The Watermight Thief (The Fire Queen's Apprentice Book 1)

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Tamri is a scrappy magic thief trying to survive in a brutal canal city. When a quick score involving a dragon goes wrong, she’s sent to a distant mountaintop kingdom where the legendary Fire Queen is starting a school for magic wielders. The Fire Queen is up to something, and Tamri must find out the truth before it's too late.