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Wizard for a Day
Borrowing a wizard's magic book to so that he and his friend Samantha can enjoy a little excitement, Denzel gets them stuck in medieval England, where they encounter everything from witch hunters to rat killers. Original.
- GenresFantasy
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First published January 1, 1996
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Sherryl Jordan
40 books325 followersAward-winning New Zealand author Sherryl Rose Jordan (née Brogden) (1949-2023) began her writing career with picture books, but soon moved on to novels for older readers. Her breakthrough came with Rocco, published in the United States as A Time of Darkness, and since that time she has gone on to pen many more titles for young adult and juvenile readers that have been published both in her native New Zealand and throughout the world.
The recipient of a 1993 fellowship to the prestigious writing program at the University of Iowa, Jordan used her time in the United States to speak widely at schools and conferences about her books, which blend fantasy with bits of science fiction and romantic realism. "All my young adult novels have been gifts," she noted in the St. James Guide to Children's Writers. "I don't think them up. They hit me over the head when I least expect them; overwhelm me with impressions, sights, and sounds of their new worlds; enchant me with their characters; and dare me to write them."
The recipient of a 1993 fellowship to the prestigious writing program at the University of Iowa, Jordan used her time in the United States to speak widely at schools and conferences about her books, which blend fantasy with bits of science fiction and romantic realism. "All my young adult novels have been gifts," she noted in the St. James Guide to Children's Writers. "I don't think them up. They hit me over the head when I least expect them; overwhelm me with impressions, sights, and sounds of their new worlds; enchant me with their characters; and dare me to write them."
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May 13, 2013
A super fast middle grade read. It was good, for what it was. It's been ages since I read the book it's a sequel to (but I'm on a quest to read as many Sherryl Jordan books as I can), but it did a good job of reminding you what happened the first time around.
I thought Mother Wyse's habit of mistaking what someone says a bit overdone to the point of being an annoyance and also thought it weird that Sam's dad wasn't freaking out even more at the end if he really thought his daughter was kidnapped, but overall, a fast, fun read.
*looks back at the first book, which I rated a ONE, which I hardly ever rate any books* I think I at least enjoyed it more than that one! (Probably since it was a modern girl whisked to a medieval world instead of a medieval boy whisked into a modern world...)
I thought Mother Wyse's habit of mistaking what someone says a bit overdone to the point of being an annoyance and also thought it weird that Sam's dad wasn't freaking out even more at the end if he really thought his daughter was kidnapped, but overall, a fast, fun read.
*looks back at the first book, which I rated a ONE, which I hardly ever rate any books* I think I at least enjoyed it more than that one! (Probably since it was a modern girl whisked to a medieval world instead of a medieval boy whisked into a modern world...)
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