Prineas, Sarah.

The magic thief / by Sarah Prineas ; illustrations by Antonio Javier Caparó. - New York : Scholastic, c2009. - 419 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. - The magic thief ; bk. 1. .

Reprint: Originally published: New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, c2008. "First Scholastic printing, September 2009"--Verso t.p. "This edition is available for distribution only through the school market."--P.[4] of cover. "Book One"

A young thief is drawn into a life of magic and adventure after picking the pocket of the powerful wizard Nevery Flinglas, who has returned from exile to attempt to reverse the troubling decline of magic in Wellmet City.

ISBN: 9780545202978 (pbk.) 0545202973 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Magic--Fiction.
Wizards--Fiction.
Apprentices--Fiction.
Fantasy.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Fantasy fiction.