← Back to search
Cover of The Magic Book

The Magic Book

Willo Davis Roberts (1986)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads4.12
Buy on Amazon ↗Buy on Bookshop.org ↗Buy on Apple Books ↗

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

violence

Positive tags

found familyhopeful endinglow angst

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Found FamilyMagic AcademyForbidden MagicAncient ArtifactReluctant HeroComing of AgeFellowship

Themes

coming of agefriendshipresponsibilityconsequences of powerbullyingteamwork

Synopsis

When Alex and his friends try the spells in an old book, things don't happen quite as they'd thought, but they decide to try the bully spell on the school bully anyway.

Tags

Contemporary FantasySchool StoryMagic RealismAdventure