Years ago, long before Harry Potter was even a blip on the radar screen, I discovered the fascinating world of Diane Duane’s Young Wizards series, which began with So You Want To Be A Wizard, and continued with Deep Wizardry, … Continue reading
Conversations With J.K. Rowling, by Lindsay Fraser (Scholastic, 2000) What’s A Christian To Do With Harry Potter? by Connie Neal (WaterBrook Press, 2001) The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter, by David Colbert (Lumina Press, 2001) The Sorcerer’s Companion, by Allan … Continue reading
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Scholastic, 1999) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Scholastic, 1999) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Scholastic, 1999) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Scholastic, 2000) There exists a world of … Continue reading
“When the king comes home.” That’s what they say in the land of Aravis. When the king comes home, all wishes will be granted. All dreams will be made real. All will be well in the land. That’s what they … Continue reading
“My dog makes alternate universes, ones that no one’s ever seen before. They’re new.” -Kit Rodriguez, discovering something entirely new in his worldview Even after everything they’ve seen, done, and learned, there’s still plenty of surprises left for wizards Nita … Continue reading
Coming on the heels of the immense, almost unprecedented popularity of the Harry Potter books comes this gem. The full title is Beacham’s Sourcebooks For Teaching Young Adult Fiction: Exploring Harry Potter, and it’s the first in a series that … Continue reading
There’s a phrase I reserve for rare treasures like this book. “Oooooooooo, PRETTY!” Anyone who knows me knows to just back away, and give me whatever it is I want, when they hear that particular phrase. It means trouble. It … Continue reading
This post is just here for the sake of completion. The following reviews ran in Chronicle issue 232, dated January 2003, and unfortunately, I no longer have any records of them beyond the actual magazine they appeared in. Someday, I’ll … Continue reading
When I first stumbled across this particular anthology, I couldn’t resist it. After all, I love YA science fiction and fantasy, and I love short fiction. So finding a collection which combined both those loves seemed tailor-made for me. I … Continue reading
The seventh book in Diane Duane’s long-running Young Wizards series picks up shortly after the previous one, A Wizard Alone, left off. For teen wizards Kit Rodriguez and Nita Callahan, it’s one of their favorite times of the year: spring … Continue reading
