Sandry's Book

By: Tamora Pierce

Genre: YA/Young Reader Fantasy

Pages: 252

Published: 1997

Told in: Third Person

Series: Circle of Magic, #1

In a nutshell:

Sandry, Briar, Daja, and Tris have always been different from other children. When the mage, Niko, finds them and brings them all to the Winding Circle community they begin to form friendships with each other as they learn more about themselves and the magical powers they possess.

Compare to:

Enchanted Forest Chronicles, Patricia Wrede

The Ordinary Princess, M.M Kaye

A Tale of Two Castles, Gail Carson Levine

What you may enjoy:

A unique world with varying cultural customs, this book works to develop characters and set up the series as a whole. This is a story about people and how they grow and mature. The magic system is subtle and simple making it more believable.

What you may NOT enjoy:

This book does not have much of a plot. It focuses more on the growth of the children and their relationships. Not much really happens in the book. The story switches quickly between each child’s point of view, often leaving the reader confused and lost.

Warnings:

Violence and Disturbing Images:

Woman killed by a mob, mentioned several times; girl attacked by a group of kids, mentions kicking; boys get in a fight, kicking and biting mentioned; kids brawl – tripping, punching, biting, kicking mentioned; water cyclone picks up kids and throws them; man and woman found dead and covered in sores; woman lays dead; drunk woman covered in sores, mildly graphic; kids nearly crushed by rocks

Sex and Nudity:

Suggests man may be a pedophile

Language and profanity:

Mild insults

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