The Magician's Apprentice

by Judith Heneghan

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823421503
• ISBN13: 9780823421503
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Page-turning adventure

This is a fast-paced adventure set first in England and then on board a transatlantic steamer bound for South America in the 1870s. Jago Stonecipher is on the run as he tries to solve a mystery involving theft, deception and a mysterious key. Much of the action hinges on Jago's skill as a conjuror, learnt during a gruelling apprenticeship to a showman named Callow whose murder catapaults Jago into the action. He is helped by a young girl called Cecily whose own mother is a thief, but after some deft plot twists and a couple of genuine surprises it is Jago's ingenuity (and courage) that saves the day. My ten-year-old son loves this book!