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Chapter Book · Ages 7–10 · 2016 · Est. 2 hour read
The Spell Thief
Written by Tom Percival
Part of the Little Legends series
A boy discovers a mysterious boy in his town who may be a troll spy.
3.8/5 Goodreads · 517 ratings
208 pages· 13,795 words· Est. 2 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
In a town where stories grow on trees, Jack's life is perfect with his talking hen, Betsy, and fairytale friends. But when newcomer Anansi meets secretly with a troll, Jack senses danger. Determined to protect Tale Town, he risks everything, even using forbidden magic. Can Jack uncover the truth before it's too late?
From the publisher
Meet Jack and his talking chicken Betsy, Red, Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, and a host of other Little Legendsas they have fantastic new adventures!Get to know your favorite fairytale characters like never before in this magical new book series.
Life for Jack is great — he’s got a magical talking hen named Betsy, he lives in a town where stories literally grow on trees, and all his best friends live there with him. That is, until Anansi, the new kid in town, arrives…
When Jack sees Anansi having a secret meeting with a troll — everything changes. Trolls mean trouble and Jack will stop at nothing to prove that Tale Town is in danger. Even if that means using stolen magic
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 208
- Words
- 13,795
- Reading age
- 7–10
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- 630L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.5
- F&P level
- ~O
- AR points
- 2
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 186555
Publication
- Published
- December 6, 2016
- First published
- February 11, 2016
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781492641773
- LCCN
- 2016004442
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