The Last of the Wizards

by Rona Jaffe, Mike Peterkin (Illustrator)

When Peter makes a wish in the moonlight, he summons the last wizard, whose powers are not reliable because of the decline in belief, but who offers him three wishes, an opportunity of which the boy takes full advantage.

12 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Rona Jaffe established The Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Awards program in 1995. It is the only national literary awards program of its kind dedicated to supporting women writers exclusively. Since the program began, the Foundation has awarded more than $850,000 to a total of 92 women.

Ms. Jaffe was the author of sixteen books, including Class Reunion, Family Secrets, The Road Taken, and The Room-Mating Season (2003). Her 1958 best-selling first novel, The Best of Everything, was reissued by Penguin in 2005.