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Where My WandWhere My Wand? One Boy Magical Triumph over Alienation Shag Carpeting [Hardcover]byEric Poole Eric Poole Author Books

I recall seeing a multi-sentence blurb in some magazine a while back that this was a must-read about a kid who loved Endora in "Bewitched." I was unprepared for such a rich, funny, well-observed memoir of a gay kid growing up in the Seventies, and how he related to the world, his parents, his classmates, and how the TV show "Bewitched" allowed him to grasp that there must be something better than this. There are quite a few books out there that attempt to portray the "smart ass" kid who utters oh-so-clever ripostes and such, but Mr. Poole's substantial gift is to truly make the reader see the world through his protagonist's eyes, and the character's adventures are consistently real and true-to-life.

And leave it to Mr. Poole to end the book in a wonderfully moving scene that completely gets you due to everything that happens before. I'm so glad I discovered this book.

Product details Hardcover Publisher Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam; 1St Edition edition (2010) ASIN B004I9UIR4

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Where My WandWhere My Wand? One Boy Magical Triumph over Alienation Shag Carpeting [Hardcover]byEric Poole Eric Poole Author Books Reviews

Mr. Poole delivers a deeply personal, yet universal, coming-of-age memoir.

It's universal because anyone can relate to having had crazy parents, siblings and friends. And in school, we've all had to deal with bullies (a very timely subject these days) as well as feeling "less-than" the other kids.

Mr. Poole brilliantly succeeds in putting the reader right there in the very moment of his pain and self-doubt. And, just like him, we all had an escape hatch to help us cope. Whether it was a beloved pet to talk to or a cherished doll to confide in. In Mr. Poole's case it was magic.

Older readers will enjoy the pitch perfect picture of the Seventies that Mr. Poole paints with his words while younger readers will relate to the journey he had to take in order to achieve a strong and positive sense of self.

All readers will enjoy Mr. Poole's wit.

His wit makes what might have been a "bummer book" a real joy to read. It's highly entertaining with plenty of grins, giggles and laugh-out-loud moments.

Buy this book for yourself as a fun read. Buy it as a gift for someone else who may be trying to find themselves while dealing with the chaos of growing up... which is pretty much all of us.
In this well written often laugh out loud memoir we find ERIC POOLE sharing facets of life from third grade through parts of high school. Here we are given a heavy dose of his dysFUNctional Baptist family and many colorful characters and adventures. Insightful lessions and and observations are revealed in an almost nostalgic sort of way, and readers who grew up in the 70's will especially find all the kooky references to the time terrific fun! The read is quick, engaging, and I am definitely interested in hearing more about MR. POOLE'S aliening but magical life. I also like his long obsession with Bewitched and its charater Endora, which would inspired him to take his own life into his own hands often with often mixed results. He would then create his own magical rituals to influence his own life, and to witness him grow up and to percieves his doings is at times like watching him from the spirit world blossom, while you root for him all the way. Also, how his consciousness changes over time and his relationship and understanding of God is interesting as well. I highly recommend WHERE'S MY WAND? - ONE BOY'S MAGICAL TRIUMPH OVER ALIENATION AND SHAG CARPETING for the humor, the moving drama (yes, there's some of that too), but its the graceful ease in which ERIC"S enchanted life is wonderfully spun to us that is so appealing. I want to hear more from MR. POOLE and his boyhood triumps, troubles, maybe even all about his first kiss, - which you know is going to have a Bee Gees soundtrack, and that fabulous Farrah Fawcett poster hovering overhead!!!! ENJOY EVERYONE !!!!!
I was delighted to find that Eric had written an autobiography. He's perfectly nailed the coming of age story for the 1970s generation of gay teenagers who grew up in bible belt towns.

But sure, there's a bunch of stories like this. What makes Eric's story different is that he's not a whiner. Not even in the slightest. In every characterization of his family, there's deeply moving, warm and positive assertions about their humanity and decency. He finds the good in them - what makes them what they are. Instead of the typical, beaten to a pulp sordid tales of the unloved gay kid, instead we get a story that's a lot more timeless. We get an authentic story of a child who was loved.

The point of it all was that he had to find out for himself what made him different and what he was good at, too. Eric takes a lot of responsibility for himself in his book. I'm not so sure that a lot of us wouldn't perhaps try to put the best possible light on ourselves. After all, how often do we get to control the camera from every angle? He plays it straight up and doesn't cheat the audience.

Instead of being clever for cleverness's sake, Eric's shoots straight for honesty and surprises everyone. He has a wonderfully light touch with his humor the situations and characters speak for themselves, and his spare writing style keeps the storyline moving. His affection for his family is sincere and clear. He speaks of them with respect, not contempt. It's refreshing to see family treated well and kindly. Not everything is so Dickensian, and I loved all the details that influenced Eric's childhood.

Just as much fun as Bewitched, without the confusion of multiple Darrens or the embarrassing fashion faux-pas (what was with those getups Endora wore, anyway?)
I recall seeing a multi-sentence blurb in some magazine a while back that this was a must-read about a kid who loved Endora in "Bewitched." I was unprepared for such a rich, funny, well-observed memoir of a gay kid growing up in the Seventies, and how he related to the world, his parents, his classmates, and how the TV show "Bewitched" allowed him to grasp that there must be something better than this. There are quite a few books out there that attempt to portray the "smart ass" kid who utters oh-so-clever ripostes and such, but Mr. Poole's substantial gift is to truly make the reader see the world through his protagonist's eyes, and the character's adventures are consistently real and true-to-life.

And leave it to Mr. Poole to end the book in a wonderfully moving scene that completely gets you due to everything that happens before. I'm so glad I discovered this book.