Sackett,
Frances. The Misadventures of the Magician’s Dog. Holiday House 2013
178p ISBN 978-0-8234-2869-4 elem/ms VG-BN Fantasy
Peter Lubinsky doesn’t like dogs, so he
is surprised to find himself asking for a dog for his birthday. The dog he picks at the shelter looks as
ordinary as Peter is himself, but it soon becomes apparent that looks are
deceiving. The Dog can talk and do magic, and he needs Peter’s help to change
his previous master from a rock back into a boy.
The mission is more complicated than The Dog at first describes. The Dog’s previous owner was a boy Peter’s age, but he was also an wicked magician. Peter can also do magic, but only when he is very angry. Is it worth losing Peter’s positive traits to save another boy, and possibly his father, who is an Air Force pilot flying missions in Iraq?
As Peter and his siblings discover the cost magic exacts from its users, they are forced to make serious moral choices. The result is an entertaining, thought-provoking novel that will keep readers engaged as they devour the story as quickly as they can turn the pages.
The mission is more complicated than The Dog at first describes. The Dog’s previous owner was a boy Peter’s age, but he was also an wicked magician. Peter can also do magic, but only when he is very angry. Is it worth losing Peter’s positive traits to save another boy, and possibly his father, who is an Air Force pilot flying missions in Iraq?
As Peter and his siblings discover the cost magic exacts from its users, they are forced to make serious moral choices. The result is an entertaining, thought-provoking novel that will keep readers engaged as they devour the story as quickly as they can turn the pages.
Summary: Peter can become a magician and save his father from fighting in
Iraq as well as rescue another boy, but wielding magic may come with a price that is too
high to pay
Magic-Fiction --Hillary Welliver
No comments:
Post a Comment