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| ISBN: | 1606841432 (ISBN13: 9781606841433) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Oona Crate Mystery #1 |
| Literary Awards: | Agatha Award Nominee for Best Children/Young Adult Fiction (2011), Edgar Award Nominee for Best Juvenile (2012) |
Shawn Thomas Odyssey
Hardcover | Pages: 348 pages Rating: 3.83 | 926 Users | 155 Reviews
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Oona Crate was born to be the Wizard’s apprentice, but she has another destiny in mind. Despite possessing the rare gift of natural magic, Oona wants to be a detective.Eager for a case to prove herself, she wants to show her uncle—the Wizard of Dark Street—that logic is as powerful as magic. But when someone attacks the Wizard, Oona must delve even deeper into the world of magic to discover who wanted her uncle dead.
Full of magic, odd characters, evil henchmen, and a street where nothing is normal, The Wizard of Dark Street will have you guessing until the very end.
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| Title | : | The Wizard of Dark Street (Oona Crate Mystery #1) |
| Author | : | Shawn Thomas Odyssey |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 348 pages |
| Published | : | July 26th 2011 by Egmont USA |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Childrens. Middle Grade. Fantasy. Young Adult. Magic. Fiction |
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Ratings: 3.83 From 926 Users | 155 ReviewsCritique Epithetical Books The Wizard of Dark Street (Oona Crate Mystery #1)
A cute story mixing two of my favorite things - magic and whodunits.Oona is a Natural Magician, a rare thing even on Dark Street, the last of the pathways between the World of Man and Faerie, and, since the gate to Faerie has been shut permanently, magic is on the decline.But despite this, and because of a tragic accident she caused when her magic went wrong, she doesn't want to be the Wizard's Apprentice and, instead, wants to follow the path of her father and be a detective.But her worldsCute story, a fun young readers Mystery.
Decent quick read. Good for middle school. Liked how the protagonist solved the mystery. But would have liked her to have a positive female relationship.
I really wanted to like this book more than I did. For me, the characters seemed superficial and somewhat overdone, more caricatures that characters. I also found it quite heavy-handed in Oona 'agonizing' over her decision to give up magic; I understand that the book is geared toward a younger audience, but even the average child would not need to be hit on the head with a hammer to get the message. That said, the book did pick-up at the end. I might read the next one in the series if I come
Oona, the 13 year old sleuth of this YA fantasy/mystery, lives on Dark Street, a one street town lying between the New York of 1876 and the land of the Fay. Every midnight for one minute there's an open gate between NYC and Dark Street, and the rest of the time the city is inaccessible. Oona was apprenticed to her uncle, the Wizard of Dark Street, their only wizard, and the person who protects the town against possible fairy attack. Three years before the book starts, she accidentally killed her
This steampunk mystery/fantasy was short on imagination and dialogue, with more unanswered questions about this portal world than it had plot. Why do they get their food from New York? How do they do it in one minute a day? Why do lawyers have tattoos on their faces? Are they placed there magically, through a bonding process, or do they just go to parlors? If so, on Dark Street, or in New York? The mystery itself felt a bit obvious. The character Deacon was the best (and he was an encyclopedic
Cute and enjoyable story with good characters.
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