For those seeking something while waiting for the next Harry Potter, BEWARE! This book is an obvious knock-off of the popular Rowling books and is so pooly written I found myself groaning during each chapter. A boy, who has lost a parent, goes to a special school because he is magically gifted where he becomes friends with another boy and girl. Sound familiar? I could have forgiven the transparency of this tale had the writing in any way made up for it. Poor description and even poorer conversational writing make this book a bore. Even its cover art is an attempt to cash in on Harry's popularity. Do yourself a favour and read The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper instead of this trash.