The Wizard’s Dilemma by Diane Duane

When wizardry collides with heartbreak, even magic may not be enough. In The Wizard’s Dilemma, Nita Callahan faces her most personal challenge yet — her mother’s life-threatening illness. As Nita wrestles with the impossible choice between the laws of magic and the love of her family, she discovers that the greatest battles aren’t fought in distant galaxies, but within the human heart.

Diane Duane weaves an emotionally charged tale of courage, sacrifice, and the limits of power. With vivid imagination and philosophical depth, this fifth installment of the Young Wizards series explores the price of knowledge and the extraordinary strength it takes to do what’s right when the universe itself offers no easy answers.