num_pages: 370
description: Nita 13, chased by bullies, finds a magic book, meets Kit 12. His power is in machines, wand a car antenna, hers is plants and rowan twig. To heal claudication hiccups of conjured energy-radiating ball Fred, they must walk off a Manhattan tower. The trio must beat alternate world monsters for the Book of Light to save the world from the Evil One and his Book of Darkness. Plus 24-pg sequel preview
language: English
title: So You Want to Be a Wizard
titlecomplete: So You Want to Be a Wizard
characters: Khairelikoblepharehglukumeilichephriedosd'enagouni "Fred", Juanita "Nita" Callahan, Christopher "Kit" Rodriguez
genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Childrens, Young Adult Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Fiction, Magic, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 27040
places: New York City, New York, Hempstead, New York
series: Young Wizards
publisher: Harcourt Magic Carpet