My Magical Life

Zach King's Magical Life Trilogy #1

by Zach King

Award-winning digital media star Zach King brings his unique brand of magic to the first installment of a lively, fun-filled trilogy about Zach, a middle schooler in search of his magical powers while navigating the crazy, confusing world of public school. Big Nate meets DanTDM in a debut middle grade adventure by social media superstar Zach King. The book comes complete with a code for a downloadable app that brings Zach’s vibrant world to fully animated, three-dimensional life. Zach My Magical Life is also coming to theaters soon, as the project has been picked up by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment. Everyone in Zach King’s family has a magical power. His father can turn back time, his sister can turn invisible, and his mother can transform any object into something else. And Zach…well, he hasn’t found his magical power yet and his family is growing worried that he’s been “skipped.” So his parents decide to stop homeschooling him in magical arts and send him instead to a regular middle school with regular kids. To Zach, it’s the worst news ever. Who wants to be ordinary when everyone around them is extraordinary? But Zach quickly learns that going to regular school with regular kids isn’t all that bad. Who knew having real friends would be so much fun? And just when Zach least expects it, he discovers a pair of magical snapbacks that might just be the magical thing he’s been looking for his whole life. The only thing standing in his way is the school bully, Tricia Stands. She’s determined to make sure Zach doesn’t get more popular than she is, and so she plans a prank so awful, so evil, it could cause the biggest disaster Horace Greeley Middle School has ever seen. For fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Timmy Failure, and Trayaurus and the Enchanted Crystal and anyone who’s ever wondered where they belong, this is the perfect book for you.

Genres: Middle Grade, Childrens, Magic, Fantasy

208 pages, Hardcover

Published September 26, 2017

About the author

Zachary "Zach" King is an American Vine star, filmmaker and YouTube personality based in Los Angeles. He is most known for his "magic vines" - six-second videos digitally edited to look as if he is doing magic.

Reviews

[Irmak · Rating 4 out of 5]

Benim Sihirli Dünyam şu zamana kadar düşünülmüş en güzel çocuk kitaplarından birisi olabilir. Kitabı yayınevinin sayfasında ilk gördüğümde çok merak etmiştim çünkü kitabın sayfaları telefona indirilen bir uygulama sayesinde 3D bir hal alıyordu. Sonra kitap elime geçtiği gibi diğer okuduklarımı yok sayıp hemen başladım :D

Zach sihirli güçleri olan bir aileye sahip. Babası saati sayesinde zamanı geri alabiliyor, kız kardeşi gözlüğü ile görünmez olabiliyor ve annesi de yüzüğü ile sıradan eşyaları sıradışı eşyalara çevirebiliyordu. Zach ise henüz sihirli gücünü ve ona bu gücü verecek eşyasını bulamamıştı. Bu durum ailede Zach'in atlatmış olabileceği endişesini doğurdu ve sihirsiz bir hayatı öğrenmesi için de onu normal bir okula yazdırdılar. Zach hem sihirli nesnesini arayıp hem de yeni okulunda baş belası olan Tricia ile başa çıkmaya çalışıyordu. Zach okulda bir çift şapka keşfettiğinde tüm hayatı boyunca aradığı sihirli nesnenin onlar olabileceğini düşündü. Fakat acımasız Tricia, öyle şeyler planladı ki bu Zach ve yeni arkadaşlarını içinden çıkılması zor bir maceraya sürükledi.

Kitapta her bir karakteri çok sevsem de en çok Zach'in yeni arkadaşı Aaron'a bayıldım. Tam bir saftirikti ama sevimli olanından. Kitap konu ve yazarın yazım tarzı itibariyle de okuması çok keyifli bir kitaptı. Ama kitabı asıl keyifli kılan da sayfalardaki timsahların uygulama sayesinde canlanıp önünüzde hareket etmesi, kayıp nesne avına çıkmanız ve hikayenin bazı kısımlarına 3D olarak göz atma imkanı buluyor olmanızdı. Okumayı sevmeyen çocuklara kesinlikle okumayı sevdirecek bir kitap olduğunu düşünüyorum. Ama bu kitaptan sonra bütün kitapları aynı şekilde görmek isteyebilirler :D

Ayrıca devam kitabı yurt dışında 1 Mayıs'ta çıktı. Sabırsızlıkla bekliyorum.

[Ömer · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.55/5

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[Nmnm · Rating 3 out of 5]

رواية عبقرية جدا فى فكرتها فى المزج ما بين حدوته الولد اللى عنده قوة سحرية وهوس الجيل ده بالسوشيال ميديا ، والسعى ورا الشهرة والشعبية

[Büşra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eskiden sabah erkenden kalkar Disney Channel filmlerini izlemek için televizyonun başına otururdum. Günümün en güzel saatleri, belki de çocukluğumun en eğlenceli zamanlarından biriydi. İşte Benim Sihirli Dünyam'ı okurken o zamanlarda televizyon başına kitlenip o güzel çocuk filmlerini izler gibi hissettim.

Doyasıya eğlenip kahkahalarla sayfaları çevirdim.

Benim Sihirli Dünyam, ailesi bazı sihirli güçlere sahip olan Zach'ın kendi gücünü ya da gücünü simgeleyen eşyasını bulamayıp aile toplantısında birtakım şapşallıklar yapmasıyla başlıyor. Sihir yeteneğine sahip olmayışı yüzünden kendini kötü hisseden Zach sürekli bu duruma çare bulmak için arayışlar içerisindeyken ailesi, 11 yaşına kadar evde eğitim görmüş Zach'i okula göndermeye karar veriyor.

İlk başlarda bu durumdan mutsuz olan Zach'a, okulun tabiri caizse zorba prensesi tarafından bir karşılama töreni yapılınca, kamerasına tutkun, kedi videoları ile internette fenomen olmaya çalışan Aaron'un onu kurtarma çabası ve muhteşem başlayan arkadaşlıkları ile Zach belki de okulun ona iyi geleceğini umut ediyor. Yeni bir arkadaş, yeni bir çevre, kalbini pıt pıt attıran Rachel ve okulda cezaya kalınca bulduğu bir çift şapka ile Zach'in umutsuz hayatı tam anlamıyla değişiyor.

Benim Sihirli Dünyam içerisinde sadece bir hikâye barındıran bir kitap değil. Ona özel bir aplikasyonu var ve bu onu diğer kitaplardan farklı kılıyor. Bu aplikasyon ile kitabın içersindeki çizgi roman kısımlarını canlandırıp sihirli nesneleri bulabiliyor ve izliyormuş gibi okuma hissine sahip oluyorsunuz.

İkinci kitabını, hikâye beni azıcık da merakta bıraktığı için sabırsızlıkla bekliyorum. Konu Zach'in şapşallıkları, okuru heyecanlandıran sihir denemeleri ve çektikleri harika video denemeleri olunca okumaya doyum olmuyor.

Her yaştan okurun zevk alacağına ve gününüzün bir saatini bile ayırsanız o saati eğlenceli kılacağına inanıyorum.

[Jefi Sevilay · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Öncelikle kitabı okuyanlar lütfen son sayfadaki gizli resmin yerini söylesin. Bulamıyorum ve çıldıracağımdır!

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Bir saniye, benim ilave yıldızlarım yok muydu? Dur Zach King'in uygulamasını çıkarıp bir bakayım. Amanın cebimden yıldızlar dökülmeye başladı. Hem de evimin salonunda! İnanılır gibi değil?!

Benim sihirli dünyam her açıdan çığır açıcı. Neden sadece 140 rating var anlayamadım. Her açıdan muhteşemin ötesinde. Bir kere o eski çizgiroman kokusu var. Açtığınız zaman hemen bunu hissediyorsunuz. Hatta bu kitap için çizgi romanın geleceği de diyebilirim.

Aslında sadece keyifli hikayesi bile yeterdi. Harry Potter yetişkin kalıyorsa onun bir düşüğü Serafina serisini, o da yetişkin kalıyorsa Percy Jackson ve Olimposluları da okudum. Hepsi birbirinden güzeldi. Dolayısıyla Benim Sihirli Dünyam'ı da seveceğime emindim. Ancak beni çocukluğuma döndürecek kadar mutlu edeceğinden habersizdim.

Ama bu kitabı hikayesi haricinde diğerlerinden ayıran birşey vardı. O da Zach King'in kendine yaraşır şekilde artırılmış gerçeklikle kitaba hayat katması. Aldığım anda (aynı gün değil, kargo geldikten 1 dakika sonra) uygulamasını indirdim. İlk dediği şey telefonu bir fotoğrafa tutun. Bir de baktım ki kapak canlandı! İçinden bir timsah çıktı ve Zach King'i kovaladı. Öbür sayfaya geçtim, balonlar havaya uçuştu ve patlattım. Diğer sayfada bir araba oyunu oynadım. Kitabı kendimle aynı hizaya getirdim karakterler salonumda elimde duran kitabın üstünden bana bakıyordu. Resimlerin içinde gizli objeler buldum. Daha kitabı okumadan kaç kişiye önerdim bilmiyorum (sanırım 12).

Zack King gerçekten kendine ve sihrine yaraşır şekilde mükemmel bir iş başarmış. Çok keyif aldım, çok eğlendim ve yüzümde hep bir gülümsemeyle okudum.

Kesinlikle ve kesinlikle tavsiye ediyorum!

[Killer Bee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very great as it has a lot of cool stuff in side! (i wish i had magic snapbacks)

[Ethan Scritchfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book Zach King: My Magical Life is written by Zach King who is a 26 year old magician and filmmaker. In this book Zach King is an 11 year old boy who comes from a family that has generations of magical powers. Each member of the King family finds their own magical object when they are children, which they use throughout their lives to channel their magical powers. Sadly Zach has not discovered his magical object and is the oldest in the history of the King family to not find their object. This is upsetting to Zach and his family as they wonder if he has been skipped and will be the only King without magical powers.

Zach has been homeschooled all this life with his sister, Sophie but his parents decide to send him to a public middle school so that he can learn to be a non-magical kid in case he never finds his magical object. At school Zach meets his new best friend Aaron and the mean girl Tricia. We also get to know Rachel a little bit as well as the principal and custodian. Throughout the book Zach has to adjust to middle school, find new friendships, deal with the school bully and go in search of finding his magic object.

I really liked that this book was so entertaining and funny and I couldn't wait to find out what was going to happen next. An awesome addition to reading this book is that you can download the My Magical Life app and use it to scan the illustrated pages and watch them come to life! I wished the book would have been longer because I wanted to know what adventure Zach and Aaron went on next and if Zach continues to figure out his magical powers.

I would recommend this book to kids 5th grade - 8th grade. I would recommend this book for these grades because it has a middle school setting and deals with all of real-life middle school ups and downs but with a magic twist. I cannot wait for Zach King's second book to come out so that I can find out what happens in Zach, Aaron and Tricia's lives.

[Khadijah Adam · Rating 5 out of 5]

So much fun while reading this book. It’s so creative that my phone was always ready with its apps.

And I can’t wait for the second book to come out and also I want to confirm if my guess about Zach’s magical item is correct!

[Maria Myers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great 👍

I am not a big reader and did not stop reading this.
I love zac h king as a YouTuber and also love him as a writer.😀

[whatbooknext · Rating 3 out of 5]

Age - 7+

Zach is home schooled as he is part of a magical family. But when his magic still hasn't arrived at the age of 11, his parents believe he has beeen 'skipped' and the best thing for him is to go to middle school and learn to be 'normal' like other non-magical kids.

His first day at Horace Greeley Middle School finds him inside a vending machine in nothing but his boxers. But how did it happen? When an online video of 'the trick' goes viral, his new friend Aaron is keen to know how he did it, and for him to do more tricks like that. That's not his only problem - the coolest kid in school has decided to make him look a fool - as often as possible.

When Zach does finally find his magic, it's way cooler than he ever dreamed, but how does he hide the truth from his new friends when they are keen to see more of his 'tricks' online?

Zach soon finds a way, but has to face the bully, his parents and an alligator!

This is the 1st in a new series, made up of both text and full page, full colour illustrations. Set mostly in Horace Greeley Middle School, it's a fun read.

[Adrienne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Zach's family is certainly not normal. His father can stop time, his sister can make herself invisible and his mother can change objects. Zach and his sister are homeschooled so they can keep the family's magic secret and also to give them time to practise their magic. The only problem is that they all have a magical object except Zach. They use the objects to channel their magic. Zach is eleven and still has not found his. Could he have been skipped? When Zach's grandad puts up on a magic show, Zach tries to pretend that he can do magic, but it's a disaster and his parents decide to send him to mainstream school. He encounters the school bully on his first day, but also makes a good friend n Aaron. Zach somehow magically ends up in a vending machine and then he finally finds his magical object, which is a pair of snap backs. Aaron and Zach start a blog about his magical feats and get loads of followers. Some of them land the two boys in lots of trouble and then there is a crazy run in with an alligator. He does save Rachel though, who he really likes. Zach discovers he has more magic and I really want to read the next book to find out what happens to him and his friends. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes books about magic and who want a really good laugh. Many thanks to Lovereading4kids for sending me this book in exchange for an honest review.

[Melanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good book, great intro to the series.

[Brittney · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had my eight-year-old read this book to me for a bedtime story.
The book overall was a fantastic, age-appropriate read. He was engaged the entire time, always wanting to keep reading so he could learn what would happen next.

[John Nondorf · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read this on the recommendation of my 9-year-old who really liked it. I did not really like it though I'm sure it will be very popular with younger fans of Zach King's YouTube videos (which I do like!). It's colorful, quick, and contains graphic elements which also make it attractive for many younger readers. The book started to win me over when the protagonist, a victim of bullying by popular kids at school, declared that it was possible to "be cool without being cruel." It lost me when he then played a mean prank on the main bully. The concept of magic in the book is also not very clear. Each member of Zach's family has some magical ability, but not until they discover a particular object that enables their magic. Zach discovers 2 caps (which he constantly and annoyingly calls "snapbacks") that allow him to do magical things. But he discovers them AFTER he first (unintentionally) does something magical. It also seems that other people can use his caps to do the same things. I assume this will be addressed later in the series, but it detracts from this book alone. I was also bothered by some copy editing errors which is really inexcusable from a book of this length and with this much flash from a major publisher.

[Talia · Rating 4 out of 5]

YAY for innovative books like this that are truly perfect for the reluctant reader. Not only do you get your standard chapter book, with a story that can hold its own, BUT then the app shows up and just adds so much more that you can keep going back to.

When it comes to the story itself - this is about a boy named (what else) Zach King who was born into a family of magicians. His little sister can turn invisible, his dad can stop time, and his mom can tranform objects. Zach is about to hit middle school age, and has shown no signs of magical abilities, so his parents decide to put him in public school. Of course, once he gets there, there's a chance he might be magical after all, and now he has to try and control that while also being a regular kid!

Like I said, the story can stand on its own even without the app . . . but my favorite part was definitely how well the app went along with the book. There were lots of fun features to find/play around with. My favorite was the comic book pages; you could search for hidden images through the app, and when you found them you gained trophies that filled up a trophy box by the end of the book.

This is truly like a game and a book all in one and I think the series is really set to be a game changer for other middle grade books that want to incorporate technology.

[Bookrapt (Est. 1983) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Zach King's family has magical powers - except, perhaps for Zach. He is now 11 but still hasn't found the magical object that will let him unlock his magic. His parents worry that perhaps the magic has 'skipped' him so decided to send him to a regular school. On his very first day he ends up inside a snack vending machine - maybe he is magical after all. But he finds that he can't repeat the trick so has to go back to school only to find he is now a YouTube sensation thanks to his new friend Aaron. Whilst doing detention Zach finally finds his true magical objects but rather than tell his parents, Zach decides to use them to get even with the school bully.

Written by a professional magician, this is the first book in a new series that follows the adventures of Zach King. This story is full of humour and crazy exploits but also includes real life issues such as bullying, friendship and attraction to the opposite sex. Colourful full page illustrations and occasional comic book sequences further enhance the story and there is also an app available that turns the illustrations into 3D animated mini movies. A real movie is also in the pipeline. This title will probably appeal to fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Timmy Failure.

Reviewed by Penny Guy (Bookrapt)

[Mely · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a fun, creative, and interactive book for tweens. I myself as an adult really enjoyed this book and looking forward to the sequel. I also enjoyed the interactive app that pairs with this book. I'm a fan of Zach King's Instagram shorts and this book didn't disappoint.

[Mr.Kitap · Rating 4 out of 5]

Çok eğlenceli, zevkli ve yaratıcı bir kitaptı benim sihirli dünyam. Okurken çok eğlendim. En eğlenceli kısmı ise kitabın AR teknolojisi ile yapılmış olması.

Görsel tasarımı görmek ve yorumun devamı için

[Matthew · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love reading books that my kids are reading. It creates so many fun conversations. My thirteen-year old son just finished this one and we had a lot of fun talking about it.

[Lucas Avila · Rating 5 out of 5]

GOOD

[Mehsi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Zach King, een jongen uit een magische familie, maar hij heeft zelf nog geen magie of een magisch object.

Ik zag dit boekje bij een van mijn bibliotheken en ik vond het er superleuk uit zien, dus hij moest mee. En nu ik het heb gelezen moet ik zeggen dat het zeker een heerlijk boek was om te lezen, ook al had ik wel een paar dingen die ik jammer vond.

En laat ik daar dan maar mee beginnen. Ten eerste het feit dat de ouders blijkbaar niet verder kijken dan het eigen huis voor magische objecten. Of in ieder geval zou kwam het wel over. En kom op zeg, hoe groot is nou de kans dat je een magisch object toevallig in huis hebt? En zou je niet na 1 jaar al door de objecten zijn? Waarom ga je niet de wereld rond en zoek je overal?

Tricia was het grootste probleem van het boek. Ik word echt doodmoe van deze trope in boeken. Kunnen we niet gewoon eens een boek hebben zonder gemene krengen van verdoemenis? Ik lees boeken voornamelijk om even weg te komen van de wereld en dan heb ik dus geen zin in steeds weer een kreng tegen te komen. Er moet toch een andere manier zijn om spanning in een boek te gooien? Dus ja, Tricia? Die mag van mij een eind ophoepelen, wat een sneu type was dat zeg. Ik was wel blij dat ze aan het einde wat van haar populariteit is verloren, maar dan nog lijkt het er op dat ze niks heeft geleerd, en dan is ze ook nog eens ondankbaar. Bah, hopelijk komt ze niet zoveel voor in het volgende boek.

Ik vond Zach wel een aardige jongen, maar ik vond het wel jammer dat hij niet ietsje beter zijn best deed om zijn geheim te bewaren. Dat hij gewoon volop voor de videos ging en ook blijkbaar niet meer zoveel gaf of mensen het nou zagen of niet. Maar ik was wel blij dat hij een object (of moet ik zeggen 2) objecten heeft gevonden die hem helpen. En ik was blij dat hij Aaron als vriend heeft, en hij was ook zo aardig tegen hem en probeerde hem altijd te helpen. Ook was hij lief tegen zijn zusje (waar ik heel blij mee was want tja je ziet vaak dat broers/zussen vechten).
Plus hij was heel dapper aan het einde, niet veel mensen zullen doen wat hij daar deed.
Hopelijk komen we er ook achter waarom Zach soms magie kan gebruiken zonder objecten.

Rachel en Zach? Wel, ik hoop dat die twee verkering krijgen, wat zijn die twee leuk samen.

Rachel was zeker ook een favoriet. Wat een stoere meid is dat zeg. Karate, rodeo, en dan is er nog wat ze deed aan het einde. Geweldig!

Zach's zusje, tja, ik moest wel lachen dat ze altijd en overal er was. Wat een stalker. :P Maar ik vond het wel lief dat ze het deed voor haar broer, dat ze gewoon zeker wilde weten dat alles goed ging.

Ik vond het zeker leuk dat er magie bestaat in de wereld van het boek, en dat er dus hele families zijn die allemaal geweldige dingen kunnen doen. Ik zou ook wel een tas willen hebben die oneindig is. Makkelijk om allemaal boeken mee te kunnen nemen. En als ik dan eens op vakantie ga kan ik gewoon een berg kleding meenemen. Makkeeeeelijk! Maar ook onzichtbaarheid lijkt me cool.

Het boek is voornamelijk tekst, maar er zijn ook pagina's met illustraties, en stukken strips bij. En dat maakt het boek nog leuker om te lezen.

Dus ja, als Tricia niet in het boek was dan zou ik het een 4.5 hebben gegeven, maar nu krijgt het boek maar 3.5 sterretjes.

Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/

[Enfal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Benim Sihirli Dünyam (Zach King's Magical Life Trilogy #1) | #kitapyorumu
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Benim Sihirli Dünyam, ilk çıktığından beri merak ettiğim bir kitaptı. Yurtdışındaki bloggerlarda çokça görsem de nedense Türkiye'de çok kişide göremedim kitabı. Geçen alışveriş yaparken de sepeti dolduracak bir şeyler arıyordum, Benim Sihirli Dünyam bu boşluğu doldurdu 😄.
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King ailesinde herkesin bir nesneye bağlı sihir gücü var. Örneğin Zach'in babası saate bağlı ve zamanda oynamalar yapabiliyor, kardeşi gözlüğü ile görünmez olabiliyor. Bu yüzden tüm aile evden eğitim alıyor. Zach ise on bir yaşına gelmesine rağmen henüz kendi yeteneğini keşfetmemiş. Ailesi bunu fark edince belki Zach sihirli olmayan
bir çocuktur deyip onu normal bir ortaokula gönderiyorlar. Biz de Zach'in ortaokulda kendini keşfetme hikayesini okuyoruz 💛.
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Kitabı merak etmemdeki en büyük etkenlerden birisi, kitabın içindeki görsellerin üç boyutlu hale getirilebilmesiydi 🤩!. Kitabın bir uygulaması var, uygulamayı indirip çizim olan sayfalara kamerayı tuttuğunuzda resimler üç boyutlu hale geliyor 😄. Ben her sayfadaki üç boyutlu hallere baktım, hepsi harikaydı! Bazen bize bu sayfalar üzerinden bulmacalar, gizli nesneler vermişlerdi ve bu kitabı çok daha eğlenceli hale getirmişti. İşleyiş olarak da Zach karakteri gerçekten çok tatlıydı. En sevdiğim çocuk karakterlerden biri olmaya aday 😂. Onun haricinde yan karakterler de güzeldi. Oluşturulan kurgu güzeldi ve sizi çabucak içine çekiyordu. Resimleriyle, bulmacalarıyla iki yüz sayfacık bir kitaptı Benim Sihirli Dünyam. Sonunda verdiği mesaj da çok güzeldi. Her yaştan insan okuyabilir, eğleneceğinize eminim ❤️. Kitabın devamı da varmış aslında, ama kitap çıkalı uzun zaman olsa da Yabancı'dan haber yok 😅. Devamını da merakla bekliyorum. Sizler de alın kardeşinizle, çocuğunuzla birlikte okuyun. Eminim seveceksiniz ❤️. #haftalikyazar @yabanciyayinlari

[BAILEY RUNDQUIST · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bailey Rundquist


Zach King My Magical Life

Zack King’s, Magical Life, was really good. For a long time, I hated reading. After I read the first chapter, I fell in love with this book. Even though I have read this book a 100 times, I still get this heart warming feeling when I read it. Zack’s family is gifted with magical abilities but, this magic only works with a magic object, otherwise the magical abilities do not work. Zach is 11 years old in the book and has not found his magical object yet. His parents decide to have him go to regular school. Zack does not know what to expect in his first year of middle school so, it is really funny to read about his experiences. I enjoyed the characters in this book. Arron, Rachel and Tricia added to the fun in the book. I can relate to Zach,because I am 11 years old and I just started middle school too. I think other kids my age would like Magical Life too, I highly recommend this book.

[Margaret Boling · Rating 3 out of 5]

6/26/2019 ~ Zach comes from a magical family, but hasn't yet found his personal magical object; hence, his move from home-schooling to middle school. Zach meets his new best bud, Aaron, and the archetypal mean girl, Tricia. Oh, and, of course, a potential love interest, Rachel. Though the characterization is rather flat, I think my elementary readers will be attracted to the cover, and possible the author, Zach King, who is apparently a popular YouTuber who makes short videos that appear as if he's doing magic.

The "realistic fiction" (set with human characters in a middle school) with a bit of magic thrown in will appeal to kids ready to step up from Junior Fiction into chapter books. The full color illustrations and occasional graphic novel style panels will invite readers of graphic texts into a more traditional chapter book.

[Jackie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was reading this middle grade book to see if my students would like it. My 4th grade son came in the room and was amazed to see YouTube illusionist, Zach King. I didn't even realize he was a social media sensation. My boys are definitely wanting to read this one.
The story line is cute and I think kids would find it very relatable. It would be a great bridge for kids who love graphic novels but want to try out some books with more text. There are short sections told in graphic, but most of the book is longer text. There is strong picture support and the plot line is not overly complex. I will be recommending this to many of my readers!

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed following Zach on his journey to find his 'object' to apply his magic. Zach is magical, he comes from a magical family but he seems to be actually lacking the ability to perform magic- well that is until he attends a normal school with normal people. That's when things begin to change for Zach.

I really liked the premise, you really can't go wrong with injecting a little magic into your life. I thought the the story was well written, the imagery was bold and colourful, i felt engaged straight away.

I didn't actual know that the book was based on the Youtuber Zach King until after i read the book, and i thought that was pretty cool.

[WKPL Children's/YA Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

Miss Lori read and enjoyed learning about Zach and all his friends, while he tries to find out whether or not he has inherited magic like the rest of his family! This is the first in a series and I am sure there will be more fun awaiting Zach as he finds his way through middle school. 4th-6th graders should enjoy these books! (Some illustration/graphics throughout the book)

[Sabrina Schneider · Rating 1 out of 5]

Read this to my 4 year old daughter- it's all about a boy.. and the girl is mean.
First strike
Then... for reading this book out loud all the 'zach thought' and 'zach said' .. just hard to pronounce and you automatically lisp through it.
We stopped it after 50 pages as I didn't like the story or the characters. Very 'boy'ish' and lame writing.

[Mikey Golczynski · Rating 4 out of 5]

My kids like Zach's youtube content. I can appreciate fine video editing and special effect when I see them and they are family appropriate content. He's really popular and I was happy with how this turned out. Good story for kids and a great connection between two mediums.

[Jaina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a great book but was left on a cliffhanger and there might be another book but I’ll look in it but in all it’s a great mix between a regular book and graphic novel I totally suggest it to anyone!!!