Half Magic

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Call Number: J Fiction / Eager, Edward, Kids Book / Fiction / Fantasy & Myth / Eager, Edward
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	J Fiction / Eager, Edward	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	J Fiction / Eager, Edward	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	J Fiction / Eager, Edward	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / Fantasy & Myth / Eager, Edward	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / Fantasy & Myth / Eager, Edward	4-week checkout	Due 05-10-2024
Pittsfield Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / Fantasy & Myth / Eager, Edward	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / Fantasy & Myth / Eager, Edward	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / Fantasy & Myth / Eager, Edward	4-week checkout	Due 05-11-2024

"An Odyssey/Harcourt Brace young classic."
Sequel: Magic by the lake.
How It Began -- What Happened To Their Mother -- What Happened To Mark -- What Happened To Katharine -- What Happened To Martha -- What Happened To Jane -- How It Ended -- How It Began Agaln --
Faced with a dull summer in the city, Jane, Mark, Katharine, and Martha suddenly find themselves involved in a series of extraordinary adventures after Jane discovers an ordinary-looking coin that seems to grant wishes.

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COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Good! submitted by edwardsrl on January 1, 2012, 5:42pm best book ever!

Fun book submitted by willow on August 5, 2016, 2:46pm This book, and the others by Eager, ar great fun, especially if you are familiar with E. Nesbit's books. This is a funny one in which their lucky coin gives them exactly HALF of what they wish for!

Engaging read submitted by alotofaxolotl on August 19, 2018, 9:20pm This is a funny book about the misadventures that can ensue when magic wishes don't work quite as expected or wishes are made inadvertantly. My 6-year-old enjoys reading this along with the other books by the same author. Some of the language is slightly stilted and outdated but it doesn't seem to impede comprehension.

Marvellous submitted by anacoluthon on August 27, 2018, 1:13am I received the Tales of Magic box set for my birthday as a child, and enjoyed reading them over and over again as I grew up. The language may be a little old-fashioned, but the book is still lots of fun. I enjoyed reading about the children getting into silly or challenging situations, and then smartly figuring their way out of them.

Enchanting and timeless submitted by john.kasab on July 9, 2022, 3:09pm This delightful adventure of four children in early 1920's Toledo has held up well. They find a magic coin that grants them half of what they wish for and all the adventures and misadventures one would wish for ensue. The book has held up reasonably well since being written in 1951—there's one scene where the children are blithely racist about meeting a foreigner.

Must read children's fantasy submitted by audreyhalversen on July 13, 2022, 12:32pm I'm always surprised that more of my friends didn't read this as kids! This was definitely a childhood favorite of mine, and for good reason! Silly, fun, creative. No notes.