Thursday, April 11, 2013

Ordinary Magic by Caitlen Rubino-Bradway - ADVISABLE


Rubino-Bradway, Caitlen Ordinary Magic, 240 p. Bloomsbury, 2012.  $17. 

Content: G. 

EL – ADVISABLE; MS – OPTIONAL

On the most important day of her life, Abby discovers that she is an “Ord”, a person without magic.  In a family full of magic, it is hard to take.  Abby’s sister, however, runs a school for Ords – a place to keep them safe and teach them how to protect themselves in a world where Ords might be sold or stolen and forced into unpleasant lives.  One persistent pair of treasure hunters is determined to get their hands on Abby, or any other Ord, at any price.  Rubino-Bradway has written a fine piece of classic magic that would be perfect for the younger Harry Potter crowd. 

The cover is not particularly appealing or eye-catching, but hopefully one good sell to the right student will get the world out.  

Cindy, Library Teacher

1 comment:

Jane Rubino said...

Funny - I loved the Ordinary Magic cover! I also loved the book as a wonderful adventure and - as many other readers and posters have pointed out elsewhere - a great parable about bigotry. One of my favorite MG reads.