil, it could cause the biggest disaster Horace Greeley Middle School has ever seen.For fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Timmy Failure, and DanTDM: Trayaurus and the Enchanted Crystal and anyone who’s ever wondered where they belong, this is the perfect book for you.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
208
Words
23,891
Reading age
7–11
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
730L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.8
F&P level
~Q
AR points
4
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
194170
Publication
Published
August 21, 2018
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780062677198

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