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When Briar Moss spots a street kid using magic in the marketplace, he knows he must find her a teacher. Before he can do so, Briar and the young mage are swept up in gang warfare that puts them both in grave danger. Now Briar must decide if he¹s ready to step in as young Evvy¹s mentor and if he¹s ready to put his own gang life behind him for good.
Briar becomes a role model!! Oh dearReviewed by Archimedes, 2008-09-29
This book is set in the world of Tamora Pierce's Circle of Magic
series. This second collection shows the precocious young mages of
that first series leaving their school, and traveling with their
teachers.
Street Magic presents Briar (a young man taken off the streets by a
mage of the Winding Circle Temple and apprenticed to Mage Rose, a
plant magician) traveling with Rose to a distant city, with a
rather decadent culture, with streets thickly populated with street
gangs. Tamora Pierce presents with sensitivity and skill the
distaste and scorn that the former gang member Briar feels for
these street gangs, as well as his compassion for particular
members of the gangs.
In particular, he takes under his wing a young girl with magical
talents, who is both cheeky and flighty, and who lives with a dozen
pet cats in a filthy pueblo. The relationships between Briar, Rose,
and the little girl are developed with care and plausibility, with
Pierce's usual genius for getting inside the imagination of young
people. The rather prickly personality of Briar mellowing into an
admirable young leader is a joy to watch.
Warning: there are some gruesome elements present, and a degree of
violence. Some of this is needed, for the special subject-matter.
Still, it isn't easy to take.
Archimedes
What can I say? It's awesome!Reviewed by Reading Hannah, 2007-04-02
Tamora Pierce created yet another great book! Street Magic is
adventurous and magical in every page. It's difficult NOT to get
hooked. I'm sure everybody would enjoy this book if they
tried.
Briar Moss whom is now fourteen is living in Chammer for the time
being with his teacher Rosethorn. And while Briar's wandering the
streets of a market he runs into a young girl named Evvy. He see's
her polishing stones at a shop and knows instantly that she's a
stone mage, even though she doesn't know it. After Briar chases her
down he becomes her teacher.
As he teaches Evvy magic Briar is caught by another problem. The
two main gangs in Chammer are having a war and Briar is helping to
heal a certain gang. Then Briar hears that the fiercest gang is
looking for a stone mage to help them find precious gems...that
means Evvy...
Read 'STREET MAGIC'!
Good bookReviewed by Anonymous, 2006-07-26
In the second book of the Circle Opens quartet, 14-year-old Winding Circle temple resident Briar Moss and his teacher Rosethorn take a trip east to the city of Chammur. Wandering through a market place, Briar finds a street girl who is using powerful magic to polish stones. He decides to find her a teacher. But when gang warfare breaks out, he learns that the fiercest gang is looking for a stone mage to help them find hidden treasures, and he might be the only protection Evvy will get. When Briar hears that the enemy gang has a benefactor he knows that to stop the war he must stop the benefactor. Then Briar learns that the benefactor is also a murderer, he realizes that the fate of Chammurs gangs might rest in his hands. Exciting and entertaining, this is a perfect book for 5th-8th graders.
major Tamora Pierce fanReviewed by Anonymous, 2006-02-21
I loved this book. Briar is my favorite charecter, so maybe that's why I loved this book so much. Unlike SOME people, I am not going to give away the ending and stuff. Briar, after training as a mage for 4 years, is traveling with his teacher, Rosethorn. while he is traveling, he meets Evvy,a girl who is apparently a stone mage. He must teach her how to controll her magic and avoid other gangs so he can live. A rich lady decides to kidnap Evvy, and Briar gets mad... Anyways this is totally my favorite book that Ms.pierce has written.
Another fine piece of work!Reviewed by Allyssa A. Myers, 2005-08-27
This is a great addition to the Circle series. I can't wait to see what she does in the next one!
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