INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Banks, Kate

The Magician's Apprentice

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Peter Sís. Baz is apprenticed to a weaver whose cruel treatment causes Baz to question his fate. When the weaver trades Baz to a traveling magician, the boy's education begins in earnest. Banks's lyrical, imagistic, and thought-provoking text won't appeal to everyone, but middle-graders navigating their own metaphorical path toward illumination may find Baz's voyage inspirational. Sís's spare, delicate spot illustrations beautifully reflect the shifting mood.

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