Magic

A list of suggested titles for this summer's Reading is an Adventure Challenge: Magic. Features picture books and chapter books.

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Magic

A list of suggested titles for this summer's Reading is an Adventure Challenge: Magic. Features picture books and chapter books.

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The train to impossible places : a cursed delivery
Bell, P. G.
Paper Book
All aboard for the first journey in the bestselling Train to Impossible Places Adventures, with magic at every stop. Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Branford Boase Award and the IBW Book Awards, with dazzling illustrations from Flavia Sorrentino, join Suzy on...
The serpent's secret
DasGupta, Sayantani
Ebook
Stinkbomb & Ketchup-Face and the quest for the magic porcupine
Dougherty, John
Paper Book
Approved by the Great Kerfuffle Society for Approving ThingsOi! You at the back! Yes, you! Stop mucking about and get a move on. Some of us are waiting to get going on this quest you know! These magic porcupines are pretty hard to find, so pay attention and stick with our fearless heroes, Stinkbomb...
Archie Greene and the magician's secret
Everest, D. D.
Paper Book
A phenomenal magical fantasy where bookshelves are enchanted, librarians are sorcerers and spells come to life, by an astonishing debut author.
Voyage to Magical North
Fayers, Claire
Paper Book
Take to the high seas in Voyage to Magical North, a swashbuckling pirate adventure filled with magic by Claire Fayers. Twelve-year-old Brine Seaborne is a girl with a past . . . if only she could remember what it is. Found alone in a rowboat as a child, clutching a...
The ruins of Gorlan
Flanagan, John
Paper Book
Soon to be a major TV series! 'Up there with young Harry Potter' MANLY DAILY 'Unstoppable action and riveting reading' GOOD READING 'A rousing story of heroism and friendship' LIMELIGHT 'Battles, swordplay, strategy... an...
A most magical girl
Foxlee, Karen
Paper Book
Magical machines, wizards, witches, mysterious underworlds, a race against time - and two most magical girls.
The Wearle
D'Lacey, Chris
Paper Book
The Wearle came to Erth to find out what happened to their previous group, who never returned. Gabrial, a young blue dragon, is desperate to prove his worth. But the dragons aren't alone in the mountains. Down beyond the scorch line, Ren, a young hom boy, is fascinated by the...
Dragon captives
McMann, Lisa
Paper Book
Ten years after Alex and Aaron Stowe brought peace to Quill and Artimé, their younger twin sisters journey beyond the islands in this New York Times bestselling first novel of a new sequel series to The Unwanteds, which Kirkus Reviews called "The Hunger Games meets Harry...
The extremely inconvenient adventures of Bronte Mettlestone
Moriarty, Jaclyn
Paper Book
This CBCA Notable Book is an enchanting and whimsical spell-filled fantasy novel from Jaclyn Moriarty, the award-winning author of Feeling Sorry for Celia and A Corner of White, and suitable for readers who loved A Most Magical Girl.
The slightly alarming tale of the Whispering Wars
Moriarty, Jaclyn
Paper Book
This Queensland Literary Award-winning, CBCA short-listed book is an enchanting and whimsical spell-filled fantasy novel from Jaclyn Moriarty, the highly-acclaimed author of The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone.
The worst witch
Murphy, Jill
Paper Book
Puffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable hardback editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world - including this spellbinding 50th anniversary edition of The Worst Witch, the original magical boarding school series. School spells trouble for Mildred Hubble! ...
Have sword, will travel /
Nix, Garth.
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling authors Garth Nix and Sean Williams, a chivalrous adventure featuring a very unlikely knight, an admirably stubborn girl, and a talking sword.It is strange enough that Odo and Eleanor have stumbled upon a sword in a dried-up river outside their village. It is...
Dinosaurs before dark /
Osborne, Mary Pope.
Other
Where did the magic tree house come from? Before Jack and Anie can find out, the mysterious tree house whisks them back to the prehistoric past. Now can they do it before dark... or will they become a dinosaur's dinner?
Witch switch
Pounder, Sibeal
Paper Book
_______________ 'This is a witch story like no other - and it's a blast!' - Bookseller 'Brilliantly magical' - Tom Fletcher Book Club _______________ The second book in the hilarious Witch Wars series for...
The bunny band /
Richardson, Bill,
Paper Book
A rhyming romp of a tale about a badger and a band of bunnies. Lavinia the badger loves vegetables and tends her garden with care, but one morning she discovers that her lettuce has been nibbled and her potatoes and beans have disappeared! She decides to set a snare for the culprit, who...
Nevermoor : the trials of Morrigan Crow
Townsend, Jessica Mary
Paper Book
A breathtaking, enchanting new series by debut Australian author Jessica Townsend, about a cursed girl who escapes death and finds herself in a magical world - but is then tested beyond her wildest imagination. Morrigan Crow is cursed. Born on an unlucky day, she is blamed for all local misfortunes,...
Poor unfortunate soul : a tale of the sea witch
Valentino, Serena
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES * This haunting novel reveals the dark ambition of one of Disney's most cunning villains: Ursula, the sea witch. Hate. Her magic was infused with it. And in that hate was a deep, penetrating sorrow... The tale of the...
The language of spells
Weyr, Garret
Ebook
A forgotten dragon and a magical girl set out to find Vienna's missing dragons in this YA fantasy novel: "Extraordinary--not to be missed" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review). Grisha is a dragon in a world that's forgotten how to see him. Maggie is an unusual child who...
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