The Thief: A Newbery Honor Award Winner: 1 (Queen's Thief)

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After Nahuseresh’s plot is made clear, Attolia gets dressed in all her finery and, playing the part of vengeful enemy, makes sure to yank Eugenides’ head up so he can see her earrings when she asks if he knows what’s going to happen to him. IV: Close to midnight now, the magus tells the story of the dystopia, of Eugenides and the Great Fire.

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Go Time: The river stops flowing at midnight, revealing a door cut into the stone behind the waterfall. You could go literal, with a voiceover keeping a running account of Gen’s thoughts throughout the adventure; but few movies or series aimed at younger audiences utilize voiceover in ways that actually augment the plot rather than just layering on a cheesy commentary.His trick of grabbing the wooden practice sword—utilizing an aspect of this imitation-sword to ultimately win—reveals his capacity for thinking outside the box.

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The lamp sputters and Gen begins to panic, unsure how much oil he has lost or what time he has left. There is even a small passage in which Attolis tries to hint about the pockets and Sounis just does not get it, which leads to a classic Gen moment of throwing his wine cup in private frustration. Turner’s novel provides just enough information about its world for this particular story to operate; even the dangling plot threads regarding Gen crossing Attolia at the end hardly presaged a sequel at the time of the book’s publication.The End: The queen of Eddis is officially crowned Queen of Eddis again by virtue of possessing the Gift. When Eugenides next tells Attolia (whose name is revealed to be Irene) that he loves her, she believes him. This is especially tricky for a series like this because that choice will determine how Duffield and Disney approach adapting The Thief. The Thief starts slowly, but the measured pace allows for some delicious discussions between Gen and his captors. Turner received her BA with honors in English language and literature from the University of Chicago in 1987.