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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking canonical | 2 |
| A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking Context triple: [T. Kingfisher, notableWork, A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking]
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A.
A Warm and Yeasty Corner
A Warm and Yeasty Corner is a work by the band Appendix Out, likely reflecting their characteristic indie folk sound and introspective songwriting.
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B.
La Conquête du pain
La Conquête du pain is a seminal 1892 work of anarchist political philosophy by Peter Kropotkin that advocates for a decentralized, cooperative, and egalitarian society.
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C.
House of Bread
House of Bread is the literal meaning of the name Bethlehem, a historic town in the Levant revered in Jewish and Christian traditions.
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D.
The Gingerbread Lady
The Gingerbread Lady is a 1970 Broadway play by Neil Simon that blends dark comedy and drama in its portrayal of an alcoholic singer’s struggle to rebuild her life.
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E.
The Basket of Bread
The Basket of Bread is a still-life painting by Salvador Dalí that exemplifies his meticulous realism and symbolic exploration of everyday objects.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking Target entity description: 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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A.
A Warm and Yeasty Corner
A Warm and Yeasty Corner is a work by the band Appendix Out, likely reflecting their characteristic indie folk sound and introspective songwriting.
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B.
La Conquête du pain
La Conquête du pain is a seminal 1892 work of anarchist political philosophy by Peter Kropotkin that advocates for a decentralized, cooperative, and egalitarian society.
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C.
House of Bread
House of Bread is the literal meaning of the name Bethlehem, a historic town in the Levant revered in Jewish and Christian traditions.
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D.
The Gingerbread Lady
The Gingerbread Lady is a 1970 Broadway play by Neil Simon that blends dark comedy and drama in its portrayal of an alcoholic singer’s struggle to rebuild her life.
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E.
The Basket of Bread
The Basket of Bread is a still-life painting by Salvador Dalí that exemplifies his meticulous realism and symbolic exploration of everyday objects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
humorous fantasy novel
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novel ⓘ young adult fantasy novel ⓘ |
| author | T. Kingfisher ⓘ |
| authorRealName | Ursula Vernon ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ
linked to:
Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book
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| 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
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linked to:
United States of America
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| coverArtBy | Ursula Vernon ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| notableCharacterType | sentient sourdough starter ⓘ |
| notableElement | enchanted bread and pastries used as weapons ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 300 ⓘ |
| protagonist | Mona ⓘ |
| protagonistAbility | minor magical powers ⓘ |
| protagonistAge | 14 ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | baker ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| publisher | Red Wombat Studio ⓘ |
| 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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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking Description of subject: 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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