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Edward Eager (1911–1964)

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Edward Eager (1911-1964) worked primarily as a playwright and lyricist. It wasn't until 1951, while searching for books to read to his young son, that he began writing children's stories. In each of his books, he carefully acknowledges his indebtedness to E. Nesbit, whom he considered the best visa mer children's writer of all time -- "so that any child who likes my books and doesn't know hers may be led back to the master of us all" visa färre
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Eager, Edward McMaken
Födelsedag
1911-06-20
Avled
1964-10-23
Kön
male
Nationalitet
USA (birth)
Födelseort
Toledo, Ohio, USA
Dödsort
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Dödsorsak
lung cancer
Bostadsorter
Toledo, Ohio, USA
New York, New York, USA
New Canaan, Connecticut, USA
Utbildning
Harvard University
Yrken
playwright
novelist
lyricist
children's book author
Kort biografi
Began writing children's books after searching for books to read to his son. His popular "magic" stories are heavily influenced by the works of E. Nesbit.

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If the old toy soldier hadn't come to life, Roger would never have discovered the magic.

And that would never have happened if he and his sister, Ann, hadn't been sent to stay with their bossy cousins for the summer. And that wouldn't have happened at all if their father hadn't gotten sick and gone into the hospital.

But all of that did happen, and now Roger, his sister, and their cousins find themselves in a bygone world of chivalry and knighthood, of Robin Hood and Ivanhoe. In this knightly realm they can make a difference--and perhaps even save the person they most need to save--if only they are smart and brave enough, if only they are true to their hearts.… (mer)
 
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PlumfieldCH | 19 andra recensioner | Sep 22, 2023 |
When wishing for magic, it's hard not to wish for too much.

If Jane, Mark, Katharine, and Martha had stopped to think--oh, if they had only stopped to think!--they would have ordered magic by the pound, or by the day, or even by the halves as they had in Half Magic. But no, they asked for magic by the lake--and now they have to deal with a whole lakeful of enchantment!

Soon the children find themselves cavorting with mermaids, outwitting pirates, and--with the help of a cranky old turtle--granting a little magical help to the one person who needs it most.… (mer)
 
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PlumfieldCH | 20 andra recensioner | Sep 21, 2023 |
Somehow I missed Edward Eager in my childhood sprint through classic fantasy. There are some dated elements, but nothing that endangers the story or would make me hesitate to give it a child today.

A fun and silly romp about children and magic, very much indebted to Edith Nesbit.

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Next: 'Magic by the Lake'
 
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ManWithAnAgenda | 83 andra recensioner | Aug 31, 2023 |
Review from my daughter, age 9.
“I liked Half-Magic. I don’t think it’s a good read aloud but good to read yourself. It has an interesting plot twist. If you like magic, funniness, or unusual things that happen you’ll like Half-Magic.”
 
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FamiliesUnitedLL | 83 andra recensioner | Jul 15, 2023 |

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Verk
18
Medlemmar
11,464
Popularitet
#2,049
Betyg
4.1
Recensioner
171
ISBN
146
Språk
4
Favoritmärkt
36
Proberstenar
161

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