num_pages: 217
description: Four children wish on a Half Magic coin that gets their mother Alison half-way home, rescued by Mr Smith. Mark's wish zaps them to a desert without island, where half-talking cat Carrie gabbles to a camel. Romantic Katherine battles Launcelot. Eldest Jane rejects siblings for another family. Stubborn youngest, Martha, causes a riot downtown.
language: English
title: Half Magic
titlecomplete: Half Magic
characters: Katharine, Jane Whitefield, Martha (divers), Mark Fuller
genres: Fantasy, Middle Grade, Magic, Young Adult, Childrens, Humor, Classics, Fiction, Adventure, Juvenile
ratings_count: 37105
series: Tales of Magic
publisher: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.