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Synopsis
Paolina Barthes is a young woman of remarkable intellectual ability--a genius on the level of Isaac Newton. But she has grown up in isolation, in a small village of shipwreck survivors, on the Wall in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. She knows little of the world, but she knows that England rules it, and must be the home of people who possess the learning that she so desperately wants. And so she sets off to make her way off the Wall, not knowing that she will bring her astounding, unschooled talent for sorcery to the attention of those deadly factions who would use or kill her for it.
Is Escapement appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A young genius from an isolated community ventures into the wider world, where her untrained magical abilities attract dangerous political factions. Moderate fantasy violence and political intrigue, no sexual content.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include isolation and class struggle.
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Who'll love this
A brilliant girl from a remote village discovers she has magical powers and must navigate a world far bigger and more dangerous than she ever imagined.