The Magic Thief
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2008 · Est. 6.5 hour read

The Magic Thief

By Sarah Prineas, Antonio Javier Caparo (Illustrator)

Book #1 in the Magic Thief series

A boy's survival defies magic, leading him to uncover a city's mysterious power theft.

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448 pages· 58,330 words· Est. 6.5 hour read
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In a city where magic is vanishing, young Conn's life changes when he survives touching a wizard's magical stone. Taken as an apprentice by the wizard Nevery, Conn must find his own magic stone while unraveling the mystery of Wellmet's disappearing magic. As he juggles wizard lessons and a race against time, Conn's journey is filled with danger and discovery. Can he uncover the truth before the city's magic is lost forever?

From the publisher

Discover the fantasy and wonder of The Magic Thief, the first book in Sarah Prineas’s acclaimed middle grade fantasy series! Diana Wynne Jones, author of Howl’s Moving Castle, said: I couldn’t put it down. Wonderful, exciting stuff.In a city that runs on a dwindling supply of magic, a young boy is drawn into a life of wizardry and adventure. Conn should have dropped dead the day he picked Nevery’s pocket and touched the wizard’s locus magicalicus, a stone used to focus magic and work spells. But for some reason he did not. Nevery finds that interesting, and he takes Conn as his apprentice on the provision that the boy find a locus stone of his own. But Conn has little time to search for his stone between wizard lessons and helping Nevery discover who–or what–is stealing the city of Wellmet’s magic.

Awards

The E.B. White Read Aloud Honor (2009)
At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
448
Words
58,330
Reading age
9–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
680L
Themes & topics
Books about magicBooks about wizardsBooks about self-esteemBooks about social themesBooks about self-esteem and self-reliance
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.4
F&P level
~P
Publication
Published
April 21, 2009
First published
June 3, 2008
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780061375903

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