Mark of the Thief by Jennifer A. Nielsen

Mark of the Thief is the first book in a 3 part series!

When Nic, a slave that works in the mines, is forced to go

into a dark cavern with great Julius Caesar's treasures, he

finds gemstones and most important, he found, an ancient

bulla once worn by Julius Caesar. This bulla, in the story,

is a magical amulet once worn by Caesar. This magic

comes from the Roman gods and goddesses. Nic plans

to use his power to escape slavery but instead, he finds

himself in a situation where he needs to bring down the

Roman emperor. Nic has to work fast to harness this magic

from the bulla before traitors steal the bulla from Nic for

their own dark purposes.

I would rate this book a 5 of 5 stars. I enjoyed this book

a lot. This book is a good book to read because each

chapter is so suspenseful and you want to read one

more chapter each night. Even though this book has

magic in it, the magic isn’t too fictional. It has just the

right amount of fiction or fantasy to make a story a

really good one.

I would recommend this book to students around 4th

to 6th graders because the vocabulary isn’t too hard

and the book is a mix of adventure and mystery. If you

did like Mark of the Thief, you might like Rise of the

Wolf and Wrath of the Storm.--Review by Daniel X.