You know, I tried reading 'A Wizard of Earthsea' to my girls and they made me stop. That doesn't necessarily mean anything other than it wasn't the right book for us at the time. In college, I couldn't finish Harry Potter either, although I've since come to enjoy the movies (I still haven't read all the books). Maybe I should give Earthsea another try, it's interesting that you mentioned it because I just stumbled across our copy. Where do you put it?