At the House of the Magician

by Mary Hooper

Book Overview

A poor runaway during the Elizabethan period, Lucy does not have many options. Her luck turns around when she is taken on as a maid in the household of Dr. Dee, a real-life figure who was court magician to Queen Elizabeth I.The household is strange and sinister, and Lucy has a nose for intrigue. So when she stumbled across a plot to assassinate the queen, Lucy must find means to warn her . . . before it's too late.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0747588864
• ISBN13: 9780747588863
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher