Summary
A compelling and inventive novel set in a world where science and magic are at odds.
Maggie knows something’s off about Val, her mom’s new husband. Val is from Oldworld, where they still use magic, and he won’t have any tech in his office-shed behind the house. But - more importantly-what are the huge, horrible, jagged, jumpy shadows following him around?
Magic is illegal in Newworld, which is all about science. The magic-carrying gene was disabled two generations ago, back wh…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141338248 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141338245 |
| Author: | Robin McKinley |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Puffin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 26 February 2014 |
| Weight: | 245g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 22mm |
| Audience Age: | 10-16 |
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Robin McKinley
Robin McKinley has won many awards, including the Newbery Medal for The Hero and the Crown, a Newbery Honor for The Blue Sword, and the Mythopoeic Award for Adult Literature for Sunshine. She lives in Hampshire, England with her husband, author Peter Dickinson.
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