Half Magic
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Half Magic

by Edward Eager

1954•Family•217 pages

Taste attributes: familyfantasycomedymyth/fairytalefresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarylinearglossyunlikely connectionsall consuming questfool triumphant

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Boxlist takeA warm-hearted, larger-than-life family novel: inventive and light. Best if you like warmth over edge.

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

It all begins when Jane finds a strange coin on a sun-warmed sidewalk. And because she and her siblings are having the worst, most dreadfully boring summer ever, she idly wishes something exciting would happen. And something does: Her wish is granted.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FamilyFantasyComedyMyth/fairytaleUnlikely connectionsAll consuming questFool triumphant

Subjects

Juvenile fictionMagicSpace and timeWishesChildren's stories, AmericanFantasy fiction

Details

Author
Edward Eager
Published
1954
Pages
217
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