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Loading... The Magicians of Capronaby Diana Wynne Jones
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. A fun read. ( )Evil enchanters, talking cats, spells that turn people green. Tonino Montana and Angelica Petrocchi, the youngest members of their warring families must save their city. Set in the Chrestomanci series of worlds, the story revolves around two feuding magic clans as seen through the eyes of the children. And the children are the only ones who can see beyond the feud when their city and way of life is threatened. An engrossing read that explores the themes of belonging, believing in self, friendship, and prejudice. After two centuries of feuding the powers of the two families of magicians in mythical Caprona are too weak to stop an incipient war, but the younger members of the families find a way. 0.085 seconds to build listing no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0060298782, Hardcover)Tonino is the only person in the famous Montana household who wasn't born with an instinct for creating spells, but he has other gifts.His ability to communicate with cats just might help defend the city of Caprona against a mysterious enchanter -- but only if Tonino can learn to cooperate with a girl from the hated Petrocchi family of spell-makers.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:05 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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