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“City of Stolen Magic is set in the middle of the 19th century. Magic exists but it’s not as whizz-bang as in The Elemental Detectives. The baddies are the East India Company. It’s anti-colonialism. The story starts off in India and comes to London… There’s a lot readers will get out of this. It’s another facet to British history. The thing about British history, especially in the 19th century, is that it was such a lot of the globe. A quarter? A third? To see it from different perspectives is very important for young people. Apart from being a good story, you’re getting a different view of something. It’s important that we’re aware how things got to be as they are today.” Read more...
The Best Historical Fiction for 8-12 Year Olds
Catherine Johnson, Children's Author
