The Magic Thief: Lost

In The Magic Thief: Lost, the second book in Sarah Prineas's acclaimed middle grade fantasy series, wizard's apprentice Conn is forced to improvise after he loses his locus magicalicus--with explosive results!

Never mix fire with magic!

Conn may only be a wizard's apprentice, but even he knows it's dangerous to play with fire . . . especially around magic. His master, Nevery, warns him that it could all blow up in his face. Besides, they have bigger problems to deal with. There is evil afoot in the city of Wellmet, an evil that isn't human.

But Conn is drawn to the murmurs he hears every time he sets off an explosion--something is trying to talk to him, to warn him. When none of the wizards listen, Conn takes matters into his own hands. His quest to protect everything he loves brings him face-to-face with a powerful sorcerer-king and a treachery beyond even his vivid imagination.

Diana Wynne Jones, author of Howl's Moving Castle, praised this middle grade fantasy series filled with magic and wonder, saying of the first book: "I couldn't put it down. Wonderful, exciting stuff."

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 05/12/2009
ISBN: 9780061375897
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 7.20h x 6.00w x 1.30d

Review Citations: Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2009 - Recommended - Readable
Booklist 05/01/2009 pg. 78
Kirkus Review - Children 05/01/2009
School Library Journal 09/01/2009 pg. 172
Publisher's Weekly Annex 07/13/2009
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2009 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 130488 / Lost
Reading Level: 4.6 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 8