Egan, Kate and
Magician Mike Lane. The Disappearing Magician (The Magic Shop), illustrated by Eric
Wight. Feiwel and Friends (Macmillan),
2015. $15.99. 150 Pages.
Content: G.
Fourth-grader Mike Weiss is back with new magic tricks. The school is having a talent show and he can
barely wait to sign up. He wants his
friend Nora to be his assistant, but she says she doesn’t want to be in the
show. He asks his new friend Adam who
says yes. They work hard and prepare for
the show. Mike even helps Nora find a
talent that she’s willing to share. The
night of the show, everything starts going wrong, but Mike and Adam don’t give
up and show that all you have to do is believe in magic and yourself. Instructions and illustrations are provided
for each magic trick throughout the book using items that are easily assessable
to children. Aspiring magicians will not
only like the story but want to try the magic tricks. The story is fast-paced and the challenges
that the main character and his friends face are universal to elementary-schoolers. There are plenty of illustrations to help
tell the story and make the magic come to life. Readers do not need to have read the other "Magic Shop" books to enjoy this story.
EL-ADVISABLE.
Samantha Hastings, MA, MLS.
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