Young Samual longs to perform magic of his own. And what's worse, he can't seem to convince anyone that their beloved Town Magician is a trickster without an enchanted bone in his body. So when a wicked wizard challenges the pretender to a duel, Samual vows to keep his village safe by forcing the fraudster to rise to the challenge.
Determined to prevent disaster, he secretly shadows the phony protector during his training with the Grand Wizard. And when they barely escape an attack by dire wolves, Samual realizes he must partner up with his bitter rival to save their village. But keeping the truth hidden any longer may not help them outwit a powerful sorcerer.
With his town in grave danger, can Samual protect the ones he loves from the forces of evil?
Embracing the Magic is the enchanting first story in the Town Magician middle grade fantasy series. If you enjoy unlikely heroes, coming-of-age adventures, and spellbinding creatures, then you'll love this fantastical tale.
Parents and teachers - I've included a section of words to know in the book. I'd like to encourage kids to read books that push and challenge them a bit. To help, I wanted to make sure any words that may be tough are explained.
To help encourage kids to use their imagination and create their own stories there is a section with story prompts based on the book. I would love to read anything that your kids write, so if you'd like to send them along, please send it to stories@sa-schneider.com.
About the Author :
Don't you wish you could have a lightsaber? I imagine it all the time. And force powers - definitely force powers. Think of that? Oh, wait - how about spider powers? Shooting web lines and clinging to walls. You could get to school in style. OK, so we can't have those. At least to the best of my knowledge. What's the next best thing? Reading stories about other worlds. I guess I'll have to settle for that and hopefully you'd like to come along for the ride. I live and grew up in a rural area in Ohio. That left a lot of room for reading. I now live with my family and create stories set in many other places. For now, I have to visit another world. Enjoy the adventure!
Review :
In a word, it's fun. It is well written, energetic, and intelligent as well. Pick this up and delve into a new kind of magic
-- Ron - Cryptozoologist and author of On Faeries
... he's into it and asking to read it.
-- Jaime - ex-army and mother of 3
There's a real fun and exuberance in your storytelling
-- Cate - Editor
the climax was something out of a movie and I had great fun reading the course of the epic battle. Book 1 sets up a solid foundation for the series and I'm sure that the subsequent installments would pack a punch, now that the formal character introductions have been done with.
The bonus chapter at the end sweetened the whole experience and I loved the fact that the author took time to explain to us the various concepts of the story and also listed down the meanings of difficult words for the benefit of young readers. In addition to that, he offers a quick guide to construct/create stories of our own.
Siddharth - top reviewer at Reedsy Discovery
