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The Widow's Broom
(age 7-10) by Chris Van Allsburg fantasy ... magic ... spooky Some of Minna Shaw's neighbors don't trust her clever broom. "It's dangerous", they say. "It's a wicked, wicked thing". Minna disagrees. She appreciates the broom's help around the house. She enjoys its quiet company. It seems perfectly innocent and hardworking to her. But one day two children get a well-deserved thrashing from the broom. For her neighbors, this is proof of the broom's evil spirit. Minna is obliged to give up her dear companion. Chris Van Allsburg, master of the mysterious, brings this supernatural tale to life with moody and memorable pictures that will haunt readers long after the book's covers are closed. |
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Pixie Tricks Series (age 7-10) by Tracey West magic ... fantasy Fourteen fairies have escaped from their world. Now they're causing trouble in our world! It's up to a girl named Violet and a fairy named Sprite to trick them all and send them back home. Who will they trick next? title: Double Trouble Dwarfs |
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The Invisible Dog
(age 7-10) by Dick King-Smith magic ... animals Events conspire to turn Janie's imaginary harlequin Great Dane into a real dog. |
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George's Marvelous Medicine
(age 7-10) by Roald Dahl magic ... humor Georges grouchy grandma needs a taste of her own medicine, and George knows just the right ingredients to put into it! |
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The Magic Finger
(age 7-10) by Roald Dahl animals ... magic ... humor The Gregg family loves hunting, but their eight-year-old neighbor can't stand it. After countless please for them to stop are ignored, she has no other choice--she has to put her magic finger on them. Now the Greggs are a family of birds, and like it or not, they're going to find out how it feels to be on the other end of the gun. |
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A Fairy Called Hilary
(age 7-10) by Linda Leopold Strauss traditions ... fantasy ... magic A fairy named Hilary comes to stay with Caroline and uses her magic to enliven everything from trick-or-treating on Halloween to the making of a giant snowman. |
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Fairy Realm Series (age 7-10) by Emily Rodda magic ... adventure ... fantasy When Jessie goes to visit her grandmother at beautiful Blue Moon, things seem wrong. Why is her grandmother so forgetful? And what's happened to the charm bracelet she always wears? One night, Jessie discovers an amazing secret. The secret garden at Blue Moon leads to a magical Realm. In this land live all kinds of magical beings, from fairy queens to miniature talking horses. But the enemies of the Realm are getting closer and closer to coming through the wall that keeps them out. Jessie must find out her grandmother's secret and help renew the Realm's magic before it's too late! Start with The Charm Bracelet, the first book in this exciting series. title: The Charm Bracelet title: The Flower Fairies title: The Third Wish title: The Last Fairy-Apple Tree title: The Magic Key title: The Unicorn title: The Star Cloak title: The Water Sprites title: The Peskie Spell title: The Rainbow Wand |
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Secrets of Droon Series (age 7-10) by Tony Abbott fantasy ... magic Underneath the staircase, in a neglected storage room, a magical doorway leads Eric, Neal, and Julie to the magical land of Droon. In each adventure, our three friends use quick thinking, and some magic, to help them through. title: Wizard or Witch? title: The Isle of Mists title: The Fortress of the Treasure Queen title: City in the Clouds title: The Golden Wasp title: The Hawk Bandits of Tarkoom title: The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet title: Into the Land of the Lost title: Journey to the Volcano Palace title: The Race to Doobesh title: The Riddle of Zorfendorf Castle title: The Sleeping Giant of Goll title: The Tower of the Elf King title: Under the Serpent Sea title: Voyagers of the Silver Sand title: Voyage of the Jaffa Wind title: Quest for the Queen title: The Chariot of Queen Zara title: The Coiled Viper title: Dream Thief title: Flight of the Genie title: The Great Ice Battle title: The Knights of Silversnow title: The Magic Escapes title: The Mask of Maliban title: The Moon Scroll title: Search for the Dragon Ship title: Sorcerer title: In the Shadow of Goll title: In the Ice Caves of Krog title: The Moon Dragon title: Escape from Jabar-Loo title: Pirates of the Purple Dawn title: Queen of the Shadowthorn |