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    Fred: Wizarding Wonder
    Fred: Wizarding Wonder
    Fred: Wizarding Wonder
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    Fred: Wizarding Wonder

    By Simon Philip and Sheena Dempsey

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    From the prize-winning author of You Must Bring a Hat comes a young fiction series for ages 6+ full of magic and fun, with illustrations from Dave Pigeon’s Sheena Dempsey. The perfect read for young fans of Harry Potter, Ben Miller and Steven Lenton!

    Fred may look ordinary, but sometimes people who look ordinary turn out to be not very ordinary at all . . . because it just so happens that Fred is a wizard! The only problem is that Fred is totally, absolutely, mind-boggingly terrible at magic. . . 

    In his third adventure, Fred is invited to stay at the world-famous Magic Camp for Wizards of Astounding Genius, which has to be a mistake, surely? Will being surrounded by incredible magicians make Fred’s rubbish spells look even worse, or will he discover he has more tricks up his sleeve than he realises?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster UK
    Release dateFeb 4, 2021
    ISBN9781471169137
    Fred: Wizarding Wonder
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    Simon Philip

    Simon Philip is the bestselling author of many much-loved picture books. His first picture book, You Must Bring a Hat, won the 2016 Sainsbury's Children's Book of the Year. His third, I Really Want the Cake, was shortlisted for the 2018 Waterstones Children's Book Prize. He lives in Chichester.

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      Book preview

      Fred - Simon Philip

      Chapter One

      This is a story about Fred.

      Now, Fred looked like any other ordinary boy. He had two eyes, a nose and a mouth on his face, and on each side of his head was a small, fleshy ear. As you’ll know, these features are common. Rarely does a young boy have more or less than two ears, although sometimes you do hear about it. But only if you have ears yourself. If you don’t have any, you won’t hear a thing.

      Like many boys, Fred liked pie. I don’t mean the sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet, or the numerical value of the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Fred was too young to care about either of those, and I suspect you are too. No, I mean good old-fashioned pastry filled with things.

      Fred also liked mash.

      And what Fred really, really liked was pie and mash.

      If you’re wondering how to make pie and mash, it’s simple. For the pie, wrap some pastry around something you fancy eating, and stick it in the oven. For the mash, boil some potatoes then mash them up. Use a masher. A hammer. Your neighbour’s clogs. It doesn’t matter. The important thing is that the potatoes end up mashed.

      If you are going to combine pie with mash, make sure you choose the pie carefully. Lemon meringue pie tastes delicious on its own – but not so good with potatoes. Fred learned that the hard way.

      Anyway, Fred still sounds pretty ordinary, doesn’t he?

      Well, he wasn’t …

      Because Fred was a wizard.

      Until recently, though, he was a wizard who was useless at magic. Fred had always been the odd one out in his family – a disappointment to his parents and siblings. But that was before he entered a competition to capture the tail of a terrifying fire-breathing lizard (named Linda) – which somehow, to everyone’s surprise, including his own, he’d won!

      His prize was a magic lesson with world-renowned wizard Merlin, which helped Fred unlock his magical ability and also turned out to be the start of a firm friendship. Just last month, Fred and his best friend, Marvin, had rescued Merlin from the evil wizard, Alan Kazam.

      So, after two dangerous adventures in as many months, Fred was happy to be drama-free for a while. For the first time in ages, he felt settled and worry-free. Thanks to his lessons with Merlin, he felt more confident than ever about his magic, which seemed to be – by Fred’s standards – unusually reliable. At school, he was finally keeping up with his classmates. He no longer embarrassed himself by making a mess of the simplest spells. He’d even started to find school enjoyable. Everything was falling into place.

      But all that was about to change, because one normal Monday morning, just as he was about to leave for school, the arrival of a package through his bedroom window left Fred feeling distinctly unsettled.

      Another adventure had just begun – whether he liked it or not.

      Chapter Two

      ‘Fred! Over here!’

      The call woke Fred from his dazed amble towards the school entrance. He couldn’t stop thinking about the strange package and what it meant. He followed his best friend’s shouts across the playground. Marvin seemed ready to burst with excitement.

      ‘I’ve been waiting for ages! What took you so long?’

      ‘Sorry, I had a strange start to the—’ Fred began, before Marvin interrupted.

      ‘Never mind – I’ve got something incredible to show you!’

      Marvin grinned as he waved an official-looking letter and a photo of what appeared to be an enormous, unusual building.

      ‘I finally got one! An invitation to M.A.G.I.C. Camp! I’ve always wanted to go – my parents both went, and say it’s amazing – but you can’t apply, you have to be invited – the people in charge must have learned about what I can do from the news of our adventure. I bet that’s why! They think I’m a magician of astounding genius, intrepidness and courage – that’s what M.A.G.I.C. stands for, after all!’

      Fred couldn’t get a word in.

      ‘AND I get to miss some school! It’s fine – Mum and Dad have already said I can go, and schools are told automatically when the invitations get sent out. Fred, I’m going to learn so much! Every famous and important wizard and witch was helped on their way by M.A.G.I.C. Camp – the Prime Minister for Magic; Leroy Looney, the first wizard to fly to the moon on a broomstick … And the M.A.G.I.C. Medal you get if you complete it is a really big deal – Dad said it’s impossible to work for U.N.I.C.O.R.N. without one, as well as loads of other cool jobs. But, best of all, it means you’re able to attend M.A.G.I.C. School – where you learn literally everything – INSTEAD OF BORING REGULAR SCHOOL! How AWESOME is that? Oh, I can’t wait!’

      Marvin stopped to catch his breath.

      ‘That’s brilliant, Marv – and it’s about time! I’m really happy for you. You so deserve it!’ Fred said, smiling. He knew how much this meant to his friend.

      ‘Thanks, Fred. I just hope I actually make it there.’

      ‘What do you mean?’

      ‘That’s the first challenge. They don’t give you the address, just a vague location and a photo of the campus. Apparently, five attempts is all you get. Any more and their magic sends you home.’

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