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Gr 5–8—Rivka Kadmiel accompanies her ambassador father to Ashara for one reason: to find her lost twin brother, Arik. At age 10, Rivka passed her magic test, remaining in her kasiri (upper-class) family while Arik, a nonmagical wilding, was immediately placed with a halani (lower-class) family in the country of Ashara. Rivka works fiercely to locate her brother with the help of her new school friend, Caleb. Rivka shares class notes with Caleb, since he has hearing loss, and Caleb connects Rivka to Arik and ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Segregation laws separate magical and non-magical people ("wildings") in Rivka's world. This injustice hits home when her twin brother fa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More