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Young Wizards Series

10 primary works • 18 total works
See also the companion series, Cat Wizards.

Book 1

So You Want to Be a Wizard
by
3.85 · 28282 Ratings · 1363 Reviews · published 1983 · 52 editions
Nita Callahan is at the end of her rope because of…

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    Book 2

    Deep Wizardry
    by
    4.05     · 16796 Ratings · 394 Reviews · published 1985 · 46 editions
    What's supposed to be just a plain old summer vaca…

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    Book 3

    High Wizardry
    by
    4.06     · 11320 Ratings · 293 Reviews · published 1990 · 34 editions
    Nita's bratty little sister Dairine, 10, is too sm…

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    Book 4

    A Wizard Abroad
    by
    4.02     · 11778 Ratings · 235 Reviews · published 1993 · 5 editions
    To give Nita a vacation from magic--and to separat…

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    Book 5

    The Wizard's Dilemma
    by
    4.07     · 8332 Ratings · 198 Reviews · published 2001 · 31 editions
    Not everything can be fixed with magic—teenage ang…

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    Book 6

    A Wizard Alone
    by
    4.03     · 6794 Ratings · 200 Reviews · published 2002 · 31 editions
    While Nita grieves over her mother's death, Kit ta…

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    Book 7

    Wizard's Holiday
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    4.09     · 7248 Ratings · 143 Reviews · published 2003 · 3 editions
    Rest and relaxation--that's what Nita thinks she's…

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    Book 8

    Wizards at War
    by
    4.18     · 5706 Ratings · 147 Reviews · published 2005 · 21 editions
    Nita and Kit return from their wizardly holiday, l…

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    Book 9

    A Wizard of Mars
    by
    4.13     · 3240 Ratings · 186 Reviews · published 2010 · 3 editions
    In the hotly anticipated ninth installment of the …

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    Book 9.3

    Not On My Patch: A Young Wizards Halloween
    by
    4.18     · 197 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 2011 · 2 editions
    Just another Hallowe'en in the Young Wizards unive…

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    Book 9.5

    How Lovely Are Thy Branches: A Young Wizards Christmas
    by
    4.32     · 208 Ratings · 18 Reviews · published 2014 · 2 editions
    It’s five days till Christmas, and the day before …

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    Book 9.7

    Lifeboats: A Tale of the Young Wizards
    by
    4.47     · 239 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 2015 · 7 editions
    When the renowned saurian Species Archivist to the…

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    Book 10

    Games Wizards Play
    by
    4.26     · 1512 Ratings · 182 Reviews · published 2016 · 9 editions
    Every eleven years, Earth's senior wizards hold th…

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    Book 10.5

    Interim Errantry: On Ordeal
    by
    4.28     · 130 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 2017 · 7 editions
    A wizard's Ordeal is intensely personal, and somet…

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    Book 10.6

    Owl Be Home For Christmas
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    4.22     · 116 Ratings · 24 Reviews · published 2020 · 2 editions
    Tonight's the night when the famous Rockefeller Ce…

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    Book 1-3

    Support Your Local Wizard
    by
    4.25     · 626 Ratings · 34 Reviews · published 1990 · 14 editions
    "This trio of magical adventures, wizardry proves …

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    Book 1-5

    The Young Wizards
    by
    4.35     · 184 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 1991 · 5 editions
    Book club collection of So You Want to Be a Wizard…

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    Book 9.3, 9.5, 9.7

    Interim Errantry: Three Tales of The Young Wizards
    by
    4.31     · 409 Ratings · 55 Reviews · published 2015 · 6 editions
    What happens between book 9 of the Young Wizards s…

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