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Today, we're sharing a little big of Middle Grade Fiction MAGIC as we shine the book spotlight on a newly released title via Walker Books US, a division of Candlewick Press! It's the first in a NEW SERIES that'll have readers and nonreaders alike clamoring to their local libraries trying to discover just how to REALLY get between the pages...and if that hint of smoke in the air is something other than a stranger's sad cologne. Why? Ah, you'll see. Ladies and gents, get ready for an adventure that confirms all your suspicions...or at least those that are able books being magical portals to other worlds...as we welcome today's book of choice...
Kit the Wizard, Book 1
by
Louie Stowell
Illustrated by
Davide Ortu
9781536214932
Walker Books US
About the book...
Kit Spencer can’t stand reading. She’d rather be outside playing and getting muddy than stuck inside with a book. But when her best friends, Josh and Alita, drag her to the local library, Kit makes an incredible discovery: she’s a wizard—and books are the key to her abilities. Unfortunately, a greedy businessman wants to tear down the beloved library, destroying all its magic. To make matters worse, there’s a sleeping dragon hidden there, and if she’s awakened, her wild power will wreak havoc. With the help of a friendly dragon-dog hybrid named Dogon, Kit and her companions will have to find a way to save the dragon in the library—and maybe the world! A humorous romp full of library enchantment, with a diverse cast of characters and dynamic illustrations.
In a fast-paced and funny adventure, Kit must use the magic of books to save the library—and its resident dragon—from a power-hungry tycoon.
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Hey, everyone loves a good story...
...so why should it be any different for dragons?
I really LOVED this one! It was fast paced, funny, filled with adventure, and baddies that NEEDED to be defeated (seriously, taking the library?! What kind of barbarian are you?!)...and all that is in addition to a nonreader discovering they have magical type powers that allow them to be transported into the stories that surround them, utilizing them as a sort of portal to...well, I can't really say because to do so would be I'd have to tamper with your memory after you read it and if I learned anything from Faith, the uber cool "librarian" (that really IS one, but also not exactly!), that's ALWAYS a last resort! See Faith, I was paying attention!
Seriously though, readers of Middle Grade Fiction (and beyond!) will be enthralled by the diverse cast of characters, blown away by the mysteries of the library, and gasping for breath as we bounce from discovery to danger to all out you-must-perform-this-magic-or-it-just-might-be-the-end-of-it-before-it-really-begins moments! Kit is her own self, and happy to be that way, as are we to meet her! Her two best friends are different than her, but they celebrate each other's strengths and try to build each other up in times of weakness. She couldn't have asked for a better duo to share this MASSIVE secret with! Speaking of secrets, her new (maybe) instructor, Faith, is SO not your regular old wizened and bearded wizardy type teacher, but is a ROCKSTAR just the same.
All in all, a fabulous MUST READ that I can't wait to visit with again...and when the next installment launches, I AM SO THERE! Oh and one more thing, the dragon is PHENOMENOL, but watch out for the Dogon! If I ever find one, I'm totally investing in fireproof EVERYTHING!
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About the author...
Louie Stowell started her career writing carefully researched books about space, ancient Egypt, politics, and science, but eventually she lapsed into just making stuff up. She likes writing about dragons, wizards, vampires, fairies, monsters, and parallel worlds. Louie Stowell currently works as the publisher of Ladybird Books and lives in London with her wife, Karen; her dog, Buffy; and a creepy puppet that is probably cursed.
About the illustrator...
Davide Ortu is an Italian artist who began his career in graphic design before discovering children’s book illustration. He is on a quest to conjure colorful and fantastic places where time stops to offer the biggest emotions to the smallest people. Davide Ortu lives in Spain.
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Special thanks to Raquel at Candlewick Press for the chance to bring this title to you and the copy for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, the illustrator, or the publisher, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now via Walker Books US, a division of Candlewick Press, so click on over to your favorite online retailer or visit your local brick and mortar today!
Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!
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