Wizard's Hall by Jane Yolen - Fantasy - SFBookcase.com - Reference of Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels/Authors.

Series: Misc
Genre: Fantasy
ISBN: 0152020853
Pages: 133 pages
Publisher: Magic Carpet
Price: 6.00
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Wizard's Hall by Jane Yolen

Description: Henry is a small fellow, thin as a reed, without much talent for magic. But he
tries. He really, really tries. And, as it turns out, that's the most important
thing. Upon entering Wizard's Hall, the school for young wizards in training,
Henry is promptly given a new name: Thornmallow--prickly on the outside,
squishy within. And although his curses tend to "splatter or dribble around the
edges," and he's not quite mastered his changes or spells, and he simply
cannot chant on the dominant, Thornmallow is bound and determined to do the
best he can. As the 113th student to arrive at Wizard's Hall, he quickly learns
that he has a mysterious extra burden of responsibility that no one will explain.
The horrifying secret? The future of Wizard's Hall depends on him, regardless
of his magical bumbling.