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Magic is Lennie's favorite thing, and she's thrilled to visit her grandfather in the enchanted land of Netherly. She's instantly devastated, however, when she learns that her silly little brother will be her family's representative in the competition to replace their grandpa, who's retiring as Prime Wizard of Pomporromp. Magaziner touches on themes of inequality in this otherwise frothy tale of magical competition.