See larger image The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 2: The Magicians of Caprona / Witch Week (Mass Market Paperback) By (author) Diana Wynne Jones List Price: $7.99 USD New From: $4.35 In Stock Used from: $0.01 In Stock Release date April 10, 2007.

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I think “Witch Week” was the hardest to get through the beginning…The entire first half felt less intriguing than the other books we had read in the series up til then and I found myself a little disappointed, but persevering, knowing that it would get better. And WOW DID IT. That one had a hum-dinger conclusion and might even have been one of the most exciting conclusions…Well, maybe…”The Magicians of Caprona” did too…Come to think of it…ALL of these books end up truly exciting in the end and leave you wanting MORE. I seriously cannot pick my number one favorite!  Read more... (467 words, 4 images, estimated 1:52 mins reading time)

See larger image The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci Books) (Mass Market Paperback) By (author) Diana Wynne Jones List Price: $7.99 USD New From: $0.01 In Stock Used from: $0.01 In Stock Release date October 2, 2007.

I started talking about this series in April, when we first discovered it and started reading the first volume (which included 2 of the books: “Charmed Life” and “The Lives of Christopher Chant”). At that point I was intrigued and had just started enjoying this series…Now we have worked our way through 5 of this series and are halfway through a 6th.

At this point I can honestly say WOW! This is an AWESOME SERIES!!!  Read more... (224 words, 2 images, estimated 54 secs reading time)

See larger image The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 1: Charmed Life / The Lives of Christopher Chant (Mass Market Paperback) By (author) Diana Wynne Jones List Price: $7.99 USD New From: $3.53 In Stock Used from: $0.01 In Stock Release date April 10, 2007.

I found the book “The Pinhoe Egg” on the shelf at the library recently (facing out on top of a shelf…that is such a brilliant way to get people to find new books to read! I find things for my kids and myself like this all the time!) and checked it out as it looked interesting…lots of magic and such…Then I discovered it was part of a series and was not the first book. Being a bit obsessive about having to read books in order, I researched it online and found the first 2 books were available in one volume and ordered that from our local library. Just today finished reading the first in Volume I, “Charmed Life,” aloud to my 10yr old daughter (we LOVE reading together even at her age when she’s already whizzing through books on her own)…We are hooked! Without taking a break, we jumped right into the next book in this volume, “The Lives of Christopher Chant,” we were enjoying this series so much!  Read more... (634 words, 2 images, estimated 2:32 mins reading time)