The Familiars

New York : Harper, An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2011.

Format: Book

Edition: First edition.

Description: 360 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.

When a scrappy alley cat named Aldwyn passes himself off as a magical animal companion to Jack, a young wizard in training, Aldwyn and his fellow "familiars," a know-it-all blue jay and bumbling tree frog, must save the kingdom after the evil queen of Vastia kidnaps Jack and two other wizards.

Series: Familiars.

Contents: Catch of the day -- Unfamiliar surroundings -- Stone Runlet --Storm berries and bookworms -- Walkabout -- Midnight visitors -- Into the unknown -- Agdaleen and the Octopot -- The tree frogs of Daku -- Vastia's most wanted -- The Bridge of Betrayal -- A secret history -- The mountain alchemist -- An unwelcome return -- Torentia Falls -- The sunken palace -- The hydra of Mukrete -- Paksahara --The prophesized three.

Subjects:
Cats -- Juvenile fiction.
Magic -- Juvenile fiction.
Wizards -- Juvenile fiction.
Adventure stories.

Target Audience: Ages 8-12.

ISBN: 9780061961083