Bartimaeus

by Jonathan Stroud

Wise-cracking djinni Bartimaeus finds himself at the court of King Solomon in Jerusalem 950 BC, with an unpleasant master, a sinister servant, and King Solomon's magic ring. When Bartimaeus meets Asmira, an assassin girl with more than just murder on her mind, things start to get ... interesting. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary.

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