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    Wizard at Work
    Wizard at Work
    Wizard at Work
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    Wizard at Work

    By Vivian Vande Velde

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    The wizard has big summer plans: to garden, to fish, and to nap. The only thing better would be if he had someone nice to share the days with. But the only people who show up want him to rescue yet another princess, lift the usual vile curse, confront a fearsome ghost, deal with a pack of magical hooligans, harvest a crop of golden cucumbers, and on and on. . . .

    A wizard's work is never done!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateAug 1, 2004
    ISBN9780547351568
    Wizard at Work
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    Vivian Vande Velde

    Vivian Vande Velde has written many books for teen and middle grade readers, including Heir Apparent, User Unfriendly, All Hallow's Eve: 13 Stories, Three Good Deeds, Now You See It ..., and the Edgar Award–winning Never Trust a Dead Man. She lives in Rochester, New York. Visit her website at www.vivianvandevelde.com.

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    • 3/5
      Fun - not deep, but several nice stories. And a moral, of sorts, though I don't really understand where the witch comes in to it. If she's got such great perception, why are her kids spoiled brats? The first story, with the ugly stepsister, is neat. I don't much like the dragon one - poor dragon. Or the ghost one - poor ghost, and the rest of the castle inhabitants. The end was clever, though. And I do like the last story - the wizard got exactly what he deserved, and so did the princess. Proper happy ending. It's a little young/simple for me - I doubt I'll read it again - but I'm pleased to have read it.
    • 5/5
      Oh...now I so enjoyed this one!! A light, humorous and well written book of related (by the main character) short stories. The main character, a young wizard instructor on his summer vacation (who incidentally disguises himself during the school year and occasionally at other times as an aged wizard, because as he says, no one believes that a young man can be a wizard). Throughout the story, we find this wizard just trying to get some gardening done and enjoy his vacation...but he is dragged away from home over and over again in what amounts to some very slyly told adventures! I think this author is one we will definitely be reading again! Both my kids enjoyed it and it was a nice twist on some of the better known fairy tales and even a little bit about the origins of the Lock Ness Monster...very cute! I laughed out loud in a couple of places...but mostly it was sly in way that kids can relate to if they've already heard all the standard tales. A few illustrations would have been nice, but the cover provides enough of a beginning visual and while this intended audience is kids and teens from about 8-14, the language is vivid and expressive enough to pull off a good telling even to younger kids, if you do the voices and tell it in an expressive way. Heck, as an adult I certainly enjoyed it...maybe more than I should have. I give this one an A+ and both the kids gave it two thumbs up! This is a keeper!

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