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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2015 | Middle Grade
Gr 4–7—In this series conclusion, it is young Emma's turn to take center stage and obtain the Book of Death, which the 12-year-old handles with bravery, imagination, and the willing assistance (nay, sacrifice) of beloved friends both new and old. There is high adventure: war with all its inherent idiocy (finding a leader is impossible when the witches, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2015
In this final book in the trilogy (The Emerald Atlas, rev. 3/11; The Fire Chronicle, rev. 11/12), the Wibberly children -- Kate, Michael, and Emma -- face their greatest peril yet. The Dire Magnus, the evil sorcerer who wants the power of the "Books of Beginning" for himself, has kidnapped twelve-year-old Emma in order to force her to lead him to the third and most potent book, the Reckoning. Kate an...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
The Dire Magnus kidnaps twelve-year-old Emma to force her to lead him to the third, most potent Book of Beginning, the Reckoning. Sibl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
