Half Magic
Book Discussion/Review

Author: Edward Eager

Leader: KA
(4th Grade)

Average Rating [1 (don't suggest) -5 (highly suggest)]:

HP's Rating: -5 - It's a really good book because it has suspense and you really don't know what's gonna happen. It has wishes and you don't know what's gonna happen because there are 1/2 wishes.

KA's Rating: - 5 - I think the book is good because of al the settings. I also think it was good because it had lots of detail, but not too much. You can't put it down.

KLB's Rating: - -

LA's Rating: - 4 - I recommend this book to anyone who wants an adventurous and ongoing story. Anyone could pick up this book and keep on reading.

 

 

    Discussion Themes:  morals, beware what you wish for....
    Discussion Questions:

  1. What would you wish for if you had the magic charm?
  2. Which characters shoes would you rather be in and why?
  3. What did you think about the relationship the children had with their mother? Moms were asked what kind of relationship they had with their moms when they were growing up and how they have changed with their own children. Girls were asked what kind of relationship they have with their moms?
  4. Of all the historical settings traveled to in the book, which was your favorite and why?

    Suggested Activities and Food :

  1. One fun activity was to perform a magic trick (with or without the aid of mother). Card tricks were most popular.
  2. Because things were always changing in the book, we were asked to bring a changeable food (i.e., grapes change to raisins).
  3. Vocabulary Puzzles
  4. Share definitions and examples of idioms. We acknowledged that they are expressions which have no meaning in other countries. (fish not fowl, apple doesn't fall far from the tree, raining cats and dogs)

 

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