Magyk is an irresistible, delightful read with rollicking humor, playful characters, and magical mystique. It's a great read for ages 8-12 years, and is great when you want a substantial, fun book to occupy your time with on a lazy day.
It all begins with the Heap family. Sarah Heap, the mother, is overjoyed because she has just had a new baby boy. Not only that, but he is the seventh son of a seventh son, which is supposed to be incredibly magical. Not too long after, however, the matron midwife has some bad news. The baby has died. Sarah is distraught, and tries to revive her baby, but to no avail. The baby is wrapped up and taken away to be buried. Then, Silas Heap is out, and he finds a baby girl laying in the snow, swaddled in a blanket. Just as he picks her up, the Extra-Ordinary Wizard, Marcia Overstrand, tells him to never tell anyone about her, and to raise her as his own. Silas and Sarah comply happily, glad to have a baby again. Little Jenna, as she is named, lives a happy life. Then, on her tenth birthday, her whole world is turned upside-down. Marcia Overstrand is informed there was an assassin out to kill Jenna, and she goes to retrieve her. But in doing so, she has to tell the whole family everything. She reveals that Jenna is the long lost Princess. Jenna is shocked but meekly agrees when Marcia is forced to remove her to go to her tower, to the shock of her family. They pause only to retrieve a frozen sentry at the door. Silas and her brother Nicko, however, follows because Jenna did not get the chance to open her birthday present. The assassin comes soon afterward, in hot pursuit. They have no choice but to evacuate down the garbage chute, taking the sentry with them, or Boy 412, as he identifies himself as. The owner of the local coffee-shop lends them her boat, and not a moment too soon. The Hunter, in charge of finding Jenna, along with his Pack, follows in his bullet boat. Marcia is forced to do some difficult magic very quickly to conceal their location. They manage, eventually, to evade the Hunter and reach the island their great-aunt Zelda Heap inhabits. After some discrepancy trying to find her cottage, she welcomes them in and they get a good night's sleep. But they are not going to be safe forever. Will they manage to overpower their worst enemy, discover a long-lost family member, survive an awful patchwork quilt-esque jumpsuit, discover the island's secrets, learn to do magic, and finally be able to go back home again, safe?
Well, it's up to you to find out. Pick up this amazing read at your local library or bookstore.
Good luck and happy reading!
Pen
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