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Gr 5-8 Set in an altered European Renaissance, this book succeeds in creating an interesting new fantasy world. Twelve-year-old Petra Kronos is shocked when her father is returned to their village without his eyes. The young Prince of Bohemia had commissioned Mikhail Kronos, who has a magical gift with metal and machines, to create a magnificent clock. Before its completion, however, the prince had the artisan's eyes removed, hoping to use their magical qualities, along with the clock, to g...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Petra Kronos's father has a magical ability to construct creatures, like her spider Astrophil, out of tin, and to make a wondrous Staro Clock that can control the weather for Prince Rodolpho, ruler of Bohemia. But the prince blinds Kronos, cutting out his eyes and magicking them for his own use. When Petra resolves to steal back her father's eyes, she befriends a Roma boy, Neel, whose connections get her a job ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Petra Kronos's father has magical abilities to construct creatures out of tin and to make a wondrous weather-controlling clock. When...Log In or Sign Up to Read More