| The Magician of Hoad Contributor(s): Mahy, Margaret (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416978070 ISBN-13: 9781416978077 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2009 Annotation: In award-winning author Margaret Mahy's "The Magician of Hoad," a boy with magical powers grows into a young man in a majestic, faraway land. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008023000 |
| Lexile Measure: 1010 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.6" W x 8.1" (1.10 lbs) 432 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 134182 Reading Level: 6.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 16.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Heriot Tarbas was born with a gift. Visions wake him in the middle of the night, and others' thoughts invade his head. Heriot's mind already feels torn apart when the King of Hoad decides to tear him away from his family. Heriot quickly discovers that life in the royal court is much more difficult and complex than life on the farm. Being at the beck and call of a King who expects him to read friends' and foes' minds alike is no small challenge, but neither is being caught in a power struggle among three princes and an intimidating Hero of Hoad. As Heriot hones his skills and grows into the role of the Magician of Hoad, the number of people he can trust becomes smaller. Loneliness threatens to engulf him until a chance encounter brings a street urchin named Cayley into his life. Heriot feels inexplicably drawn to Cayley, someone he sees so much of himself in, yet at times feels like he does not understand at all. But even amidst the turmoil, Heriot is certain that his ever-developing power is the key to his destiny...if only he could figure out exactly what that destiny is supposed to be. Award-winning author Margaret Mahy conjures a faraway, majestic land where truth is an illusion, freedom is a battle, and pure magic may be the only saving grace. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mahy, Margaret: - Margaret Mahy has lived in New Zealand her entire life. A former children's librarian, she decided to become a full-time writer in 1980. From picture books to YA novels, the age groups for which she writes vary as much as the characters in her stories. She won the British Library Association's Carnegie medal for The Haunting and The Changeover: A Supernatural Romance. She has also written such books as Alchemy and Maddigan's Fantasia. An author whose books have received many accolades and praise around the world, Mahy was awarded the Order of New Zealand, the highest honor a citizen of that country can receive, and in 2006 she was announced the winner of the International Board on Books for Young People's Hans Christian Andersen Award, given to a living author whose works have made a lasting contribution to children's literature. |