Wizard Abroad

by Diane Duane

Book Overview

To give Nita a vacation from magic, Nita's parents pack her off for a month-long stay with her eccentric aunt in Ireland. But Ireland is even more steeped in magical doings than the United States, and Nita soon finds herself and a host of Irish wizards battling creatures from a nightmare Ireland--a realm where humankind is the stuff of tales and storybooks, and where the legends and monsters of the country's mythology are a deadly reality.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152162380
• ISBN13: 9780152162382
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.4" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7

Customer Reviews

Opinion of an avid reader

I've read all of the Wizard series by Diane Duane, and this is definitely the best yet. According to Nita(Juanita)'s parents, she and and her wizardry partner, Kit (Christopher), have been spending way too much time together. Her parents just can't understand that there's NOTHING going on between them, just magic. Nonetheless, Juanita is packed up and sent to live with her aunt in Ireland for six weeks until school starts. Grudgingly, Nita settles in with her aunt, and even starts enjoying a little break from magic, but it's not too long until she realizes how much trouble Ireland is really in, and how one little shift of power in the wrong direction could destroy it. It's up to Nita, Kit, and a few new characters to gather the tools they need and re-enact an ancient battle, or accept their fates. The story is set with Duane's typical magic, melded together with Irish lore to make one of the most creative and thrilling fantasy books of today.

PLEASE write more of these!

This book is probably my favorite book in the whole world (except for probably Deep Wizardry.) Diane Duane is the best fantasy writer in the world, at least to me, right up there with J.R.R. Tolkein, E. Nesbit, and J.K. Rowling. My only complaint is that there's no sequel. PLEASE, Diane Duane, write more of these books!And that's all I have to say.

A 13-year-old's opinion. . .

Three words: I LOVED IT! This is definitely one of the best young adult type books around. One of my all-time favorite books (like the others in the series), A WIZARD ABROAD kept me captivated till the end (an I still want MORE!). With the addition of Dairine, Nita's younger sister, who is my favorite character (sorry, Nita or Kit fans), this and the book before it, HIGH WIZARDRY, are my favorites. Please, read this book! I've had many people turn it down, but those who take my advice are glad! They agree: A WIZARD ABROAD IS THE BEST! ( but read the others first! )

EXCELLENT BOOK, EXCELLENT SERIES, EXCELLENT AUTHOR

This is one of my favorite books. The whole concept of unknown magical beings is very interesting to me. I found this book and the three before it very creative stories. Diane Duane is definitely one of the greatest writers of wizarding books right after J.K. Rowling. I have only one complaint, Where's the next one?????

I will always read these books

I am eighteen and have been a proud owner of each of these books. When I feel ill or upset I get them out and reread them because I love them so much. This is a perfect book and I whole heartedly recommend it to you - enjoy it.