Descriptions, Reviews, etc.
Description:
All over the universe, Magids are hard at work trying to maintain the balance of magic. Rupert Venables has been the junior Magid on Earth for only two years when his sponsor dies; now it's up to him to find a replacement. A Starscape edition, perfect for middle grade readers, by beloved fantasy author Diana Wynne Jones.
Brief description:
DIANA WYNNE JONES was the award-winning author of over forty novels for adults and children, among them Howl's Moving Castle, which was turned into an Academy Award-nominated animated film by director Hayao Miyazaki. She won the Carnegie Commendation, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, and the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement. She died March 26th, 2011.
Review Quotes: "An orchestrated riot, with tangled plots, bizarre doings, headlong pace, and foaming wit." --Kirkus Reviews
