The unmagical life of Briar Jones : a novel / Lex Croucher.
"For as long as they can remember, Briar Jones dreamed of attending the Temple School of Thaumaturgy. Behind its looming ornate gates, the elite boarding school--the place that has produced the most CEOs and Prime Ministers in British history--is whispered to be magical. Briar's best friend, Sebastian Wolfe, never cared about Temple. He just wanted them to stay together forever. When, at age eleven, Seb gets an acceptance letter and Briar doesn't, their childhood friendship is shattered. Seb vanishes onto Temple's grounds and Briar resigns themself to a mundane life. But they can't completely forget their yearning for Temple, for the extraordinary, to be one of the chosen in the ivory tower. Seven years later, Briar secures a temp job sorting through the junk in Temple's attics. And when Briar takes it, they discover that quiet, sensitive Seb, the boy they once loved more than anything else in the world, has become Bastian: a beautiful, arrogant villain feared by the entire school. And worse, the secrets Temple is hiding might not be so enchanting after all."--Dust jacket flap.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063460218
- ISBN: 0063460211
- Physical Description: 447 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2026.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "Please note, this book is not suitable for young readers. For a list of content warnings, please turn to page 447."
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Available copies
- 4 of 14 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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Holds
- 2 current holds with 14 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statesville Main Library | F CROUCHER (Text) | 33114027681469 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/12/2026 |
| Bunn Branch | F/Croucher (Text) | 72350000135939 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Franklinton Branch | F/Croucher (Text) | 72350000135940 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/10/2026 |
| Harnett County Main Library | F Cro (Text) | 33630005529776 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/06/2026 |
| High Point Library | FIC CROUCHER LEX (Text) | 30519020535426 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/10/2026 |
| High Point Library | FIC CROUCHER LEX (Text) | 30519020535434 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/19/2026 |
| Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library | SFF Croucher (Text) | 39523000127825 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/11/2026 |
| Hope Mills Library | CMB2017414 (Text) | CMB2017414 | Technical Services | In process | - |
| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC CROUCHER (Text) | 36015002731905 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Margaret and James Harper, Jr. Library | FIC CRO (Text) | 31421621494534 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
