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Ptolemy's Gate: The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book Three.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
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The Horn Book Magazine
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January 1, 2007
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Ptolemy's Gate: The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book Three by Jonathan Stroud; Miramax/Hyperion (Middle School, High School)
In alternate-universe London, power-hungry magician Nathaniel, principled commoner Kitty, and enslaved spirit Bartimaeus all resist a cor...
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