Half Magic

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Summary: Silly, fun, and also a childrens book
Review: This is one of the cutest books that i have ever read and i have read it many times. it fills my heart with joy every time i read it. it's mostly a childrens' book, but you have missed a part of your childhood if you haven't read this. this cute, adorable, silly book is one that will make you happy. i promise!!

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Summary: More than 25 years later, I still remember this book
Review: This is a great book, and I still remember it fondly more than 25 years after first reading it. The central idea -- that of each wish, you get half -- is wonderful, and Eager does a great job of bringing it to life. I hope this book is still available when my daughter is ready for it.

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Summary: Half Magic
Review: I first read Half Magic at the age of 11. I was swept away by the magic, the humor, and the thought that just perhaps one day I would find a magic coin, too. Over the years I have recommend this book to many young people. It is a wonderful book for parents to read with their children. The four bored children in the book soon find a summer full of adventure and magic. Full of surprises, some history and definitely adventure. Every once in awhile I find myself rereading Half Magic just to bring back a little bit of my youth. A copy of Half Magic is a must for your children's library.

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Summary: from Jen
Review: I read alot and this is a book that always stands out in my mind. The author understands kids, the story is grasping and amusing, and is a book you can read over and over. Good for reading out loud to younger story-lovers

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Summary: This is an okay book.
Review: The book "Half Magic" is kind of boring at the beginning, but from the middle to the end its interesting. The book is about four children who find a magic coin that looks like a nickel. The kids wish for all different kinds of things with the magic coin. I rate this book for three stars because it was quite interesting toward the end. I recommend this to kids who like magic. I think you should read it yourself to really find out what it's like.

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Summary: Wow..I cant believe I found this book again.
Review: I can't believe I found this book again. I'm 23 years old and I remember reading this book when I was in 5th great. It was one of my favourite books, and I highly recommend it to anyone within the age bracket for whom it is recommended.

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Summary: exellent!!!!!!!
Review: this was such a gook book. it is one of the books that even thought it is about magic it doesnt scare you at all. its even funny sometimes. i think Edward Eager did a great job on this book and i would recomend it to every one.

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Summary: Half Magic is also a story about learning to cope with loss.
Review: Half Magic may have been my favorite book as a kid -- I knew then what I loved about it, but it was only when I reread it as an adult that I realized just how much the book had given to me. Half Magic is a book of fantasy about real kids who play and argue and fight. They're good solid kids who know the difference between right and wrong. Edward Eager's style is matter-of-fact, succinct and hilarious. All of this I loved as a kid (and still do). But there's something else at work in Half Magic, aside from a terrific plot about a magic coin that grants half of your wishes, in its own inimitable way. The children in Half Magic have no father, and one of the strands of the plot has to do with a "rather small gentleman" who befriends the children and may wind up becoming their stepfather. Jane, the oldest child, will have nothing of it, telling her siblings "Everything's just spoiled, that's all!". A few paragraphs later, Eager gently explains: "She felt awful inside, the wy you always do when you've been perfectly hateful to those you love best, and she didn't even know why she had done it. She didn't know why the mere thought of Mr. Smith upset her so -- or if she did kow the reason, she didn't want to admit it, even to herself. But the thing was that Jane was the only one of the four children who really remembered their father." As it happens, I was the youngest child in a family where the father died at a young age. I think that when I first read Half Magic, I was simply pleased to have something in common with the heroes of the book. It was when I read the book to my own kids that I realized how simply, and how truly, Eager captured the emotions of children who need to come to terms with loss. And this in the framework of a rollicking, funny book.

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Summary: fan-tabulous!
Review: i love this book! i have read and re-read it periodically for the past 3 years. for weeks after i first read it, i was looking everywhere i could for shiny objects on the sidewalk. this book was extremely enjoyable and believeble. i would reccomend it to everyone.

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Summary: Wonderful Book!! Takes your imagination soaring!
Review: I found it! My favorite book when I was young, read it to my teenagers and now want to read it to my 6 yr old. Can't wait to get my copy!!