| The Last Magician Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Maxwell, Lisa (Author) |
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ISBN: 1481432087 ISBN-13: 9781481432085 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books OUR PRICE: $12.59 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - Historical - Young Adult Fiction | Science Fiction - Time Travel - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2016052609 |
| Lexile Measure: 840 |
| Series: Last Magician |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.4" W x 8" (0.90 lbs) 528 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 196757 Reading Level: 6.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 25.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An instant New York Times bestseller "Will keep you guessing until the last page." --Cinda Williams Chima, New York Times bestselling author A girl travels back in time to find a mysterious book that could save her future in Lisa Maxwell's "splendid series opener" (Kirkus Reviews). Stop the Magician. Steal the book. Save the future. In modern-day New York, magic is all but extinct. The remaining few who have an affinity for magic--the Mageus--live in the shadows, hiding who they are. Any Mageus who enters Manhattan becomes trapped by the Brink, a dark energy barrier that confines them to the island. Crossing it means losing their power--and often their lives. Esta is a talented thief, and she's been raised to steal magical artifacts from the sinister Order that created the Brink. With her innate ability to manipulate time, Esta can pilfer from the past, collecting these artifacts before the Order even realizes she's there. And all of Esta's training has been for one final job: traveling back to 1902 to steal an ancient book containing the secrets of the Order--and the Brink--before the Magician can destroy it and doom the Mageus to a hopeless future. But Old New York is a dangerous world ruled by ruthless gangs and secret societies, a world where the very air crackles with magic. Nothing is as it seems, including the Magician himself. And for Esta to save her future, she may have to betray everyone in the past. |
Contributor Bio(s): Maxwell, Lisa: - Lisa Maxwell is the author of The Last Magician, The Devil's Thief, The Serpent's Curse, Unhooked, Sweet Unrest, and The Gathering Deep. She grew up in Akron, Ohio, and has a PhD in English. She's worked as a teacher, scholar, editor, writer, and bookseller (at Little Professor Book Center in Alabama). When she's not writing books, she's a professor at a local college. She now lives near Washington, DC, with her husband and two sons. You can follow her on Twitter @LisaMaxwellYA or learn more about her upcoming books at Lisa-Maxwell.com. |