The Wizard Without a Wand Series

In Book 2 of The Wizard Without a Wand, Jenie Maloy tells us her version of what happened during her first year at Wizard School. While it's the same story as Shmedley Thrumbledack's story in Book 1 of this series, we learn different things. For one thing, it's told from a different person's perspective. For another, Jenie remembers more things than Schmedley.Jenie Maloy is one of the Tensome – a group of ten kind students who somehow end up together in their dorm – Hotel Westly. Jenie doesn't want her parent to find about her friends, because every time they do, she quickly loses those friends. Jenie thinks she wants to hang with the super-rich kids. She also wants to hang out with boys, several boys, enough boys to drive her parents nuts. But she finds that hanging with the Tensome is what she really wants to do. And she learns that she has a gift she has always wanted, but which she always thought she never had. In this book, we are introduced to the rest of the Tensome and to the rest of the Teachers. Rating G; Reading Level Easy 5th Grade; Longest Word: Incomprehensibly. Jennie Malloy is a young teenage girl. The day before she heads to Wizard School, she changes her name to Jenie Maloy. She hopes people will mistake her name for Genie. Her parents give her a magic diary. She can write whatever she wants to in the diary and then look it up remotely, later when she needs to know it. Her magic diary won't let her cheat on schoolwork. But it does help her remember things, especially the names of all those boys.Jenie's parents give her the choice of riding the Train to Wizard School or riding the Bus. Even though Jenie knows that she'll totally loathe riding on the Bus, she agrees to do so. Jenie figures that riding the Bus to Wizard School is the right thing to do. And doing the right thing will get her into Hotel UpAbove where all the super-rich kids stayed. Well, maybe she'd only end up in Hotel Northby where the rich, but not super-rich, kids stayed. However, something went terribly wrong. For Jenie Maloy ended up in Hotel Westly. Yet, as soon as she met the hotel clerk Pinkshny Shmerimidan, she knew that they would be best friends, even though Pinkshny was several years older.Some stories about Wizard Schools are rather dark. This one is mysterious, yet light. And there's lots of humor. There will be surprises. And you'll like the ending. Wizard Schools seem to have certain things in common. Dragons for instance. But Dinosaurs? Yep, this Wizard school also has those. They also have bullies as do other Wizard Schools. How will Schmedley be able to defend himself from them without his wand? Giants, perhaps. One of the students is very tall and very muscular. Most Wizard Schools have Dormitories. Sometimes they're called houses. This Wizard School calls them hotels. The students at all Wizard Schools cast spells. In this one, they all have other special, magical abilities. If this were a book about superheros, those talents might be called superpowers. They all have teachers or professors, and principals or headmasters or headmistresses. And there are always tests, both the formal and informal kind.

In Book 3 of The Wizard Without a Wand, Oscar Henry spends his summer trying to figure out how he can possibly earn enough money to return to Wizard School. His Folks could have possibly figured out how to cope with either his enormity or his gentleness, one or the other. But they can't figure out how to cope with both. And that means they can't help their son figure out how to cope with it either. They had hoped that Wizard School would help, but it hasn't. So they send Oscar Henry out into the world to figure it out.Why didn't Oscar Henry tell someone he wouldn't be returning? Why didn't he tell the Tensome? Why didn't he tell the Tomtons? Why oh Why oh Why? In this book, Oscar Henry becomes friends with two Hobos – Duosity Lemon and Hobo Sam. And they're off to have a great time! Rating G; Reading Level Easy 5th Grade; Longest Word: Classifications. Oscar Henry Woodmaker is a young teenager when he starts Wizard School. However, he's very tall and very strong. Due to his size, bullies fear him and he becomes a protector for his friends. What the bullies don't know is that Oscar Henry is the gentlest person at Wizard School. And he's ok with that. Oscar Henry found out about Wizard School because the Wizard School Train would come through the railroad yard where he worked. His parents think it's a school named after somebody named Wizard. They don't know anything about magic.Oscar Henry goes home after his first year. Now he is 9 ft tall. His parents can't figure him out. At that size, he should have been on the football team. But he's too gentle. His parents ask Oscar Henry to go out into the world to figure out who he is and what his place in the world is.So he takes off, catching a ride on a freight train with two hobos who are his friends. They find jobs in various places. Oscar Henry is always trying to earn more so that he can return to Wizard School. But no matter how hard he tries, he just can't make enough to do that. It's not so much that he wants to return to Wizard School. But he misses his friends. And if he doesn't return, he'll never see them again.But a miracle is just around the corner. Read the book to find out what that is.

A Wizard without a Wand? How can that be? Aren't Wizard and Wand almost synonomous?In this first book of the series, we meet this Wizard without a Wand - Shmedley Thrumbledack and his closest friends in their first year at some Wizard School. This Wizard School is so expensive, that Shmedley's parents run out of money buying his supplies and don't have enough left over to buy him a Wand. Shmedley is part of a group of kind students dubbed The Tensome. Shmedley is very smart in Wizard Math and knows exactly how much a kajillion is. Rating G; Reading Level Very Easy 5th Grade; Longest Word: WizardetiquetteSchmedley Thumbledack is a young teenage boy on his way to Wizard School. He's got three things going for him:1)When he says his last name, it sounds like thunder and lightning striking somewhere close by.2)He's as smart as the seniors in Wizard Math.3)He has a full scholarship.About that full scholarship. It only pays for things once Schmedley arrives are Wizard School. It doesn't pay for his transportation to Wizard School and home again. That's understandable, but that means he'll have to ride the Wizard School Bus. Even though his parents are very powerful wizards, they never seem to have much money. They certainly won't be able to afford sending him on the Wizard School Train.Schmedley's parents will have to buy his books, even Proper Wizardetiquette (Wizard Etiquette) which is certain to be Shmedley's least favorite subject. They'll even have to buy his books for Wizard Math, even though he's certain to ace out of that subject on day one.And once his parents have finished buying the ticket for the Wizard School Bus, and have bought all of Shmedley's books, they're out of money. And there's not enough left to buy Schmedley a Wand.But everyone knows that if you're going to be a Wizard, you need a Wand. There's just no way that Schmedley can go to Wizard School without a Wand. He would be the laughingstock. Bullies would no doubt pick on him. And the Wizard School would certainly send him home until he can return with a Wand.Yet, here he is on the Bus to Wizard School. Maybe when he arrives, they'll have some used Wands. Maybe he can find one in the lost and found. Maybe somebody will lend him theirs when he needs one. Fat chance of that!One thing is certain. Without a Wand, Schmedley will certainly flunk out of Dousing – The Art of Putting Out Spells Gone Awry.Schmedley is off to a new adventure at Wizard School. Without a Wand, he's unable to think about it. And he finds himself totally unprepared for what lies ahead.Some stories about Wizard Schools are rather dark. This one is mysterious, yet light. And there's lots of humor. There will be surprises. And you'll like the ending. This is book one of a ten book series.Genre – Fantasy, Magic, Young Adult (YA), Perhaps Middle Grades (MG), Dragons, Dinosaurs.Wizard Schools seem to have certain things in common. Dragons for instance. But Dinosaurs? Yep, this Wizard school also has those. They also have bullies as do other Wizard Schools. How will Schmedley be able to defend himself from them without his wand? Giants, perhaps. One of the students is very tall and very muscular. Most Wizard Schools have Dormitories. Sometimes they're called houses. This Wizard School calls them hotels. The students at all Wizard Schools cast spells. In this one, they all have other special, magical abilities. If this were a book about superheros, those talents might be called superpowers. They all have teachers or professors, and principals or headmasters or headmistresses. And there are always tests, both the formal and informal kind.

In their second year of Wizard School, Epsilon Sigma Omicron keeps a log of the adventures of the Tensome. He calls it the Epsilogue. In this book, the Tensome spend more time trying to uncover what the people who were posing as Shmedley parents are up to. Are they up to no good as the Principal and the head Professor claim? Or could they just be hiding? What would they be hiding from? Gloria Songmeister Gloria discovers new modes of travel via her braids. Gregarious Billy James Gregshaw William Yllib the Vth is spookily silent for once. And the Tensome, minus one, all learn to ride Komodo Dragons. Rating G; Reading Level Easy 5th Grade; Longest Word: Uncharacteristically. Young teenage Wizard School Student Epsilon Sigma Omicron goes by Epsi. He's the smartest student at Wizard School. Every year, he tests out of all the subject except WizardEtiquette. He could test out of that subject, but doesn't want to be ridiculed by bullies for doing so. Epsi keeps a log of what happens during this school year. But half-way through the school year, he's too busy to keep making entries in his log. So he turns it over to his girlfriend Gloria Songmeister Gloria. Gloria's braids allow her to fly. And this year she's learning how they can help her fly faster and further. Gloria's braids also sing. While practicing her flying skills, Gloria discovers a revolving door into the underground world where Shmedley's parents are now living and up to no good. However, the door is locked, so she goes back to get her friends to help her unlock it. But when she gets back, she's so excited she can't speak at first.

During their third year of Wizard School, Leesha Fourthchild casts a spell. Actually, she casts several spells, but this one is particularly haunting. Leesha loses her boyfriend Shmedley Thrumbledack and gains him back. Shmedley plays a trick on the couple who were posing as his Parents. And the Tensome learns more about the movement of the Springboks, who Arlanda Florida the Principal is certain are up to no good. A bully becomes friends with Shmedley. Shmedley can be friends with almost anyone, so this is not that surprising. And Amanda Sunflower Triangulum also gains a friend. Read on to find out more of what happens with the Tensome during their third year at Wizard School. Rating G; Reading Level Easy 5th Grade. Female teenage wizard Leesha Fourthchild is very good at casting spells. But is she too good? Leesha casts a spell which doesn't just make her disappear. This spell make her cease to exist. This is good because now she won't have to worry about turning into a velociraptor ever again. She won't have to worry about turning into a dangerous dinosaur who might hurt somebody. As long as she was with her boyfriend Shmedley Thrumbledack, she didn't have to worry about that because he can turn her back into a human. Speaking of Shmedley, now that Leesha is no more, she'll never get to hold hands with him again. She'll never get to kiss him again. And she terribly misses him. How will Leesha be able to exist again? Who can help her? Leesha finds that there is one advantage to not existing. It makes it easier to spy on the underground world and fid out what they're up to. Shmedley is a Spring. A Spring is the opposite of an Offspring. If you're a Spring you never had parents. This is different from an Orphan, for they once had parents. A Spring is also something that bounces. The Spring is a certain time of year. It opens the door to Summer, to better things. A Spring is a flow of water into a pool. A Spring is a magical being who has all these magical attributes. How can Shmedley use these forms of magic to help him? It's good that he has some magic, because he doesn't have a wand. And even though Wizard Math is good for solving problems, it's not much help when you're being picked on by bullies.

The Tensome are back at Wizard school for their fourth and final year. When they graduate they will be Wizards. What obstacles and opportunities lie in their path? Before they return, the Tensome are determined to get Shmedley a Wand. This is his last year of Wizard School. He really needs to have a Wand. Shmedley has made it through three years of Wizard School very successfully without having a Wand. But the Tensome think that he'll really need to have one this year. And besides, he's been without a Wand for too long. And if you think that's bad for Shmedley, what about the poor author? What will we find out about Shmedley's Parents this year? I mean what will we find out about those impostors who pretended to be his parents until they could ship him off to Wizard School. And who sends a kid to Wizard School without a Wand? Once they graduate, then what will they do? They have little time to ponder that, they're too busy with school and with finding out about Dangerous Territory. Rating G; Reading Level Easy 5th Grade; Longest Word: Responsibilities. What is a penumbra? It's the lightest part of a shadow, the part at the edges. The umbra is the darker, inner part of a shadow. So, this book is about the lightest part of the shadow of the lives of Wizards School Students. It's the story about how they're about to graduate and embrace the life of Wizards. Up to this point, they have just been students. After they graduate, they'll be acclaimed as Wizards – cap and all. What could possibly go wrong in their final year at Wizard School? How about accidentally traveling back in time? How about ending up in Wandmaking Class when you know nothing about that subject? And what will these students do after they graduate? The Principal has a surprise in store which may answer that question.

In this part of the Series, The Wizard Without a Wand, we follow the story of a Wand as it searches for its Wizard. For every Wand has a particular Wizard, just as every Wizard has a particular Wand. Indeed, when a Wizard uses a Wand, they become indistinguishable. Just how did this Wand come to be? How did it end up in the Underground City? How does its story interweave with that of Shmedley Thrumbledack who is the Wizard Without a Wand.Rating G; Reading Level Easy 5th Grade; Longest Word: Indistinguishable. This Wand's name is Accoustical Light. I don't know if every Wand has a name. But why not, if they're as important as Wizards? Not just any Wand will work for Shmedley Thrumbledack. For he's not just a Wizard, he's a magical being. And only a magical being can make a Wand for a magical being? So, who would have made it? Accoustical Light's story starts 400 years ago with Professor Malkius Wontlemoot, the last Professor of Wandmaking. After Malkius stopped teaching to wander the countryside, Wandmaking was no longer taught in Wizard Schools. This was much to the relief of several students. Instead, Wands were made by guilds. And only apprentices were taught how to make Wands. Accoustical Light and Shmedley Thrumbledack come close to meeting each other, but in the end, it's only through a strange twist of events, that they wind up together.

We now know that Buster Tensyllables, one of the Tensome, is able to turn into any plant. But how did he come by this gift? What is his history? How did he get to Wizard School? How did he get his green thumb? And what is his view of how things happened during his first year? It has to be a unique view, not everyone is a Plantasian. We also know that Buster's last name had ten syllables before it was shortened to Tensyllables. What is it originally and why was it changed? Rating G; Reading Level Easy 6th Grade; Longest Word: Classifications. Let's start the story with the earliest ancestor of Buster that we know of. That would be Wampum ThePrinceIsMadEmphaphycoNewton. He was the youngest Master Agronomist in the history of Wher Garland. He also happened to be the first Plantasian. Wampum was able to save Wher Garland. Following in his footsteps, Buster was able to save the Universe. Many people think that the only way to get to Wizard School is to either take the Train. But if you can't afford the train, there is a bus to Wizard School. Yet, Buster Tensyllables didn't take the bus or the train. He did take a bus, but not the one to Wizard School and not the one to Prep School where his parents thought he was heading. He took a bus for a short distance, then he walked. Along the way, he met Sidney Rather Nottingham who was also walking to Wizard School. Luckily, one of they knew the way. Otherwise they would have been lost.

Appli Kay Wisper thought that things at Wizard School would be different. Why had she thought that? Well it was Wizard School. And well, Wizards were different. And maybe things were different here. But for her, things were the same. People still walked through Appli as if she wasn't there. Of course she was there, she was Solid as …. She was going to say, Solid as a brick. But she thought of bricks as being rather plain. And she certainly was anything but plain. Well, she couldn't think for the moment of something which was solid, but which was not plain. So Appli got out her Paintbrush and painted a scene, hoping it would have something solid in it. Rating G; Reading Level Easy 5th Grade. Ever feel like nobody notices you, like you're invisible? Appli Kay Wisper feels that way all the time. Gregarious Billy James Gregshaw William Yllib the Vth who talked to everybody, wouldn't talk to her. It was almost as if she didn't exist. Yet, she knew that wasn't true. Kay is an artist. Just as Shmedley Thrumbledack didn't have a Wand, Kay doesn't have a Wand. However, she has a paintbrush and that's every bit as powerful as a Wand in her hands.

Epsilon Sigma Omicron has been taken hostage by the Springboks. They will release him after he's turned them into Wizards. Perhaps if he hadn't tested out of Wandmaking in public, at a party no less, perhaps the Springboks wouldn't have known that he was the smartest student on campus. And maybe they wouldn't have thought that he could turn them into Wizards. Gloria Songmeister Gloria, his girlfriend, feels totally powerless to do anything about it. So do the rest of the Tensome. So, they go in search of a most powerful Wizard - one who can free Epsi. Rating G; Reading Level Medium 7th Grade. If you paid really close attention to the first book in this series, you might know who the most powerful wizard is already. Nevertheless, you'll want to read this last book in the series to see how this Wizard discovers that they are this most powerful Wizard. Find out what it takes to be so powerful. You'll be surprised. Find out where the Springboks are hiding. Find out why they're hiding there.This book will also tell you about magical phenomena and all its intricacies. Making Objects Glow as Fireflies is one of the magical phenomena spells. You'll also learn about the frequency of Magical Phonomena. The Tensome have already graduated from Wizard School. And they've mastered all the advanced Wizard School classes. What will they do next?