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Something close to magic / Emma Mills.
Seventeen-year-old Aurelie, a baker's apprentice, reluctantly agrees to assist a bounty hunter named Iliana and finds herself on an adventure full of magic, danger, and the thrill of first love.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781665926911 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 366 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atheneum, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | 012+. |
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| Subject: | Adventure and adventurers > Juvenile fiction. Friendship > Juvenile fiction. Magic > Juvenile fiction. Adventure and adventurers > Fiction. Friendship > Fiction. Magic > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Young adult fiction. Fantasy fiction. Queer fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | YA Mills | 31681010350619 | YADULT | Checked out | 12/30/2025 |
- Baker & Taylor
No-nonsense bakerâs apprentice Aurelie, who has the gift of Seeking, is reluctantly drawn into an adventure when a bounty hunter needs her help rescuing Prince Hapless from the dangerous Underwood?â?and finds whatâs even more dangerous are the feelings sheâs starting to have for the prince. Simultaneous eBook. - Baker & Taylor
Seventeen-year-old Aurelie, a baker's apprentice, reluctantly agrees to assist a bounty hunter named Iliana and finds herself on an adventure full of magic, danger, and the thrill of first love. - Simon and Schuster
A bakerâs apprentice reluctantly embarks on an adventure full of magic, new friendships, and a prince in distress in this âappealingly breezyâ (Kirkus Reviews) and âdeftly writtenâ (School Library Journal, starred review) young adult fantasy thatâs perfect for fans of Margaret Rogerson and Gail Carson Levine.
Itâs not all sugar and spice at Basilâs Bakery, where seventeen-year-old Aurelie is an overworked, underappreciated apprentice. Still, the job offers stability, which no-nonsense Aurelie values highly, so she keeps her head down and doesnât dare to dream bigâuntil a stranger walks in and hands her a set of Seeking stones. In a country where Seeking was old-fashioned even before magic went out of style, itâs a rare skill, but Aurelie has it.
The stranger, who turns out to be a remarkably bothersome bounty hunter named Iliana, asks for Aurelieâs help rescuing someone from the dangerous Underwoodâwhich sounds suspiciously like an adventure. When the someone turns out to be Prince Hapless, the charming-but-aptly-named prince, Aurelieâs careful life is upended. Suddenly, she finds herself on a quest filled with magic portals, a troll older than many trees (and a few rocks), and dangerous palace intrigue.
Even more dangerous are the feelings sheâs starting to have for Hapless. The more time Aurelie spends with him, the less she can stand the thought of going back to her solitary but dependable life at the bakery. Must she choose between losing her apprenticeshipâor her heart?
