Magic by the Lake

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Summary: Magic
Review: Do you like to read about magic? Well I do! Why read Jack and Jill read Magic by the Lake by Edward Eager. I chose to this book Magic by the lake by Edward Eager because it is very fascinating. It's about four kids that went to a lake with their mother and stepfather. There they found a magical tutrle! The story is very cool! If you have read Half Magic by Edward Eager, it's just like it. I liked Half Magic because the same kids find a rockon the sidewalk that was magical. The worse thing was that the rock only half of the magic wish. What ever the kids wished for was only half successful. For example, Knights that the they wished for were not in one piece, they were in two pieces! I hope you will be interested in both of these books!

Magic by the Lake has many interesting characters. Their names are Jane who is the eldest, Mark, Kathryn, and Martha who is the youngest sibling,their dearest Mother, their new stepfather and their cat Carrie. If you have read Half Magic by Edward Eager, the kids have a long boring summer with nothing to do. Then they find a magical rock on the sidewalk while walking home. Their Mother marries Mr. Smith and that's why Mr. Smith is in the second book,but not in the first book. As I was saying, Jane(the eldest sibling)and Mark are the smart ones,Kathryn trails around and Martha is the baby. This explains the four childeren. hope you find this book as fastinating as I did!

My feelings about Magic by the Lake by Edward Eager are very strong. They are strong because the book has many story lines about Jane, Mark, Katartin, and Martha's wishes. For example, swimming with a mermaid is one of their wishes. Some of their wishes were not the very best because they should have given more thought before they made a wish. As I was saying in the beginning, I strongly recommend this book to people who love magic. I hope you enjoyed my book review! So long!

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Summary: My Favorite Book!
Review: I chose this book in school as an independent reading book since I had no clue what to chose and I found out I loved it! I had also noticed a few of my friends in my class (2nd grade) had also been reading it and had caught up to me and so we talked about it and we all loved it. And, now I have bought (with a year of my own allowance) all seven of Edward Eager's books about Magic. With the leftovers of my allowance I think I am going to buy some of his books that are not about magic.

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Summary: My favourite children's book of all time--fun for adults,too
Review: In about 1958, a book-of-the-month club for children sent me "Magic by the Lake". I read it with delight then, read it to my children in the early 90s, and confidently expect them to read it with their children. Its combination of magic, wit and adventure is timeless. Better yet, it includes many references to other children's classics, making your young readers want to branch out. The Bodecker illustrations are a treat to look at. Read it aloud on your own summer vacation - a chapter each night by the campfire!

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Summary: Vol 2 of Half Magic
Review: This book follows the children in Half Magic as theygo on vacation. This time it isn't a coin that is magic, butan entire lake. Of course wackiness ensues. This is another great 'chapter' book to read to 3rd-6th grade kids.

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Summary: AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: This book is about four children who go on vacation and find that magic is everywhere in the lake. It is written with a gentle and imaginative spirit that makes it a good read-aloud book for a younger child.

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Summary: Great Book!!!
Review: This book is the sequel to Half Magic. It is GREAT!!! Jane, Mark, Kathrine, and Martha are on vacation and spend the summer in a cottage on a lake with their parents. They have no idea, though, that the lake is magic.

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Summary: My Favorite Book!
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~ I just introduced my nieces, ages 8-11, to the Edward Eager books, when they ran out of Harry Potter to read. They love them, as I did when I read them 30 years ago.
The adventures of these independent and adventurous children are always amusing and fun. There is usually enough sense of danger in the magical adventures to make them suspenseful, without being too frightening. I always enjoyed the author's ability to describe realistic brother and sister relationships. Some of the arguments in his stories remind me so much of squabbles with my own brother!

~ I think "Magic by the Lake" was my favorite. The adventures were very imaginative and fun to read. I loved the chapter in which two sisters wish to be "grown up"- unfortunately, they get their wish, at least temporarily!
These books are wonderful because they are no less fun now, then 2 generations ago, when they were written. This author should be on all kid's bookshelves!