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.

--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 04/21/2009
ISBN: 9780061375903
Pages: 419
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 7.15h x 5.66w x 0.97d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 123126 / Magic Thief
Reading Level: 4.5 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 9