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| Discover the Magic Within Books | JUST SAY NO SHOW (Drug , Alcohol, & Tobacco Prevention) |
| Judy Winkle, ARTS Coordinator - Westview Primary School - Joseph Young's School Assembly program was the talk of the week. The children were kept spellbound by his magic and internalized his message. I would definitely recommend him to others looking for this type of show. Their favorite part was when he had a teacher become the magician! |
| Blanche Webb, GEAR UP Coordinator -
Damascus Middle School Thank you so very much for sharing your comic and magic talents with us. In part, because of you, our GEAR UP kickoff was a tremendous success. Parents and students thoroughly enjoyed your performance which was very appropriate for encouraging our students to "keep straight" and stay in school. Laughter is often an excellent way to get and keep attention. You were able to do that! Many times, since your show, staff, parents and students have referred back to points that you made. |
| Rebecca Hall, Kingsport Public Library WOW! I stayed amazed along with the youngest child to the grandparents in the audience. Working in a library, I was particularly impressed and appreciated the Bob the Bookworm act and the message of there’s Magic in Reading. |
| Kate Conklin, Pamunkey Regional Library
System (West Point Branch) I have to admit that I cringed when I saw that a magician would be among the performers at our library's annual summer reading program. Any magicians I have seen in the past have been amateurish and unoriginal. Frankly, I wasn't expecting a lot. However, Joseph Young is just a magician in the same sense that Emeril is just a cook; in other words, he has to be one of the best magicians in the country! Despite the fact that I was with him as he set up his props and readied his act, his sleight of hand was such that I was surprised and delighted with each new trick! And I wasn't the only one - the adults and children in the audience were absolutely spellbound. To his credit, he even attracted and held the attention of the town's teenagers, a demographic not easily impressed. Not only was his magic mind-boggling, but Joseph is also a really funny guy and a positive role model; we librarians appreciated the emphasis he put on "The Magic of Reading." No one should pass up an opportunity to see him perform - and to try to figure out how the heck he manages to get that twenty dollar bill into the kiwi!” |
| Ms. Thomas,
Dryden Primary School Joseph Young performed his "Discover the Magic within Books" show at our school recently. Our children and teachers thoroughly enjoyed the program. We highly recommend Mr. Young to any elementary school. |