Wizard for Hire, 1 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781629724126)

Fourteen-year-old Ozzy lives near Portland, Oregon, and is desperate for help. His scientist parents have been kidnapped after discovering a formula that enables mind control. Their work was so top secret Ozzy is afraid to go to the police, but without help, he fears he'll never find his parents. Then he stumbles across a classified ad in the local newspaper that says "Wizard for Hire. Call 555-SPEL." Ozzy has read about wizards in books like Harry Potter, but wizards couldn't actually exist today, could they? After Ozzy meets the wizard Labyrinth--aka Rin--he's even more skeptical.

Sure, Rin dresses like a wizard, but the short robe and high-top tennis shoes seem unorthodox, as does Rin's habit of writing notes on his shoes and eating breakfast for every meal. Plus, Rin doesn't even cast any magic spells, which means that the unexplained coincidences that start happening around Ozzy are just that--coincidences.

With the help of a robotic-talking raven invented by Ozzy's father, a kind and curious girl at school who decides to help Ozzy, and, of course, a self-proclaimed wizard who may or may not have a magical wand, Ozzy begins an unforgettable quest that will lead him closer to the answers he desperately seeks about his missing parents.

Author: Obert Skye
ISBN-10: 1629724122
ISBN-13: 9781629724126
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Language: English
Published: 03/06/2018
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.60w x 1.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 195337 / Wizard for Hire


Review Citation(s):
Foreword 11/26/2017
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2018
Publishers Weekly 01/22/2018
Booklist 02/01/2018 pg. 59
School Library Journal 02/01/2018 pg. 85