Middle-grade novel · Fiction
The Real Boy
Anne Ursu
About the book
Oscar, a shy apprentice to a magician, must find courage when a sickness strikes the children of a nearby city.
Reading notes
A thoughtful fantasy many readers find resonant with neurodivergent experience.
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Book details
- Author
- Anne Ursu
- First published
- 2013
- Suggested ages
- Ages 9–13 (editorial estimate — children vary)
- Reading mode
- Independent reader
- Topics
- identity, magic
- Edition shown
- ISBN 9780062015075 · HarperCollins Publishers, 2013
- Catalog record
- Open Library work record · edition record
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