Genre: Mystery/Adventure
# of Pages: 310
The author of this book, Denis Lipman, is a former magician and therefore has the tools to create a unique and exciting story for young adults. It’s about a young magician named Micah who is sent to live in Israel and ends up unknowingly befriending a terrorist, Shireen. When Shireen begins to rethink her plans both she and Micah are forced to go on the run and use Micah’s techniques of illusion to escape capture. All of this action builds to a very exciting and satisfying ending.
This story describes the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a way that no other young adult book does, which makes it interesting to young readers who do not know much about this event. At the same time, the use of magic and illusion is fun and fresh and engages reluctant readers right away. The inclusion of magic in the plot is done so in a completely believable and understandable way, which goes toward Lipman’s experience with magic and illusion. Highly recommended for students who enjoy a lot of action and plot development.
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