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School of Wizardry (Circle of Magic, Book 1) Review

School of Wizardry (Circle of Magic, Book 1)
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In 6th grade I read my first of the Circle of Magic books, the School of Wizardry. It started me into realm of fire breathing dragons, arrogant wizards, and gallant knights. Here I was hiding the book under my notebook at school, because even then I felt embarrassed at the size and childness of the book. The books have the reading level set at the age of 9-12 and because of this many might look over them. Though these books inspired me as a youth to explore the wide variety of literature out there, I feel it can do the same for ANYONE. Debra Doyle has found a way to reach out to ALL audiences. The publicity was down, so thence the sales. But the books themselves are magnificent. As I have not so forcibly made my younger brother read them, he has become a fan at the age of 14. As he checked them out of my old Junior High, I got the chance to read them once more as a Senior in High School. Of course this time I didn't have to hide them, but flaunted them as the occasion permitted. Now this review is quickly becoming unhelpful, but the point I am trying to put across is that these books appeal to ALL ages. I love them. On my list are classics like The Hobbit, A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court, and the Wheel Of Time series. But the circle of magic (though somewhat adolescent) stand out among the best. I can't think of another book I would rather have my children read in the future, and for anyone with the love of fantasy and imagination.

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Wizards and Witches (Fantasy Chronicles) Review

Wizards and Witches (Fantasy Chronicles)
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"Wizards and Witches" is a sampler book of chapters on witches and wizards in the west, magical people, witches and wizards in books, and Harry Potter and company. lavishly illustrated by artworks and photos from a vast variety of resources, "Wizards and Witches" is sure to assist juvenile readers in exploring the realm of magical fantasy with real literary and legendary character studies included. "Wizards and Witches" offers a broad overview of its topic, including some information on witches and wizards and shamanism in other Eastern and African cultural histories. Wizards and Witches" is presented in a dark- background, hardcover book with many aesthetic details in page presentation and print. 'Wizards and Witches" is sure to enchant young readers and will tempt them to read further in its Selected Bibliography, Further Reading, and Movies listings in the back. "Wizards and Witches" is a true catalog of classics for the young reader.

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J.K. Rowling (Blue Banner Biographies) Review

J.K. Rowling (Blue Banner Biographies)
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I bought this book for my 3rd grade students to use in conjunction with our reading the biography of Helen Keller. I also wanted my students to get an understanding for the "author process." The students enjoyed learning about a favorite author, they were able to understand the language of the book, they could read it by themselves, and they could relate to how they feel about producing a finished piece of writing.

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Harry Potter Power Review

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Helping young people cope with common psychological problems like depression or anxiety through the popular character of Harry Potter is a great idea, and Dr Julie-Anne Sykley, a psychologist with over 20 years experience, has done a brilliant job of it. The organization of the book is clear and makes for easy referencing. As a guide to some of the deeper issues of the Harry Potter series, or a methodology for practicing psychologists looking for ways to connect with young patients, this book has much to offer.

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Harry Potter Power uses motifs and situations from the popular Harry Potter series and links them to theories and strategies designed to help young people overcome anxiety, anger, depression and grief. It combines a fun and innovative use of well-known Harry Potter icons with more serious advice, reflection material and activities to help young people apply this perspective. Practical, thought-provoking and with strong relevance to real world issues, Harry Potter Power is an ideal tool to help young people develop resilience and self-esteem.

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Harry Potter's Muggles' Guide to Magic Review

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I have not been so disappointed with a book in a long time. The author comes across as obviously NOT a Harry Potter expert. On first reading, without consulting the actual books, I found more flat-out errors than I could count. The reading turned into a contest where I tried to spot mistakes. I don't want to list them because it might be fun for others to pick them out as well.
And that does not even include the editorial errors. The typeface is ugly and hard to read. Words are misspelled. The notes for "Chamber of Secrets" abruptly end partway down a page and are mixed with the last notes for "Prisoner of Azkaban." Then the misplaced notes are repeated again in the proper location. It is a very obvious mistake.
There are a lot of different guides to the Harry Potter books out there. Take your time and find one that is more accurate than this one. I am returning mine.

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The Pottersaurus: 1,500 Words Harry Potter Readers Need to Know Review

The Pottersaurus: 1,500 Words Harry Potter Readers Need to Know
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I am an English Language Arts teacher in an upstate New York suburban middle school and I think this book is great. My students loved the book. I have a classroom copy on hand that many have borrowed. Not only has Randall picked out relevant, age-appropriate vocab words and defined them, but also, he shows how they are used within the Potter books. The Pottersaurus 1,500 Words Harry Potter Readers Need To Know is a fun book to read and a great resource in an English language classroom. I highly recommend it!

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Provides kid-friendly definitions of high-level vocabulary words that appear in the Harry Potter series. Each entry includes at least one example of how the word is used in books I-VI of the series. An appendix lists the words by book and chapter.

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Friends and Foes of Harry Potter: Names Decoded Review

Friends and Foes of Harry Potter: Names Decoded
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Written by two sisters who, themselves, are voracious Harry Potter fans, the book contains detailed insights into the origins of the mysterious names of the characters in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. As a special treat, this book also contains numerous illustrations that are so good, they might possibly warrant having their own book.
I believe you will enjoy this book if you enjoyed any of these:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)


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Thanks to their intellectual curiosity, Nikita and Chitra have revealed a deeper level of meaning in the names and symbols of the world of Harry Potter. Harry Potter's Friends and Foes is a work of serious research and imaginative wonder. It will delight new and faithful readers as another window on a magical world. -Jeanne P. Whitman Eugene McDermott Headmistress The Hockaday School, Dallas This informative guide, exquisitely illustrated, celebrates the world of Hogwarts in a style that will appeal to Muggles as well as die-hard fans.-Hazel Spire Author Secret of Seventh Gate Adventure on Arrowhead Island This delightful read, written by precocious youth, takes Harry Potter to deeper levels of meaning with intriguing discoveries behind each character's name.-Reverend Fran Shelton Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church, Dallas

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The Making of the Potterverse: A Month-By-Month Look at Harry's First 10 Years Review

The Making of the Potterverse: A Month-By-Month Look at Harry's First 10 Years
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I received this book from a friend of mine who knows how much I love JK Rowling and her famous literary "offspring", Harry Potter. I zipped through this interesting little book quickly and its a nice addition to any Potterphile's collection.
The book charts the history of Rowling's creation from its earliest beginnings by using articles and interviews with the author and stars of the celebrated movies. The articles/interviews are an insight into the popular series from its meek beginning, its burgeoning popularity to its overwhelming appeal and worldwide adoration. There are lots of little tidbits and trivia that will appeal to fans of Harry Potter fans, young and old.
A recommended quick read for fans who love the magical world of JK Rowling.

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Muggles and Magic: An Unofficial Guide to J.k. Rowling and the Harry Potter Phenomenon Review

Muggles and Magic: An Unofficial Guide to J.k. Rowling and the Harry Potter Phenomenon
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As an adult fan of the Harry Potter series, I am fascinated by Ms. Rowling and her talent as a writer which brought this magical world to life. When I purchased 'Muggles and Magic,' I looked forward to reading more about the author and the pop culture surrounding this phenomenon.
After reading Beahm's publication, I have to say that I'm disappointed. Essentially, this book is a collection of articles highlighting Harry Potter/J.K. Rowling facts that have been featured elsewhere. (I.e. newspapers, magazines, online, etc.) While some of the articles have good information about Rowling, there were times where reading them made me feel uncomfortable. I wondered how Ms. Rowling, a famously private person who is not afraid to speak up to defend her character, would feel about the clippings that delve into her painful past. She makes a point to dissuade such stories on her personal Web page, and reading them in this "fan" book seemed more like reading gossip than fact.
Other articles in the book simply have fraudulent and outdated information that Beahm hasn't bothered to research and update, such as that Dan Radcliffe has bowed out of all of the films after 'Goblet of Fire' (he hasn't, and is telling the press he's signed on for 'Order of the Phoenix'), and that J.K. Rowling's Web site doesn't feature a F.A.Q. (it does, here: http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/faq.cfm).
Another problem I had with this book was the higgledy-piggledy way it seems to have been put together. There's no real rhyme or reason to the selections, and the collection doesn't flow but rather jerks, such as from an article about owning owls as pets to another about Joanne's involvement in a cancer charity.
Beahm is clearly a fan and I can tell he had fun putting this little book of Potter/Rowling odds and ends together. Had a little more research been done and a bit more time spent on fashioning the information together, this would be a fleshed-out companion worthy of the world of Harry Potter.

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Asked And Answered: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Review

Asked And Answered: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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The ultimate Harry Potter question and answer book with over 4000 questions on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. This book is divided into two sections beginning with Dip Your Toe in that has 10 over all questions about each chapter. The second section Jump In is for the fans who really want to prove they are an expert on Harry Potter, this section goes page by page asking from 46 to 250 questions on each chapter. All the answers are in the back of the book including the page number of where you can find the answer in your copy of Deathly Hallows. You will be able to amaze your friends, host marathon quizzes, even use this with your favorite board game. There is no other trivia book like it for Harry Potter fans. Coming soon Movie vs. Book and also the other 6 Harry Potter titles. Asked And Answered is also working on the ultimate quiz book of the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. .


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All the answers are in the back of the book including the page number of where you can find The answer in your copy of Deathly Hallows. The ultimate Harry Potter question and answer book with over 4000 questions on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. This book is divided into two sections beginning with Dip Your Toe in that has 10 over all questions about each chapter. The second section Jump In is for the fans who really want to prove they are an expert on Harry Potter, this section goes page by page asking from 46 to 250 questions on each chapter. You will be able to amaze your friends, host marathon quizzes, even use this with your favorite board game. There is no other trivia book like it for Harry Potter fans. Coming soon Movie vs. Book and also the other 6 Harry Potter titles. Asked And Answered is also working on the ultimate quiz book of the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

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The Wisdom of Harry Potter: What Our Favorite Hero Teaches Us about Moral Choices Review

The Wisdom of Harry Potter: What Our Favorite Hero Teaches Us about Moral Choices
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This book is the most carefully studied, in-depth look at Harry Potter that I've found. It not only discusses the books' morality, but relates it to Rowling's use of history, legend and myth. It is a must for Harry Potter fanatics, but if you haven't read them yet and still want to, save this one for last.
I would recommend it to anyone who prefers to read books with substance and without platitude. It's clear, concise style would make it a useful tool for any teacher whose students are reading the Harry Potter books. "The Wisdom of Harry Potter" has a wonderful way of showing how philosophy can be interwoven with literature.
Any parents who've had doubts about their children reading Harry Potter will find this an excellent resource. And I would go so far as to challenge any of those people who want to ban these books from their children's libraries to find fault with the logic of this book.

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In this original interpretation of the "Harry Potter" sensation, Edmund M Kern argues that the attraction of these stories to children comes not only from the fantastical elements embedded in the plots, but also from their underlying moral messages. This fresh, instructive, and upbeat guide to "Harry Potter" will give parents many useful and educational suggestions for discussing the moral implications of this continuously popular series of books with their children.

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The Psychology of Harry Potter: An Unauthorized Examination Of The Boy Who Lived (Psychology of Popular Culture) Review

The Psychology of Harry Potter: An Unauthorized Examination Of The Boy Who Lived (Psychology of Popular Culture)
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This is a nice compendium of essays associating Harry Potter with a range of topics in psychology. It stacks up well to other collections of critical essays and applications that take the Harry Potter books as their starting point.
The book is actually 326 pages and has an introduction and 22 chapters. Since the Table of Contents isn't available above, here are the chapters:
Introduction
Neil Mulholland, Ph.D.
What Do Students Learn from Hogwarts Classes?
Robin S. Rosenberg, Ph.D.
Harry's Curiosity
Susan Engel with Sam Levin
Intergroup Conflict in the World of Harry Potter
Kevin J. Apple and Melissa J. Beers
"Have You Got What it Takes to Train Security Trolls?": Career Counseling for Wizards
Shoshana D. Kerewsky, Psy.D., and Lissa Joy Geiken, M.Ed.
Hogwarts Academy: Common Sense and Magic
Charles W. Kalish and Emma C. Kalish
Attachment Styles at Hogwarts: From Infancy to Adulthood
Wind Goodfriend, Ph.D.
What Harry and Fawkes Have in Common: The Transformative Power of Grief
Misty Hook
Harry Potter and the Resilience to Adversity
Richard E. Heyman and Danielle M. Provenzano
Discovering Magic
Karl S. Rosengren and Emily C. Rosengren
The Magical World of Muggles
Carol Nemeroff
Time and Time Again: Muggle's Watch, the Wizard's Clock
Peter A. Hancock and Michelle K. Gardner
The Social Dynamics of Power and Cooperation in the Wizarding World
Nancy Franklin
Mental Illness in the World of Wizardry
Jessica Leigh Murakami
"Dobby Had to Iron His Hands, Sir!": Self-Inflicted Cuts, Burns, and Bruises in Harry Potter
E. David Klonsky, Ph.D., and Rebecca Laptook, M.A.
The Werewolf in the Wardrobe
Siamak Tundra Naficy
Exploring the Dark Side: Harry Potter and the Psychology of Evil
Christopher J. Patrick and Sarah K. Patrick
Harry Potter and the Word That Shall Not Be Named
Mikhail Lyubansky
Evolution, Development, and the Magic of Harry Potter
David H. Rakison and Caroline Simard
Using Psychological Treatment with Harry
Neil Mulholland, Ph.D.
Defense Against the Real Dark Arts
Patricia A. Rippetoe
Resisting Social Influence: Lessons from Harry Potter
Melanie C. Green
Harry Potter and the Magic of Transformation
Laurie J. Pahel

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