The Threads of Magic (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781536207194)

In a gripping stand-alone fantasy from the acclaimed Alison Croggon, a pickpocket steals the cursed Stone Heart and is propelled into a power struggle, woven with witchcraft, that will change the kingdom forever.

Pip lives by his wits in the city of Clarel. But when he picks the wrong pocket, Pip finds himself in possession of a strange dried heart in a silver casket--and those who lost it will stop at nothing to get it back. With assassins on his trail and the ominous heart beginning to whisper to him, Pip and his childlike older sister El are drawn deeper into the forbidden world of magic. Now they must seek the help of the secret witches of Clarel and Princess Georgette--who is sick of being a pawn in everyone else's game--to wage revolution against a chilling king, a power-hungry church cardinal, and an ancient evil they don't truly understand. A beautifully written adventure full of courage and kindness, The Threads of Magic transports readers to a magical city of airy palaces and rotten slums, of agents of the Office of Witchcraft Examination and midsummer dancing in the Weavers' Quarter, of dangerous fathers and chosen family.

Author: Alison Croggon
ISBN-10: 1536207195
ISBN-13: 9781536207194
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 04/13/2021
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.40w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 02/01/2021 pg. 66
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2021
Publishers Weekly 03/15/2021
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2021
Booklist 04/15/2021 pg. 60