Theme: Magic

The Tenth Power

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 20, 2007

Having lost her magical powers of chantment, eighteen-year-old Calwyn searches for the missing half of the broken Wheel of the Tenth Power with the hope of stopping the plague and endless winter that have fallen on her world. Sequel to : Waterless sea

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The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen : A Tale Of Alderley

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 19, 2007

A young girl and her brother are catapulted into a battle between good and evil for possession of a magical stone of great power that is contained in her bracelet.

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The Stone Light

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 19, 2007

While Merle and the flowing Queen travel to Hell to enlist Lord Light’s help in Venice’s fight against the invading Egyptian army, Serafin joins a resistance group that is led by an ancient sphinx.

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The Mirror Of Fire Dreaming : The Brotherhoold Of The Conch : Book II

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 13, 2007

As twelve-year-old Anand continues his studies to become a full-fledged member of The Brotherhood of the conch, he journeys back to Moghul times, where he encounters powerful sorcerors, spoiled princes, noble warriors, and evil jinns.

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Jig, Fig, and Mrs. Pig

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

In this variation on the Perrault fairy tale ‘The Fairies,’ magic chastises a rude young pig and rewards his hard-working female servant.

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Wishing Moon

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

After a fourteen-year-old orphan named Aminah comes to possess a magic lamp, the wishes granted her by the genie inside it allow her to alter her life by choosing prosperity, purpose, and romance.

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Postcards from No Man’s Land

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Alternates between two stories — contemporary, 17-year-old Jacob visits Amsterdam at the request of his grandmother — and historical, 19-year-old Geertrui relates her experience of British attempts to liberate Holland from occupation.

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Kenji and the Magic Geese

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

One of the geese in the beloved picture on Kenji’s wall flies off to join the wild geese in the sky and then returns to the picture, with interesting results.

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Winter Pony

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Although her father assures her that the herd takes care of its members and her grandmother reminds her of mountain spirits’ watchfulness, Anna worries while her pony is in the summer pasture.

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Zorah’s Magic Carpet

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A Moroccan woman’s magic carpet takes her to far away places, which provide inspiration for her to create other beautiful carpets.

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