Midnight Magic Contributor(s): Avi (Author) |
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ISBN: 0439242193 ISBN-13: 9780439242196 Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $6.79 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: September 2004 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Under house arrest for confessing to being a magician, Mangus is summoned by the king to free his daughter, Princess Teresina, from the torment of a terrifying ghost. If Mangus cannot free her, it means certain death. But Mangus doesn't believe in ghosts. His servant boy, Fabrizio, is a secret friend of the princess, and is determined to prove that the ghost is real. Illustrations. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Horror - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Medieval |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 660 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.3" W x 7.6" (0.40 lbs) 272 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Cultural Region - Italy |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 34516 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Reintroducing a magical, bestselling medieval mystery from a Newbery-winning author The release coincides with Avi's exciting new companion to this book, MURDER AT MIDNIGHT.Night after night, a ghost appears in the royal castle of Pergamontio, terrifying the princess. Mangus the Magician doesn't believe in ghosts, but that doesn't stop him from being charged with finding this one. The King demands that Mangus free his daughter from the torment of the ghost. . . otherwise, the magician will pay with his life. Mangus's only hope is his faithful, street-smart servant boy, Fabrizio, who must solve the mystery of the ghost using logic and reason -- and a bit of magic of his own. |