Tris's Book (Circle of Magic Series #2) by Tamora Pierce

From the Publisher

Merchant’s daughter Trisana Chandler is at the center of this second book of Tamora Pierce’s wildly popular Circle of Magic quartet. Tris and her friends from Winding Circle Temple are just learning to control their magic; now they must use it to protect the coast of Emelan from a deadly pirate attack. Tamara Pierce—America’s bestselling young adult fantasy writer—narrates this exiting and emotionally stunning recording.

Publishers Weekly

Tris's Book, the second volume in Tamora Pierce's Circle of Magic quartet, makes for an exciting listen in this dramatic reading by the author (as narrator) and a full cast. Trisana and her friends must use their magic to defend the coast of Emelan from vicious pirates on the attack. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

VOYA

This book picks up where the last book in the Circle of Magic series, Sandry's Book (Scholastic, 1997/VOYA December 1997), left off. An earthquake has just struck the Winding Circle Temple, new and beloved home of the four returning "misfits" from book one; Trisana, Sandry, Daja, and Briar. By combining their magic the four novice mages manage to stave off the worst of the damage, but the temple defenses are weakened, their supplies are depleted, and many mages are injured. It is the perfect time for an enemy to attack. Winding Circle is surrounded by a twenty-foot high wall, and the cove outside it by a strong protective spell net. It has not been attacked by pirates in the last four hundred years, but now the spell net has been damaged by an earthquake, and a powerful mage has joined forces with the Queen of the pirates. Behind a storm spell a huge fleet of raiders makes its way to the cove and begins to lay siege against the inhabitants. Winding Circle is a place of learning-they have no army, only mages and dedicates. The question is, will their powers be enough to defend the city against storm spells, battlefire, and deadly boom stones? What the invaders have not counted on are the four fledgling mages. Individually, Tris, Sandry, Daja, and Briar all sense that something sinister and out of the ordinary is going on. It is almost too late when they finally put all the pieces together and discover that the attackers have an inside link; Tris's visiting cousin Aymery, who owes the pirates money from gambling debts and has been bespelled to help them or die. Once again, the resolution comes when the four combine their magic to destroy the pirate fleet and save their home. Pierce fans are sure to be eager for the second book in this series. Tris, Sandry, Daja, and Briar are growing into stronger characters-as their magic continues to mature, so do they. The plot is quick-moving and suspenseful, the story is exciting, and the ending satisfying. The good news is that this title will be followed by Briar's Book and Daja's Book-hopefully in the very near future! Buy this one and know that it will circulate. VOYA Codes: 5Q 4P M J S (Hard to imagine it being any better written, Broad general YA appeal, Middle School-defined as grades 6 to 8, Junior High-defined as grades 7 to 9 and Senior High-defined as grades 10 to 12).

School Library Journal

Gr 5-10Tris and her three fellow mages-in-training have barely survived an earthquake that hit Winding Circle Temple. Now pirates are threatening to destroy the only real home the young sorcerers have ever known. As in Sandry's Book (Scholastic, 1997), the first installment in the series, the companions realize they can save themselves and their community only by combining powers and becoming one force greater than the sum of its parts. Reminiscent of Virginia Hamilton's Justice and Her Brothers (Harcourt, 1989), but without the rivalry and menace within the four-person "unit," Tris's Book focuses instead on the growing friendship among the young mages and their realization that their magical connections are beginning to seep into other facets of their lives. Individually, the mages are also struggling to control their powers, which come on in overwhelming surges when their possessors feel strong emotions. Readers on the brink of adolescence, struggling with new feelings and abilities, will appreciate the young sorcerers' efforts. Pierce has created another gripping adventure that's sure to please her many fans.Beth Wright, Edythe Dyer Community Library, Hampden, ME

School Library Journal

Gr 6-9-Author Tamora Pierce's distinctive voice is a good fit for the main narrator in the second installment in the Circle of Magic series (Scholastic, 1998). Matter-of-fact and precise, she draws listener further and further into the world of the four young mages-Tris, Sandry, Daja, and Blair-first introduced in Sandry's Book (Jan. 2003, p. 74). Supported by a full cast of talented performers reading the dialogue, Pierce engagingly spins a tale of growing friendship in the face of mortal challenge as the four young people struggle, with the help of their mage teachers Niko, Lark, Frostpine, and Rosethorn, to control heir emotions and their powers in order to defeat an attack against Winding Circle Temple by Pirate Queen Pahua and her army. Fans of the first audiobook in the series will quickly settle into the rhythms and cadences of this production.-Cindy Lombardo, Orrville Public Library, OH Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Product Details

• ISBN: 0590554093
  
• ISBN-13: 9780590554091
• Format: Paperback, 257pp
• Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
• Pub. Date: September 1999
• Edition Description: REPRINT
• Sales Rank: 22,958
• Age Range: Young Adult
• Series: Circle of Magic Universe Series, #2

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