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Half Magic may refer to: Half Magic, a 1954 novel by Edward Eager. Half Magic (film), an American film released in February 2018. Half Magic, the alternate title of the 2020 animated film Onward in Japan.
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.
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Published in 1954, American author Edward Eager’s novel Half Magic is a classic in children’s fantasy literature. Illustrated by N. M. Bodecker, this novel is the first in a seven-book series dubbed The Tales of Magic.
Beloved by children (and the parents lucky enough to share it with them) since it was first published in 1954, Half Magic is the uproarious tale of four siblings who discover a charm that grants exactly half of whatever they wish for–with results that are twice as predictable (and hilarious) as you might expect.
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Jun 25, 2003 · We're in middle America during a long hot summer. Four children are left to their own devices - their father is dead, their mother drudges on a local paper. They are bracingly sharp and stubborn ...
Sep 25, 2019 · Half Magic – Edward Eager (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016) This is a sweet, old-fashioned story about four siblings who discover a magic coin. The eldest, Jane, picks it up on the sidewalk one day and quickly discovers it grants wishes. Except that it only grants half the wish.
