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Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In the small village of Amun lives a poor boy named Theo. Theo adores books, but because of his pointed ears and impoverished life, he isn't allowed to use the village library. As he endures the prejudice and hatred of the village, he dreams of going where such things don't exist: Aftzaak, City of Books. But one day, Theo chances to meet a Kafna--a librarian who works for the great library of Aftzaak--and his life changes forever...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Theo has completed the first part of the grueling exam to become a kafna, but he's not in the clear yet--there are two more trials he must face. Even if he makes it through the second test, an intense face-to-face oral examination, the last challenge is a practical demonstration of his abilities as a librarian. Theo has been studying his whole life for this moment, but there's one kind of test that no amount of studying could have prepared him for:...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Theo has set out from his hometown on a journey to the great city of Aftzaak with three goals: to see the city he's longed for his whole life, to take the test to become a Kafina, and to return the book lent to him by Sedona seven years earlier--the book that changed his life. The journey is difficult and the road long, but the world is filled with things for a young scholar like Theo to learn. Yet no matter how prepared he feels, the test that awaits...
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"Protagonist Press is as busy as ever, thanks in part to Mika's hugely successful Magic Market bookselling event--from magic-decrying warriors to tiny, meddling fairies, people from all walks of life are dipping their toes into the wonderful world of magical tomes. Despite the ever-growing size of Magiket's crowd, the Prep Committee has the chaos well under control, until its faithful venue is suddenly double-booked, dumping Mika into a whole new...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Myne is starting to grow more comfortable with temple life. Things are finally going well--that is, until she learns the truth about the orphanage. The children there are starving and emaciated, living in conditions that shake the apprentice blue shrine maiden to her core. After agonizing over this problem, she resolves to become the orphanage director and improve their lives herself. It's time to open up the temple branch of the Myne Workshop!
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Myne throws everything she has at paper-making while helping at the gate and preparing for Tuuli's baptism. She tries weaving faux-papyrus from fibers during winter and forming clay tablets during the spring, but both fail. Still, her love for books isn't so weak that she'd give up that easily. It's time to think up a Plan C! This is a bibliofantasy for all the bookworms of the world!"--Publisher.
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Now acting as the orphanage director, Myne starts on her mission to save the temple's orphans--an endeavor that earns her a great deal of respect from the children whose lives she works to improve. She cleans up the orphanage, teaches the orphans to provide for themselves, and even gives them an opportunity to enjoy the Star Festival for the very first time! However, just before the taue-throwing begins, Myne makes a discovery that could play a crucial...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Aspiring apprentice merchants Myne and Lutz have signed a contract with Benno, who has promised to sell their plant-based prototype. With his assistance, they finally have the materials and tools to start making their first batch of washi paper! And Benno wants to sell not only paper, but Myne's other inventions, such as the flower hairpins, as well. But getting involved in the world of merchants makes Myne's life more complicated than ever as she...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Myne shows the High Priest her rewritten bible to secure his approval. Unfortunately, it only casts doubt on whether she is who she claims. The High Priest demands answers: how can a girl who struggles to pen a simple letter produce something so well-written? Myne puzzles over how to respond. Will the truth convince him, or will she risk losing her only ally in the temple?"--provided by publisher,
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