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Banks, Kate

The Magician's Apprentice

213 pp. | Farrar/Foster | August, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-0-374-34716-1 $16.99
(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Peter Sís. Baz is apprenticed to a weaver whose cruel treatment causes Baz to question his fate. When the weaver trades Baz to a traveling magician, the boy's education begins in earnest. Banks's lyrical, imagistic, and thought-provoking text won't appeal to everyone, but middle-graders navigating their own metaphorical path toward illumination may find Baz's voyage inspirational. Sís's spare, delicate spot illustrations beautifully reflect the shifting mood.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2012

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