This is book 1 in The Magic Thief .

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 419 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Perfection Learning .

Sarah Prineas is the author of The Magic Thief series. She holds a Ph. D in English Literature and teaches seminars on fantasy and science fiction literature. She lives in Iowa City with her family. Antonio Javier Caparo has illustrated many books for children, including the Magic Thief series and The Young Reader's Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream . He lives in Montreal, Canada.