The Wizard Without a Wand - Book 3: Oscar Henry's Summer

In Book 3 of The Wizard Without a Wand, Oscar Henry spends his summer trying to figure out how he can possibly earn enough money to return to Wizard School. His Folks could have possibly figured out how to cope with either his enormity or his gentleness, one or the other. But they can't figure out how to cope with both. And that means they can't help their son figure out how to cope with it either. They had hoped that Wizard School would help, but it hasn't. So they send Oscar Henry out into the world to figure it out.Why didn't Oscar Henry tell someone he wouldn't be returning? Why didn't he tell the Tensome? Why didn't he tell the Tomtons? Why oh Why oh Why? In this book, Oscar Henry becomes friends with two Hobos – Duosity Lemon and Hobo Sam. And they're off to have a great time! Rating G; Reading Level Easy 5th Grade; Longest Word: Classifications. Oscar Henry Woodmaker is a young teenager when he starts Wizard School. However, he's very tall and very strong. Due to his size, bullies fear him and he becomes a protector for his friends. What the bullies don't know is that Oscar Henry is the gentlest person at Wizard School. And he's ok with that. Oscar Henry found out about Wizard School because the Wizard School Train would come through the railroad yard where he worked. His parents think it's a school named after somebody named Wizard. They don't know anything about magic.Oscar Henry goes home after his first year. Now he is 9 ft tall. His parents can't figure him out. At that size, he should have been on the football team. But he's too gentle. His parents ask Oscar Henry to go out into the world to figure out who he is and what his place in the world is.So he takes off, catching a ride on a freight train with two hobos who are his friends. They find jobs in various places. Oscar Henry is always trying to earn more so that he can return to Wizard School. But no matter how hard he tries, he just can't make enough to do that. It's not so much that he wants to return to Wizard School. But he misses his friends. And if he doesn't return, he'll never see them again.But a miracle is just around the corner. Read the book to find out what that is.