Theme: magician

The Dragon Turn

By Book Importer | Published: October 26, 2011

Summer 1869, and Sherlock Holmes and his friend Irene celebrate her sixteenth birthday by attending the theater to watch a celebrated magician make a real dragon appear on stage. It is the London sensation. Sherlock and Irene meet the magician, Alistair Hemsworth – just as he is arrested for the murder of his rival, The [...]

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The Demon’s Surrender

By Book Importer | Published: August 15, 2011

Sin’s world is turned upside down when she has to ally with a demon and his brother to save her beloved Goblin Market from the evil magicians.

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Perfect Crane

By Book Importer | Published: July 6, 2011

A lonely Japanese magician gains friends through the paper crane that he brings to life but then must set free.

Descriptors: Asia, Fantasy, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Who Is My Neighbor?

By Book Importer | Published: May 5, 2011

A young boy discovers that his upstairs neighbor has some very special talents.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Fantasy, Picture Book, Poland » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

A retelling of the centuries-old tale follows Sylvia, a spirited girl apprenticed to a sorcerer, as she steals from his castle a powerful potion that she is sure will help her complete a difficult task.

Descriptors: Europe, Fantasy, Germany, Picture Book, Poetry, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Polo and the Magician!

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Polo’s life is never boring. In this adventure, a flood carries Polo to a secret island circus where he becomes a world-class tiger-taming magician to the crowd’s delight.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Fantasy, France, Picture Book » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Enigma: A Magical Mystery

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Bertie Badger loves to visit the Retirement Home for Elderly Magicians and watch his grandpa perform magic tricks. But one day all the magicians’ props go missing, so Bertie sets off to investigate. Can he solve the mystery in time to save the show? This clever book will engage readers as they are challenged to [...]

Descriptors: Australia, Fantasy, Oceania, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Ibby’s Magic Weekend

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

When straight-arrow Ibby visits her two troublemaking cousins in their chaotic country house, she learns of an old box of magic tricks they found hidden in the attic. Ibby thinks magic is nothing but sleight of hand until her cousin Francis shrinks to the size of her thumb! The trio gets into all sorts of [...]

Descriptors: Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Primary (ages 6-9), Wales (UK) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

The Magician’s Apprentice

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

It’s summertime 1874 and Jago Stonecipher is tired of being pushed around. The penniless apprentice of a mean-spirited magican, Jago dreams of a better life. It seems his wish is granted when he finds a mysterious message in a watch, which unexpectedly sets off a dangerous chain of events.

Descriptors: England (UK), Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mystery » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Magician: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

After fleeing Ojai, Nicholas, Sophie, Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris, the City of Lights. Home for Nicholas Flamel. Only this homecoming is anything but sweet. Perenell is still locked up back in Alcatraz and Paris is teeming with enemies. Nicollo Machiavelli, immortal author and celebrated art collector, is working for Dee. He’s after them, [...]

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