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A Tale of Magic...

by Chris Colfer

A discovery of magic in a world that forbids it

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    #1 New York Times bestseller

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    #1 New York Times bestselling author

    Chris Colfer is described as the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Land of Stories; this recognition i...

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A discovery of magic in a world that forbids it

Brystal Evergreen’s discovery of a hidden library book opens onto a society where women are barred from reading and magic is outlawed. After being convicted, she is taken from a correctional facility to Madame Weatherberry’s academy of magic, where her new classmates face a threat to magic and the wider world. The fantasy premise connects access to books with gender-based restrictions and the dangers of criminalizing magic, while the academy setting brings Brystal’s discovery into a group of young students.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Ages 9–12, as indicated by the supplied audience metadata.
  • Young readers interested in fantasy involving magic and an academy setting.
  • Readers interested in stories about restrictions on reading and magic.

Themes

Magic and discoveryAccess to booksGender-based restrictionsEducation and responsibility

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Book overview

Fall in love with this series from Chris Colfer, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Land of Stories, filled with adventure, imagination, and wonderfully memorable characters both familiar and new.

When Brystal Evergreen stumbles across a secret section of the library, she discovers a book that introduces her to a world beyond her imagination and learns the impossible: She is a fairy capable of magic! But in the oppressive Southern Kingdom, women are forbidden from reading and magic is outlawed, so Brystal is swiftly convicted of her crimes and sent to the miserable Bootstrap Correctional Facility.

But with the help of the mysterious Madame Weatherberry, Brystal is whisked away and enrolled in an academy of magic! Adventure comes with a price, however, and when Madame Weatherberry is called away to attend to an important problem she doesn't return.

Do Brystal and her classmates have what it takes to stop a sinister plot that risks the fate of the world, and magic, forever?

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