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The Wizard’s Dilemma - Young Wizards 5 - Diane Duane Book Review

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"In The Wizard's Dilemma, the 5th book in Diane Duane's Young Wizards series, 14-year-old Nita Callahan is struggling with the bumps of adolescence wizard style. She can't seem to connect with Kit Rodriguez, her best friend and partner in wizardry. When she and her family discover that her mom has brain cancer, Nita must face a darker and more painful dilemma than she has ever faced before: Can she, a servant of Life, give her powers up to save her mother from death?"
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planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 60%
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FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy story on current Earth
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - a powerful magician
Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14)
Family relations Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - mage/magician
Age: - a teen
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can cast many different spells
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
Earth setting: - current (early 21st century)
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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