The Wizards of Once

by Cressida Cowell

Book Overview

In the first book of a new series by the bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon, the warring worlds of Wizards and Warriors collide in a thrilling and enchanting adventure.

Once there were Wizards, who were Magic, and Warriors, who were not. But Xar, son of the King of Wizards, can't cast a single spell. And Wish, daughter of the Warrior Queen, has a banned magical object of her own. When they collide in the wildwood,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316508330
• ISBN13: 9780316508339
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

I LOVE these books.

These books are the perfect level of complex political intrigue, relationship dynamics spanning generations, and magic systems for upper elementary and middle grade readers. I read this as an adult and thoroughly enjoyed it throughout and I think my 5th grade students would love it as much as I did. It’s perfectly appropriate for any reader up to the skill level and I think it would be enjoyed by young and old folks alike. It follow a set of 12 year olds (one girl and two boys) and used all three of their perspectives intermixed. I will recommend this to even my most reluctant readers as a good option that is accessible to a wide array of children. I am a big reader and read roughly a book a week across genres and age ranges and this was probably one of my favorite series I’ve read in a few years.

Great book

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