The Amulet of Samarkand
by Stroud, Jonathan
Series:Bartimaeus
ALA Notable/Best BooksVOYA: The Perfect TensMythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children'sPublishers Weekly Best BookYALSA Top TenBooklist Editors' ChoiceBoston Globe/Horn Book Award/HonorsMagic
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AR Book Level
5.9
AR Points
19
Word Count
122,300
Interest Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
73958 EN
About this book
Nathaniel, a young magician's apprentice in an alternate London where magicians hold political power, seeks revenge against the powerful wizard Simon Lovelace after being humiliated. He summons the djinni Bartimaeus and orders him to steal the powerful Amulet of Samarkand from Lovelace, setting in motion a dangerous chain of events involving magical espionage and rebellion.