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The Wizard in the Tree
The Wizard in the Tree
Author: Lloyd Alexander, Laszlo Kubinyi (Illustrator)
Mallory notices there's something funny about an old oak tree, takes a closer look, and before she knows it, she's broken a magical spell. Arbican the wizard has been trapped in the oak for thousands of years, and his powers are gone. Will he get them back in time to save Mallory's village from greedy Squire Scrupner?
ISBN-13: 9780440495567
ISBN-10: 0440495563
Publication Date: 2/15/1981
Pages: 158
Edition: Reissue
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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4 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Yearling
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 1
Wonderful magical story for ages 10-up by a Newbery-Award winning children's writer. Lovely drawings appear occasionally throughout the book.
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Helpful Score: 1
Great young adult novel about the importance of doing the right things. Full of magical happenings and surprises from a struggling wizard who, having been locked in a tree when all other wizards left this world for Vale Innis, was recently released when the tree was felled for a new road to the village.
An enjoyable read but does have violence (murderous plots and deeds, greed and thievery) so readers should be old enough to handle these situations. All is topsy-turvy to the last pages. Fast moving and fun with characters you will love and some you will despise.
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This story of fantasy captures the reader's attention immediately.
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His magioc failing, the Wizard tries to help Mallory. She eventually learns that all the magic she needs is the everyday kind and it is right inside her.


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