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by Diane Duane (Author), Michael Stearns (Editor) "IN A LIVING ROOM of a suburban house on Long Island, a wizard sat with a TV remote control in his hand, and an annoyed..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books (Oct 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0152045627
  • ISBN-13: 978-0152045623
  • Product Dimensions: 21.9 x 13.9 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,376,886 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars interesting view of autism, 1 Nov 2003
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This review is from: A Wizard Alone (Young Wizards) (Paperback)
One of the central characters in this book is autistic. I have an autistic spectrum disorder, not so severe as the kid in the book. There were times when I was reading it that I had to stop and put the book down for a bit because some bits of it were so true they hurt. I feel glad I've read it. Its a good, powerful book, and even if you arent autistic it uses the extreme and the magic making things literal to illustrate stuff that happens in most lives, so it can reach all readers. The only other comment I'd like to say is that the truest thing said about autism in this book is that it is different for every single autistic person. Aside from that it is sensitive, serious and not sensationalist, so I liked it a lot.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Search-and-rescue with a twist, 5 Jan 2003
By Julian Morrison - See all my reviews
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A young wizard is missing "on ordeal" (his solo trial assignment, to see if he's up to the job). Missing, but not dead. Or even, not missing - his body seems to be walking around just fine. Veteran wizard Kit (plus his dog Ponch) is called in to make some sense of this confusing situation. Meanwhile, his partner and co-wizard, Nita - off active duty due to emotional pain - has been contacted by a a strange and alien entity in her dreams...

I've followed this series since I was a child, and even though I am no longer a child they remain some of my favourite books. This is, in my opinion, the best yet since the first two in the timeline following Nita, Kit, and family. It is certainly emotionally hard-hitting but it doesn't have to lean on the emotion to drive the plot, unlike its predecessor.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Autism to the Nth Degree!, 25 Mar 2005
By BeatleBangs1964 (United States) - See all my reviews
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Although I was never a fan of the science fiction/fantasy genres, I loved this book. The young wizards were appealing characters who reside in very real Nassau County New York communities. Each wizard is introduced to readers, so people who have not read the previous works in this series won't feel like they have to play catch up to understand the flow of the story.

Kit, the wizard who is featured most prominently in this book discovers his beloved dog Ponch has some wizardlike properties. Boy and dog are able to communicate in ways they had never previously been able to do. Nita, another young wizard in their midst is still grieving over the death of her mother, whose life was prolonged thanks to Nita's magical prowess.

Enter Darryl. A boy with severe autism, Darryl faces severe communication challenges and is enrolled in a self-contained program in a local Nassau County School. Kit finds himself in the mind of this child, whose speech is limited at best, sporadic at worst. He discovers Darryl mulls things over from different perspectives; changes his mind frequently; is highly imaginative as his mental imagery will attest to. Along with this information, Kit learns of the dark powers of the challenging forces of the Lone Power who threatens their very safety.

Darryl has prescient dreams; this is a characteristic many of Stephen King's characters have. Darryl's autism is presented in a plausible and sympathetic fashion; although this book does not purport to be any kind of a diagnostic tool, it is delightful to see a wizard with autism and to see autism portrayed in a very different genre.

Kudos to Duane for presenting autism in a logical and accurate fashion. This book is beautifully and brilliantly written to include autism in a very different context. I really like the way Kit's mother provided him with reading materials about autism and described it as best she could. I thought it was a lovely act of grace on her part to allow Kit to take a day off from school so he could study autism with the idea of helping Darryl.
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