Wizard at Work

The wizard has big summer plans: To garden, fish, and nap. The only thing better would be if he had someone nice to share the days with. But the only people who show up want him to rescue yet another princess, lift the usual vile curse, confront a fearsome ghost, deal with a pack of magical hooligans, harvest a crop of golden cucumbers, and on and on. . . . With everything he has to do, it's no wonder the wizard is all by himself! Who'd want to help him do all of that?

VIVIAN VANDE VELDE is the author of eighteen books, including Heir Apparent, Edgar Award winner Never Trust a Dead Man, and Smart Dog, winner of Tennessee's Volunteer State Book Award. She lives in Rochester, New York.