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The Magician's Apprentice

Tom McGowen (1987)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesMagician #1
Setting
CSM age8+
Goodreads3.82
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

Coming of AgeMentor FigureAdventureHeartwarmingSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

ApprenticeOrphanComing-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Mentor FigureComing of AgeFound FamilyQuestLost CivilizationTraining ArcFish out of Water

Themes

Coming of AgeMentorshipKnowledge vs IgnoranceKindness and CompassionSelf-DiscoveryLost HistorySocial Mobility

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 8 and up.

A wholesome fantasy adventure about a street urchin learning magic and finding kindness. Contains mild peril typical of middle grade fantasy quests but no graphic content.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

A pickpocket kid becomes a magician's apprentice and goes on exciting adventures while learning magic and discovering ancient secrets.

Tags

Adventure FantasyQuest FantasyHistorical Fantasy