City of Stolen Magic

(Puffin Books) In 19th century India, Chompa has grown up surrounded by magic. There is the slow, calm “writing-magic” her mother favours, or the more exciting “finger-magic”, which is immediate, powerful and dangerous. Growing up in an isolated country village, Chompa has never understood why her mother won’t let her use her finger-magic, and insists on boring writing-magic instead. When Chompa defies the rules to cast a spells her own way, there are terrible consequences – their home is destroyed and her mother is kidnapped by pale strangers. Now, Chompa must set out on an epic journey across the ocean to Victorian London, in the hope of rescuing her mother from the sinister Company – discovering more about her powers along the way. This glittering, magical adventure is beautifully written…

You're reading a preview of

The Week Junior (UK) (Digital) - 1 Issue, 392

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.