FORWARD, Toby

Gr 1–4—An old-fashioned story about a cat's nostalgia for his heady days at sea...

Gr 5–8—Bee is apprenticed at a young age to a weak and evil magician named Slowin, who steals her true name on her 12th birthday and awakens a wild and malevolent magic that transforms Slowin and his minions into fearsome creatures who invade a castle and devour its inhabitants...

Gr 4–6—Sam is a wizard's apprentice whose master dies halfway through his education...