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Author
Series
Waking land volume 1
Language
English
Description
"In the lush and magical tradition of Naomi Noviks award-winning Uprooted comes this riveting debut from brilliant young writer Callie Bateswhose boundless imagination places her among the finest authors of fantasy fiction, including Sarah J. Maas and Sabaa Tahir. Lady Elanna is fiercely devoted to the king who raised her like a daughter. But when he dies under mysterious circumstances, Elanna is accused of his murderand must flee for her life. ...
Author
Series
Joseph Spector novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
"In 1930s London, celebrity psychiatrist Anselm Rees is discovered dead in his locked study, and there seems to be no way that a killer could have escaped unseen. There are no clues, no witnesses, and no evidence of the murder weapon. Stumped by the confounding scene, the Scotland Yard detective on the case calls on retired stage magician-turned-part-time sleuth Joseph Spector. For who better to make sense of the impossible than one who traffics in...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Deep below the University, there is a dark place. Few people know of it: a broken web of ancient passageways and abandoned rooms. A young woman lives there, tucked among the sprawling tunnels of the Underthing, snug in the heart of this forgotten place. Her name is Auri, and she is full of mysteries. The Slow Regard of Silent Things is a brief, bittersweet glimpse of Auri’s life, a small adventure all her own. At once joyous and haunting, this...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Kell is one of the last Travelers, a magician with the rare ability to travel between parallel universes. There's Grey London, dirty and boring, without any magic, ruled by a mad King George. Then there's Red London, where life and magic are revered, and the Maresh Dynasty presides over a flourishing empire. White London is ruled by whoever has murdered their way to the throne and people fight to control magic, and the magic fights back, draining...
5) Magic spell
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Feeling unappreciated during the performance, a magician's assistant grabs the wand and performs some feats of her own.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
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
Publisher
Chicken House
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
While visiting her two troublemaking cousins, Ibby learns about a magic box the boys found in the attic in their country home. She soon stumbles upon the strange tale of Uncle Godfrey, a professional magician who mysteriously vanished many years ago.
8) Poof! a bot!
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.7 - AR Pts: 1
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.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As Sam and Uncle Ezra watch, the Great Houdini escapes from a trunk at the bottom of the river. Includes factual information about Houdini and his career as a magician and escape artist.
11) See Zip zap
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Meet the unlucky magician Zip and his friends in the first of the Adventures of Zip Ready-to-Go! books from author-illustrator David Milgrim, who was awarded a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor for his Ready-to-Read, Go, Otto, Go! This is Zip. Zip likes to zap. What will Zip zap today? Perfect for kids at the beginning of their reading journeys, See Zip Zap was written for children who have learned the alphabet and are ready to start reading! And what better...
Author
Series
Battlesaurus volume 1
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
In this alternate history, Napoleon wins at Waterloo by unleashing a secret battlefield weapon--a legion of giant, carnivorous dinosaurs imported from the wilds of the Americas--and only fifteen-year-old Willem Verheyen stands in the way of the emperor's plan for world domination.
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