since the soft cover book made its first appearance in September (Broadway Books, 286 pages, $15). It has been translated into nine languages and is in the top five best sellers for children 9 to 12 years old and in the Harry Potter store of Amazon.com. The Sorcerer's Companion moved into the top 100 Best Sellers for general audiences this month, probably due to the release of the movie. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," set to open in theatres nationwide on Friday.
12345Written in less than five months by Sag Harbor author and magician, Allan Zola Kronzek and his historically-minded daughter, Elizabeth Kronzek, the book is not only fun to read, but was fun to write, the two authors report.
12345"The more we researched it, the more interesting it got," Mr. Kronzek said in an interview at his home.
12345"There is a lot more information that I would have liked to see get into the book, but you have to draw the line somewhere. I had wanted to do a project with my daughter