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Author
Publisher
MIRA Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
348 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In prison, accused of murder, Tully Truegood begins to write her life story. A story that takes her from a young girl in the backstreets of 18th century London to her stepmother Queenie's Fairy House--a place where decadent excess is a must... Trained by Queenie to become a courtesan, and by Mr. Crease--a magician who sees that Tully holds similar special powers to his own--Tully soon becomes the talk of the town. But as Tully goes on a journey of...
42) Arazan's wolves
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2023.
Lexile measure
860L
Physical Desc
247 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When Maddie and Will get a message that dire wolves--huge misshapen changelings, much larger than regular wolves--have been marauding and attacking through the hills and valleys of Celtica, the Rangers are sent on a mission to unravel just who or what is behind these dangerous creatures. Will isn't anxious to return to Celtica, especially approaching the Rift. And as they travel, Maddie must grapple with their growing dealings with the spiritual...
43) The crown's game
Author
Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 800L
Physical Desc
399 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Vika Andreyeva can summon the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls and conjure bridges out of thin air. They are the only enchanters in Russia, and when the Ottoman Empire and the Kazakhs threaten to attack, the tsar wants a powerful enchanter by his side, and as an advisor for the prince, Pasha. He initiates the Crown's Game, a duel of magical skill, and the winner will become his Imperial Enchanter; the loser will die....
Author
Series
Threads of power volume 1
Publisher
Tor, Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
648 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"It's been seven years since Kell, Lila, and Holland defeated the evil force known as Osaron. Lila has spent those seven years as captain of a ship, exploring her new magical world and occasionally spying for the Crown. Kell has spent them learning to fight with ordinary weapons now that wielding his magic causes him intense pain. Holland, of course, gave his life to defeat Osaron. But now a shadowy organization called the Hand is plotting against...
45) Wonka
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the jewel in the Roald Dahl crown and one of the bestselling children's books of all time, Wonka tells the wondrous story of how the world's greatest inventor, magician, and chocolate maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today. This irresistibly vivid and inventive big-screen spectacle will introduce audiences to a young Willy Wonka, chock full of ideas...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Lexile measure
HL 570L
Physical Desc
522 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen.That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right. Half the time, Simon can't even make his wand work, and the other half, he starts something on fire. His mentor's avoiding him, his girlfriend broke up with him, and there's a magic-eating monster running around, wearing Simon's face. Baz would be having a field day with all...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
358 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In a nail-biting hunt for a missing loved one, DI Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto discover once again that the line between art, life, and death is all too easily blurred" -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
NAMED BY THE NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION AS A 5 UNDER 35 AUTHOR
Vaclav and Lena seem destined for each other. They meet as children in an ESL class in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. Vaclav is precocious and verbal. Lena, struggling with English, takes comfort in the safety of his adoration, his noisy, loving home, and the care of Rasia, his big-hearted mother. Vaclav imagines their story unfolding like a fairy tale, or the perfect...
Vaclav and Lena seem destined for each other. They meet as children in an ESL class in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. Vaclav is precocious and verbal. Lena, struggling with English, takes comfort in the safety of his adoration, his noisy, loving home, and the care of Rasia, his big-hearted mother. Vaclav imagines their story unfolding like a fairy tale, or the perfect...
Author
Series
Scooby-Doo mysteries volume 14
Pub. Date
2001
Lexile measure
640L
Physical Desc
59 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Scooby and the gang visit The Magic Palace, a place where magicians can make twelve-course dinners appear. But when the famous masked magician makes a priceless diamond disappear, can the Scooby gang uncover the truth?
51) The blood card
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
372 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Elizabeth II's coronation is imminent, and DI Edgar Stephens is busy investigating the death of a local fortune-teller. Meanwhile, his old pal the magician Max Mephisto is rehearsing for his television debut, a coronation day variety show. Upon hearing that their wartime commander, Colonel Cartwright, has been found dead in his flat, the two men quickly join forces to find out what happened. Max is stuck in rehearsals; Edgar heads to New York, not...
Author
Pub. Date
1999
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Lexile measure
AD 600L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
When Benny the dog steals the show from Brillo the magician, he is forced to look for a new home where his rare talents such as juggling and tap dancing will be appreciated.
53) Milo's hat trick
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
520L
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Milo the Magnificent's magic act isn't so magnificent after all, until he meets a bear who teaches him the secret to the perfect hat trick"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
590L
Physical Desc
254 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Falsely accused of plotting to overthrow King Claudio, scholarly Mangus the magician, along with his street-smart servant boy, Fabrizio, face deadly consequences unless they can track down the real traitor by the stroke of midnight.
55) A restless truth
Author
Series
Last binding volume 2
Publisher
Tordotcom
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
388 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Maud Blyth has always longed for adventure. She expected plenty of it when she volunteered to serve as an old lady's companion on an ocean liner, in order to help her beloved older brother unravel a magical conspiracy that began generations ago. What she didn't expect was for the old lady in question to turn up dead on the first day of the voyage. Now she has to deal with a dead body, a disrespectful parrot, and the lovely, dangerously outrageous...
56) See Bip grow!
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
AD 180L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and simple text relate how Zip, the unlucky alien magician, zaps Bip so they can play some ball, but things do not go according to plan when Bip grows so big that he flies away like a giant balloon. Includes note to parents, introduction to the books vocabulary, and reading comprehension questions.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Magic is in Revelation "Reve" Dyer's blood. Together, she and her husband Jeremy have three daughters, a beautiful home, and a world-famous Las Vegas magic act. But Reve has many secrets, secrets that have not only shaped her past but now threaten her family. When a mysterious intruder tampers with the weapon used in one of the illusions in Reve's act, igniting a fresh tragedy, Reve fears for the safety of her three daughters--the twins, Fai and...
58) Poof! a bot!
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Simon Spotlight edition.
Lexile measure
AD 190L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and simple text relate how Zip, the unlucky alien magician, zaps a bot and tells it what to do, but the bot does not listen. Includes note to parents, introduction to the books vocabulary, and reading comprehension questions.
60) Into the west
Author
Series
Publisher
DAW Books
Language
English
Description
Baron Valdemar and his people have found a temporary haven, but it cannot hold all of them, or for long. Trouble could follow on their heels at any moment, and there are too many people for Crescent Lake to support. Those who are willing to make a further trek by barge on into the West will follow him into a wilderness depopulated by war and scarred by the terrible magics of a thousand years ago and the Mage Wars. But the wilderness is not as empty...