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The Invitation

by Carla Jablonski · 2003

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Do you believe in magic? Timothy Hunter is just like any other thirteen-year-old boy in London . . . except for the tiny fact that he might be the most powerful magician of his time.

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When four strangers offer to show Tim the realms of magic, he begins a journey beyond imagination. Wizards pursue him, danger threatens at every turn, and he discovers powerful forces that want him on their side — or dead.

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fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisfaefaeMore like thisLess of thisurban fantasyurban fantasyMore like thisLess of this
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Audience
young adultchildrens
Length
medium · 235 pages
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graphic novelsgraphic novelsMore like thisLess of this

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