Flanagan, John (John Anthony)
Summary: "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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FLAStyles, Walker
Summary: After breaking out of prison, tricky magician Labra-Cadabra-Dor puts canine detective Rider Woofson under a evil spell.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE STYRothfuss, Patrick
Summary: Kvothe takes his first steps on the path of the hero as he attempts to uncover the truth about the mysterious Amyr, the Chandrian, and the death of his parents. Along the way, Kvothe is put on trial by the legendary Adem mercenaries, forced to reclaim the honor of the Edema Ruh, and travels into the Fae realm where he meets Felurian, the faerie woman no man can resist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DAW Books 2011
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Summary: "While everyone is singing cheerful Christmas carols, Harry Moon and The Good Mischief Team march to a different song--Don't be Afraid of the Dark. With their swords of light, the team battles against the Fouling Curse threatening Harry's magic teacher, Samson Dupree, and the Sleepy Hollow Magic Shoppe. As evil armies of toys rise up, Harry must leave the sword behind to find a more powerful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rabbit Publishers 2017
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC POEStutzman, Jonathan
Summary: Tiny T. Rex and his friend Pointy work hard to master their magic act for the school talent show, and prove that you can overcome any problem as long as it is met with patience and understanding.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STUAvi
Summary: Mangus the Magician and his thirteen-year-old servant, Fabrizio, are commanded to go to Venice, on pain of death, to find a book by Friar Luca Pacioli which reportedly contains a magical means of making money; but Venice is a strange and dangerous city, and someone else is also after the book--then Mangus is arrested, and taken to the prison, and Fabrizio and Bianca, an orphan he has met, must...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC AVIHutchinson, Shaun David
Summary: Fifteen-year-old Jack and sixteen-year-old Wilhelm, assistants to--and captives of--rival magicians, fall in love against the backdrop of Seattle's 1908 world's fair, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTeen 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HUTGriffiths, Elly
Summary: "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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC GRISkye, Evelyn.
Summary: 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audio 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC SKYBosch, Pseudonymous.
Summary: Two eleven-year-old misfits try to solve the mystery of a dead magician and stop the evil Dr. L and Ms. Mauvais, who are searching for the secret of immortality.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Brown & Co. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BOSMargolin, Phillip
Summary: Robin Lockwood is a young criminal defense attorney and partner in a prominent law firm. She joined the firm of legal legend Regina Barrister not long before Regina was forced into retirement by Alzheimer's. One of Regina's former clients, Robert Chesterfield, shows up with an odd request: he's seeking help in acquiring patent protection for an illusion. Chesterfield is a professional magician...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC MARMilgrim, David
Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE MILPandian, Gigi
Summary: "Secret Staircase Construction is under attack, and Tempest Raj feels helpless. After former client Julian Rhodes tried to kill his wife, he blamed her "accident" on the home renovation company's craftsmanship. Now the family business - known for bringing magic into homes through hidden doors, floating staircases, and architectural puzzle walls - is at a breaking point. No amount of Scottish...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2024
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Summary: "Librarian Sylvia Ashe knows nothing about her past, having grown up without a father and a mother who refused to discuss him. When she stumbles upon a diary that suggests she's descended from magicians, she's skeptical. After all, magicians are special, and she's just an ordinary girl who loves books. She seeks the truth from a member of the most prominent family of magicians, but she quickly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: C. J. Archer 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 9781922554222Dahl, Michael
Summary: Charlie and Annie find Tyler and the magician Brack on the thirteenth floor of the Abracadabra Hotel, but Charlie and his friends still have to solve the mystery of who is trying to steal the twelve priceless statues of Enrico Endriago which have been locked in room 1308 for fifty years.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC DAHDahl, Michael
Summary: Brack, owner of the Abracadabra Hotel, has disappeared at a critical time, and once again Charlie Hitchcock and Tyler Yu team up to solve the mystery--they know he never left the hotel, but the only clues they have is a few words scrawled on a piece of paper and a clump of fake red hair.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2014
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Summary: Since a vampire murdered her mother, Ava has survived foster home after foster home, determined to get revenge. It's been ten years since anyone has seen a vampire-- until Ava stumbles across a hidden magic show where she witnesses impossible illusions. Ava sneaks backstage and catches them in acts they can't explain. But they've been waiting for her: they are part of an ancient secret society...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC FUSGriffiths, Elly
Summary: The new decade is going well for Edgar Stephens and his good friend the magician Max Mephisto. Edgar is happily married, with children, and promoted to Superintendent. Max has found fame and stardom in America, though is now back in England for a funeral, and a prospective movie job. Edgar’s new wife, though—former detective Emma—is restless and frustrated at home, knowing she was the best...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GRICopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: M GRIMilgrim, David
Summary: Illustrations and simple text introduce Zip, an unlucky alien magician, and his friend Bip. Includes note to parents, introduction to the books vocabulary, and reading comprehension questions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE MILCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR Orange MILRoss, Rebecca (Rebecca J.)
Summary: "The realm of Azenor has spent years plagued by a curse. Every new moon, magic flows from the nearby mountain...Only magicians who serve as territory wardens stand between people and their worst dreams. Clementine Madigan is ready to take over as the warden of her small town, but when two magicians arrive to challenge her, she is unknowingly drawn into a century-old conflict. She seeks revenge,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ROSSterer, Gideon
Summary: A clever magician teaches young readers his most top-secret tricks as he disappears and reappears throughout the book's pages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STEYamazaki, Kore
Summary: "Chise has been summoned to the Dragon Aerie to begin crafting her very own wand, but her journey has more to offer than she had anticipated: magincal wonders, enlightening visions, and perhaps most importantly, insight into Elias' pas and the secrets he has been reluctant to reveal about himself. Yet while Chise finds some answers about the inhuman mage's history, mysterious beings are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC 2015
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1 available in Manga, Call number: YA FIC YAMBergmann, Emanuel
Summary: "Sweeping between Prague during World War II and modern day Los Angeles, this deeply moving debut follows a young Jewish man in 1934 who falls in love and joins the circus as the country descends into war. Decades later, a young boy seeks out the now cynical, elderly magician in the hopes that his spells might keep his family together. Prague, 1934: The fifteen-year-old rabbi's son Moshe...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BERGriffiths, Elly
Summary: "In the sequel to the "captivating"* Zig Zag Girl, DI Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto hunt for a killer after two children are murdered in a tragic tableau of a very grim fairy tale. *Wall Street Journal It's Christmastime in Brighton, and the city is abuzz about a local production of Aladdin, starring the marvelous Max Mephisto. But the holiday cheer is lost on DI Edgar Stephens....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016