A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking
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A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking is a humorous and darkly whimsical fantasy novel by T. Kingfisher about a young baker with minor magical powers who must defend her city using enchanted bread and pastries.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
humorous fantasy novel
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novel ⓘ young adult fantasy novel ⓘ |
| author | T. Kingfisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorRealName | Ursula Vernon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award |
2021 Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
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2021 Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardCategory | best young adult book ⓘ |
| centralConflict | defending a besieged city ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
abuse of power
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prejudice against magic users ⓘ responsibility of ordinary people in crises ⓘ |
| containsElement |
coming-of-age arc
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political intrigue ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtBy | Ursula Vernon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
children’s fantasy
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dark fantasy ⓘ fantasy ⓘ humorous fantasy ⓘ young adult fiction ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
deadpan humor
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situational comedy ⓘ |
| hasMagicSystemFeature | magic tied to specific domains like baking ⓘ |
| hasMagicSystemType | innate individual magic ⓘ |
| intendedReadingLevel | middle grade and up ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| magicSpecialization | bread and baked goods ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | Bob the sourdough starter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacterType | sentient sourdough starter ⓘ |
| notableElement | enchanted bread and pastries used as weapons ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 300 ⓘ |
| protagonist | Mona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistAbility | minor magical powers ⓘ |
| protagonistAge | 14 ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | baker ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| publisher | Red Wombat Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | secondary world fantasy city ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adult readers
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young adult readers ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly whimsical
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humorous ⓘ |
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