Seven-Day Magic [Hardcover]

Edward Eager (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 190 pages
• Publisher: Demco Media (August 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0606009752
• ISBN-13: 978-0606009751
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,707,656 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The "Magic" of Books, July 20, 2001

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julip510 (Louisville, KY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seven-Day Magic (Books for Young Readers) (Paperback)

John, Susan, Barnaby (never Barney!), Abbie and Fredericka just LOVE books! Every Saturday is a self-proclaimed “Book Day” and they head to the local library to check out exciting books. As the story opens, they are all sitting in the local library discussing their desire to find a magic book. When it is time to check out their books, Susan grabs a battered red leather-bound book from the shelf, almost as an after-thought. As the librarian checks out the books, she stamps the red book, eyes the children curiously, and states, “THIS is a 7 Day book.” With that the adventures begin. In this book, Mr. Eager pays homage to the great children’s author Edith Nesbit and even mentions the Oz books…among many other popular and historical literary references. The magic in this book isn’t the “do-gooder” magic used as a basis for his books “Magic or Not?” and “The Well-Wishers” …in fact, this book even has a dragon! A fine book in the tradition of magic themed books for children and one of Eager’s better works.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unforgettable, August 4, 2000

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Haley Parnham (NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seven-Day Magic (Books for Young Readers) (Paperback)

I first read this book over 35 years ago and to this day I can remember the joy I got from it. The magic of this and other books by Edward Eager is the way he weaves the adventures of magic into the lives of ordinary children. Seven Day Magic is a must-read for any child who has an imagination (what child doesn't, is what I want to know!). As you travel through this story with Susan, John, Barnaby, Abbie, and Fredericka you find yourself hoping the next book you check out from the library has the same magical formula as the one they find. This is a fun book to read with your parents (or with your kids). Enjoy!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Meet a Meta-Fantasy, July 20, 2002

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Michael Weber "fairportfan" (Atlanta) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seven-Day Magic (Books for Young Readers) (Paperback)

By "meta-fantasy", i mean that this is a fantasy about fantasy -- even referencing the author's own fiction *as* fiction.

And it is hilarious. As soon as Susan begins reading aloud from the seven-day book that she checked out of the library on a whim... nd reads the opening paragraphs of the book that the reader is already holding in his hands, we know we're in for a strange ride, indeed, even for Edward Eager, who gave us "Half Magic" (in which there is a magic charm which grants one-half of what one wishes; a wish to visit a desert island puts one in the Sahara -- "Desert, yes -- island, no.") and "The Time Garden" (in which one set of magically-adventuring children rescue another set from another of his books from cannibals).

So first read the "Half Magic" books (currently available as a boxed set), then grab this one and fasten your seat belts, keep arms and hands inside the car at all times, and enjoy the ride.