- Paperback: 156 pages
- Publisher: Backinprint.com (May 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0595183255
- ISBN-13: 978-0595183258
- Product Dimensions: 22.7 x 15.5 x 1.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 304 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,944,149 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From School Library Journal
Grade 5-6 In this sequel to the fantasy The Dark Green Tunnel (Little, 1984), twins Lara and Barnaby get lost in an airport corridor and find themselves back in the land of Mesmeria. During their short absence, hundreds of Mesmerian years have passed, and the evil sorcerer Krumpp has imprisoned the good witch Mag Namodder and taken over the land. The twins must search for a magic wand with which to confront Krumpp in his Black Castle. All that readers learn about Lara is that she cries at tense moments and is an apprentice sorcerer; she has no distinct personality. Eckert is clearly an admirer of C. S. Lewis' "Narnia" books, but he lacks Lewis' skill at creating and populating new worlds. Although his ideas are ingenious, they do not blend into a whole. Readers miss the sense of entering a new country with its own past and future. In addition, Eckert's style is too bland to create a mood, so that tension arises merely from the pace of the plot. The book is illustrated with numerous soft black-and-white drawings, plus four illustrations in full color. Unfortunately these four are placed several pages before the action they illustrate. Ruth S. Vose, San Francisco Public Library
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Book Description
The Wand is the exciting sequel to The Dark Green Tunnel!
The twins, Lara and Barnaby, find a new way back into Mesmeria, but in a time frame different than originally. The good Queen Mag Namodder has been kidnapped by the evil King of Bluggia and will die unless the twins and their friends can rescue her. In the effort, they encounter many dreadful hazards...and Lara becomes a witch.
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This book is GREAT!, Jan 29 2000
By Emma Schurman - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Wand: The Return to Mesmeria (Hardcover)
I loved this book! This superb sequel to "The Dark Green Tunnel" takes place a month after the first book in our tim, and about 750 years after the first in Mesmerian time! The twins Lara and Barnaby return to the beautiful kingdom of Twilandia only to find it in tatters and the good witch Mag Nammoder gone! Upon meeting the dwarf Quill, they discover that Mesmeria is once again under oppresion; but this time, an evil wizard holds the throne. To save Mag Nammoder and free all Mesmeria, the twins must invoke spells from the hidden "Secret Volumes of Warp" with the help of the extremely powerful wand. But in order to do this, the twins must first invade the heavily guarded Black Castle. And if they succeed, Lara has an inportant decision to make...
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My all-time favorite book from my childhood., Aug 26 2008
By JamyeJams "Jamye Rochelle" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Wand: The Return to Mesmeria (Paperback)
I used to spend hours reading and rereading this book. I would go to the library just to visit it, like a friend whom I couldn't be with all the time. I would sit in the aisles and cradle it and re-experience the magic all over again each time I read it.
Highly recommended for all ages.
I am ecstatic that I have finally found a republished version of this.
5.0 out of 5 stars
This book is GREAT!, Jan 29 2000
By Emma Schurman - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Wand: The Return to Mesmeria (Hardcover)
I loved this book! This superb sequel to "The Dark Green Tunnel" takes place a month after the first book in our time, and about 750 years after the first in Mesmerian time! The twins Lara and Barnaby return to the beautiful kingdom of Twilandia only to find it in tatters and the good witch Mag Nammoder gone! Upon meeting the dwarf Quill, they discover that Mesmeria is once again under oppresion; but this time, an evil wizard holds the throne. To save Mag Nammoder and free all Mesmeria, the twins must invoke spells from the hidden "Secret Volumes of Warp" with the help of the extremely powerful Wand. But in order to do this, the twins must first invade the heavily guarded Black Castle. And if they succeed, Lara has an inportant decision to make...
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