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Gr 4–7—The island of Aletheia boasts as its crown jewel the city of Asteri, powered by the lingering magic of ancient wizards. Nowadays there is only one, mildly magical magician, Caleb, and his lowly assistant, Oscar, to provide magical solutions for Asteri's demanding residents. People, social situations, and breaks in routine discomfit the orphaned Oscar in ways reminiscent of autistic spectrum children. He prefers to gather plants from the forest and converse with Caleb's cats. Circumstances force Oscar to depart from routine when Aster...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Misfit orphan Oscar is content to be his magician master's "hand": doing the menial work of preparing herbs; staying in the cellar with his cat friends. Then his orderly world explodes: Master Caleb disappears and bane-of-Oscar's-life apprentice Wolf is mysteriously killed, leaving Oscar to mind the shop -- Oscar, who, like a person with Asperger's syndrome, lacks interpersonal skills and can't decode facial expressions. Even worse, children in the magically protected City suddenly begin to sicken, and together with his new friend...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Misfit orphan Oscar is content to be his magician master's menial "hand." Then Master Caleb disappears, and children in the magi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More