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| A Small Zombie Problem by K.G. CampbellStarring: Lonely August DuPont, who's never been allowed outside his family’s ramshackle mansion until he receives an invitation from an aunt he didn’t know he had.
What happens: August gets a crash course in eerie family history, as well as a new companion: Claudette, the undead relative who follows him home.
Series alert: This goofy and ghoulish illustrated book is the 1st in the Zombie Problems series. |
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Zelda Stitch Term Two : Too Much Witch
by Nicki Greenberg
What it's about: Zelda Stitch has survived her first term teaching at primary school - as an incompetent (incognito) witch. In Term Two, she has a broken arm, an alarming habit of letting off blasts of magic, and scary vice principal Melody Martin is on the warpath!
What happens: Soon Zelda is battling unruly spells, peer pressure and a serious;y mean PE teacher. And there's the weird smell . . Plus school camp is coming up fast and her dreadful cat Barnaby is only making things worse.
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The bookwanderers
by Anna James
What it's about: Eleven-year-old Tilly Pages, who has found comfort in her grandparents' bookshop since her mother's disappearance, now learns that she can bookwander into any stories, and decides to seek her mother.
What happens: One day Tilly realises that classic children's characters are appearing in the shop through the magic of 'book wandering' - crossing over from the page into real life. With the help of Anne of Green Gables and Alice in Wonderland, Tilly is determined to solve the mystery of what happened to her mother all those years ago.
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| The Oddmire, Book One: Changeling by William RitterWhat it’s about: Troublemakers Tinn and Cole have been raised as human twins, but one of them is actually a goblin changeling -- and neither of them knows which one.
What happens: When they learn that the goblin must return to the horde or else the Wild Wood’s magic will die, Tinn and Cole set out on a hazardous quest for answers about who they are.
Who it’s for: This series starter will grab readers who prefer dark, mischievous fantasy. |
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Explorer : the hidden doors : seven graphic stories
by Kazu Kibuishi
What it's about: A selection of comic artists create new fantasy and science fiction stories around the theme of hidden doors both real doors and imaginary.
Some stories include: A bullied boy discovers a door guarded by a sly monster . . . A painting of a door opens in a forgotten Egyptian tomb . . . A portal in the park promises to turn you into a much cooler version 2.0—if you can just get the bugs out . . .
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| The Unicorn Quest by Kamilla BenkoIntroducing: sisters Claire and Sophie, who’ve just moved into Windermere Manor, where a ladder in the fireplace leads to Arden, a magical land on the brink of war.
What happens: When Sophie goes missing -- along with a powerful artifact of Arden’s long-lost unicorns -- timid Claire sets out on a dangerous mission to find them both.
Heads up: This vivid, suspenseful fantasy ends on a cliffhanger, so be ready to jump right into the sequel, Secret in the Stone. |
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Magic zero
by Tom Sniegoski
Introducing: Timothy, He's the only person in existence without magical powers and has spent his entire life hidden on a remote island.
What happens: When Timothy is finally taken back to the city of this birth, he is fascinated by the current of magic that fuels the world. But he is also marked for death. Assassins are watching his every move, and the government wants him destroyed. Timothy can't imagine what threat he could possible pose; after all, he wields no power in this world. Or does he?
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Gregor the Overlander
by Suzanne Collins
What happens: When eleven-year-old Gregor follows his two-year-old sister through a grate in the laundry room of his apartment building, he hurtles into the dark Underland, where spiders, rats and cockroaches coexist uneasily with humans.
What happens: This world is on the brink of war, and Gregor's arrival is no accident. A prophecy foretells that Gregor has a role to play in the Underland's uncertain future. Gregor wants no part of it -- until he realizes it's the only way to solve the mystery of his father's disappearance. Reluctantly, Gregor embarks on a dangerous adventure that will change both him and the Underland forever.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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