The Thief: A Newbery Honor Award Winner Hardcover - 1996
by Megan Whalen Turner
Deception, intrigue and adventure abound in this entertaining and original book. The king's scholar, the magus, has discovered the location of an ancient treasure that invests the possessor with the right to rule a neighboring country. He springs a skilled thief from the king's prison to do the job. Young Adult.
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Nothing is overdone and not a word is out of place in this auspicious debut," wrote Kirkus in a starred review of Instead of Three Wishes, the first book by Megan Whalen Turner. Her second book more than fulfills that promise. The king's scholar, the magus, believes he knows the site of an ancient treasure. To attain it for his king, he needs a skillful thief, and he selects Gen from the king's prison. The magus is interested only in the theif's abilities. What Gen is interested in is anyone's guess. Their journey toward the treasure is both dangerous and difficult, lightened only imperceptibly by the tales they tell of the old gods and goddesses.Megan Whalen Turner weaves Gen's stories and Gen's story together with style and verve in a novel that is filled with intrigue, adventure, and surprise.
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- Title The Thief: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
- Author Megan Whalen Turner
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Second printing
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Greenwillow Books, New York
- Date 1996-10-31
- ISBN 9780688146276 / 0688146279
- Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 9.3 x 6.24 x 0.81 in (23.62 x 15.85 x 2.06 cm)
- Ages 12 to 17 years
- Grade levels 7 - 12
- Reading level 920
- Library of Congress subjects Adventure and adventurers, Brigands and robbers
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95041040
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Citations
- ALA Best Books Young Adults, 01/01/1997, Page 1296
- ALA Notable Children's Books, 01/01/1997, Page 1305
- Booklist, 01/01/1997, Page 863
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/1996, Page 85
- Kirkus Review - Children, 06/15/1996, Page 905
- New York Times, 03/02/1997, Page 25
- Publishers Weekly, 10/21/1996, Page 84
- School Library Journal, 10/01/1996, Page 150
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