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Author
Series
Kingkiller chronicles volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 39
Language
English
Formats
Description
A hero named Kvothe, now living under an assumed name as the humble proprietor of an inn, recounts his transformation from a magically gifted young man into the most notorious wizard, musician, thief, and assassin in his world.
Author
Series
Magic Shop (Kate Egan) volume 1
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Mike reluctantly bonds with good-girl neighbor Nora while learning fun skills at The White Rabbit magic shop, the owner of which believes Mike could become a great magician.
5) The pawn
Author
Series
Bowers files volume 1
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Special Agent Patrick Bowers had only met one man who made him truly afraid. Until now. When he's called to North Carolina to consult on the case of an area serial killer, he finds himself in a deadly game. Cunning and lethal, the killer is always one step ahead of the law, and he's about to strike again. It will take all of Bowers's instincts and training to stop this man who calls himself the Illusionist. And just when the pieces start to come together,...
6) Bloodfever
Author
Series
Fever novels volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Dublin the walls are coming down between Man and Faery. That means that the Buffy-like services of MacKayla Lane-the 22-year-old Georgia-born sidhe-seer (or one who can see the Fae) and slayer are required. Mac is determined to kick the nasties back to faeryland and to avenge her sister Alina's murder by the Fae's dark Lord Master. She's also seeking the sinister Sinsar Dubh, a book of black magic. Jericho Barrons, Mac's enigmatic protector, is...
Author
Series
Enduring flame volume 1
Publisher
TOR
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory first teamed up to write the Obsidian Trilogy, which was set in a wondrous world filled with magical beings, competing magic systems, and a titanic struggle between good and evil. That world proved so popular with the creators and readers alike that Lackey and Mallory have returned to it again, with The Phoenix Unchained, Book One of The Enduring Flame, the opening...
Author
Series
Enduring flame volume 2
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
In The Phoenix Endangered, second in The Enduring Flame, Tiercel, a budding High Mage, and Harrier, a reluctant Knight-Mage, develop greater power--and learn of the evils of war when they see the devastation caused by the fanatical armies of the Wild Mage Bisochim. The desert tribespeople led by young Shaiara flee Bisochim's evil, seeking a legendary oasis deep in the desert--a refuge that may hold the key to stopping Bisochim and preserving the Balance...
Author
Series
Enduring flame volume 3
Publisher
TOR
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Bisochim joins forces with Harrier and Tiercel, and the three mages search desperately for a way to destroy Ahairan as she sends her magical forces against them and the desert nomads under their protection.v
10) Spellslinger
Author
Series
Spellslinger novels volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lacking magical talent but desperate to prove his worth as a mage before his sixteenth birthday, Kellen hones his other skills--guile and trickery--and allies with an Argosi wanderer who encourages Kellen to pursue a different path.
11) The tempest
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This book presents a historical overview of The Tempest in performance, recommends film versions, takes a detailed look at specific productions and includes interviews with three leading directors - Peter Brook, Sam Mendes and Rupert Goold - so that we may get a sense of the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible, a variety that gives Shakespeare his unique capacity to be reinvented and made 'our contemporary' four centuries after...
12) Acts of violet
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From Margarita Montimore, the author of GMA Book Club pick and national bestseller Oona Out of Order, Acts of Violet is a dazzling and twisty new novel about a famous magician who disappears, leaving her sister to figure out what really happened. Nearly a decade ago, iconic magician Violet Volk performed her greatest trick yet: vanishing mid-act. Though she hasn't been seen since, her hold on the public imagination is stronger than ever. While Violet...
Author
Series
Magic Shop (Kate Egan) volume 2
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Mike attempts to convince his parents that he is responsible enough to be allowed to ride his bicycle to the magic shop all by himself.
15) Now you see me
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
An elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against The Four Horsemen, a super-team of the world's greatest illusionists. The Four Horsemen pull off a series of daring heists against corrupt business leaders during their performances, showering the stolen profits on their audiences while staying one step ahead of the law.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that every time a magician uses sleight of hand, he is secretly tracking your eye movements at the same time? How does a magician make a dove appear out of thin air? Amaze your friends with the secrets you learn in this fun, fact-filled Level 3 Ready-to-Read!"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Fire
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Marcus tries to uphold the honor of his beloved great-grandfather, aka Zachary the Stupendous, by performing a daring magic trick involving a disappearing shark.
18) Magic max
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
After a tragic loss of both parents, eleven-year-old Tim Hart is forced to live with his immensely immature Uncle Max, a second rate magician.
19) Book of night
Author
Publisher
TOR, Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"#1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black makes her stunning adult debut with Book of Night, a modern dark fantasy of shadowy thieves and secret societies in the vein of Ninth House and The Night Circus. One of Publishers Weekly's top ten most anticipated books of 2022! Charlie Hall has never found a lock she couldn't pick, a book she couldn't steal, or a bad decision she wouldn't make. She's spent half her life working for gloamists, magicians...
Author
Series
Publisher
Rabbit Publishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
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 means to take down the darkness threatening Sleepy Hollow's...
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