Magic Below Stairs by Caroline Stevermer

Magic Below Stairs by Caroline Stevermer - 202 pages

Frederick can't believe his good luck when he is chosen from his orphanage to work as a page boy in the local magician's house.  However, it looks like there is a curse on the family manor that only Frederick can see.

This book is part of the Sorcery & Cecilia series by Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer.  It is a great addition to the series -- focusing on a young boy in the employ of the main characters of the series.  A great fantasy read for kids.

Magic Below Stairs by Caroline Stevermer

Magic Below Stairs by Caroline Stevermer - 202 pages

Frederick is amazed at his good luck at gaining as post as a footboy in the house of a wizard -- all because he best fit the footman's uniform.  He doesn't realize that it is the work of a brownie who used magic to make the uniform fit him perfectly until the wizard banishes the brownie from his house.  Luckily the brownie doesn't stay banished as there is a curse on the wizard and his family that only the brownie and Frederick can break.
I really enjoyed this book.  It was a pretty good fantasy story for kids.  Reading the author's bio on the back flag I discovered that this is actually a standalone novel in the fantasy world series of books that Caroline Stevermer writes with Patricia Wrede.  I look forward to hunting out the other books to read.