i think that this book was very good! i loved it! I think that parents should only let a child read this book though if the child is in middle school. i think that this book might scare some of the younger kids! but i think that this book and plenty other books by Joan Lowery Nixon are just the best!
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A Deadly Game of Magic
(1983, Fiction - Mystery, Written by Joan Nixon)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 9, age appropriate for kids over 11; suggested age 11. -
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Common Sense says
A unique and truly suspenseful story.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 11 and Up
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About A Deadly Game of Magic
Parents need to know that the occasionally unnatural narration and a few odd breaks can't derail the steadily building tension of this truly chilling tale. Plenty of plot twists and scary surprises keep readers guessing all the way through. A sufficiently complex plot (and even a hint of romance) keeps older mystery fans intrigued.
Read our full review by Norah Caroline Piehl
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
Perfect fo teens and older but not so much younger kids!
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I READ IN A WHILE
I dont have much to say about this book other than its totaly awesome
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
It was okay...
This book wasn't that great. It had a suspenseful plot, but left me hanging at the end, with a bit of disappointment. I wanted to know more! Perhaps some people like that feeling of uncertainty - it gets their imaginations flowing - but I am one who does not. However unique the idea of the story was, the writing style was too generic for my liking.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
couldn't put it down
This book was very awsome. It seemed like you were really in it. The four people are stuck in a old spookey house that seems to be abondoned. Read on and find out what happens to the four teenagers.....
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
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