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The Magician's Apprentice

Kate Banks (2012)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.14
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Positive tags

Coming of AgeMentor FigureAdventureHeartwarmingSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Apprentice

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistOutcast / Loner

Tropes

Mentor FigureComing of AgeQuestLost CivilizationFound FamilyReluctant HeroFish out of WaterTraining Arc

Themes

Coming of AgeMentorshipRedemptionKnowledge and LearningKindnessSelf-DiscoveryFound Family

Synopsis

A young pickpocket becomes apprenticed to a magician who opens a whole new world for the boy, not only of magic and healing, but of kindness and adventure. Together they seek knowledge lost since the Age of Magic thousands of years before.

Is The Magician's Apprentice appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A wholesome middle grade fantasy about a pickpocket who finds mentorship and purpose through magic. Features themes of kindness, learning, and adventure with no objectionable content.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Young readers will enjoy following a street thief who discovers he has magical potential and embarks on exciting quests with his wise mentor.

Tags

Adventure FantasyQuest StoryMagic Apprentice Tale