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reviewed So you want to be a wizard by Diane Duane (The young wizards series)

Diane Duane: So you want to be a wizard (2003, Harcourt) 4 stars

Thirteen-year-old Nita, tormented by a gang of bullies because she won't fight back, finds the …

Review of 'So you want to be a wizard' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

What ages would I recommend it too? Eleven and up.

Length? Two days.

Characters? Memorable, several characters.

Setting? Real world and fantasy, alternate dimensions.

Written approximately? 1983.

Does the story leave questions in the readers mind? Ready to read more.

Any issues the author (or a more recent publisher) should cover? No. Changes in scenery and real world events have been updated in ebook version per the website.

Short storyline: Nita meets Kit and they begin their adventures.

Notes for the reader: I found and read book 4 first. Something about the early pages of book 1 bothered me and seemed unreal. Obviously, I've forgotten what it was, and enjoyed the rest of the novel.

Warning for low vision readers: Print is a bit small, and the use italics for whole paragraphs in places.