Seven-Day Magic

Edward Eager

HarperCollins, Aug 16, 1999 - Juvenile Fiction - 224 pages

The seventh and concluding volume in the series called "truly magic in a reader's hands" by Jack Gantos, Newbery Medal winner for Dead End in Norvelt.

All books are magic, but some are more magical than others.

When Susan opens a strange library book, she discovers it is about her and her friends, leading up to the moment when she opened the book. Beyond that, the pages are blank . . . waiting for the children to wish the book full of adventures.

Fredericka asks for wizards and beasties, and a dragon carries her off. Susan journeys to the world of Half Magic, and finds that mixing magic creates trouble—far too much to deal with before the book is due back at the library. Will their adventure end happily ever after?

This funny and gentle classic series is an enjoyable read-aloud and also a strong choice for independent reading. For fans of such favorite series as The Penderwicks and The Vanderbeekers.

Enjoy all seven of the middle grade novels in Edward Eager's beloved Tales of Magic series!

Contents

• 1 Finding It: 1
• 2 Using It: 25
• 3 Taming It: 61
• 4 Losing It: 92
• 5 Thwarting It: 125
• 6 Being Thwarted: 146
• 7 Keeping It?: 169
• 8 Giving It Back: 196
• Back Matter: 205
• Inside Back Cover: 207
• Back Cover: 208
• Spine: 209

About the author

Edward Eager (1911–1964) worked primarily as a playwright and lyricist. It wasn’t until 1951, while searching for books to read to his young son, Fritz, that he began writing children’s stories. His classic Tales of Magic series started with the best-selling Half Magic, published in 1954. In each of his books he carefully acknowledges his indebtedness to E. Nesbit, whom he considered the best children’s writer of all time—“so that any child who likes my books and doesn’t know hers may be led back to the master of us all.”

Bibliographic information

• Title: Seven-Day Magic; Volume 7 of Tales of Magic
• Author: Edward Eager
• Illustrated by: N. M. Bodecker
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: HarperCollins, 1999
• ISBN: 054754488X, 9780547544885
• Length: 224 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Classics; Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic; Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories