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Third grade mermaid volume 1
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English
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Cora the mermaid is having trouble with spelling, but if she wants to stay on the swim team she has get an A on her next test--so her mother gives her a "magic" diary that compels her to practice writing, while her friends explain to her the concept of studying.
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Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Scorned in her Flatlands village because of a deformed foot, Emmeline Thistle's life changes when she is taken in by Wanderlands dairy farmers and discovers her magical ability to make chocolate, which is more precious and rare than gold or jewels in the kingdom of Anglund.
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Harley Merlin volume 5
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English
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Harley is a ticking time bomb, ready to detonate with uncontrollable magic. The only solution? Find the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans, make some risky deals, and balance the Light and Darkness within her - before she's torn apart, atom by atom.
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Quantum League volume 1
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English
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Ben Warner is invited to join a "science camp" led by a quantum physicist Dr. Madeleine Hughes, and with his new friend Peter he discovers the secret art of Actuation--the ability to change reality by imagining it differently--but he also finds that there are people willing to kill for that secret.
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Immortals (Alyson Noel) volume 4
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English
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As her friendship with Haven becomes strained after Haven abuses her new powers as an immortal, Ever delves into the dangerous world of dark magick to free her beloved Damen from Roman's power.
10) Bitterblue
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Graceling Realm volume 3
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English
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Eighteen-year-old Bitterblue, queen of Monsea, realizes her heavy responsibility and the futility of relying on advisors who surround her with lies as she tries to help her people to heal from the thirty-five-year spell cast by her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities.
11) Shadow and bone
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English
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"Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Orphaned and expendable, Alina Starkov is a soldier who knows she may not survive her first trek across the Shadow Fold--a swath of unnatural darkness crawling with monsters. But when her regiment is attacked, Alina unleashes dormant magic not even she knew she possessed. Now Alina will enter a lavish world of royalty and intrigue as she trains with the Grisha, her country's magical military elite--and falls under the spell...
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English
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Maeve, Roe, Fiona, and Lily -- the four friends have been inseparable since the ritual that released Lily from the Housekeeper's spell and granted them each a supernatural gift. But now, with Roe at university and Fiona and Lile chasing dreams of life beyond their hometown, Maeve worries about a lonely future. What are the prospects for a teen psychic with bad grades and a terrible temper? Isolated and insecure, Maeve is vulnerable once more to Aaron,...
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Candlewick Press
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English
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"The team behind Baby Goes to Market and B Is for Baby visit a Nigerian village for a humorous ode to childhood ingenuity. Lami is the best chicken catcher in the whole village. Her sister may be speedy at spelling, her friend fast at braiding hair, and her brother brave with bulls, but when it comes to chickens, nobody is faster or braver than Lami. That is, until the day when Lami chases a little too fast, up the baobab tree, and reaches a little...
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
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Struggling in a class where her teacher puts stars on the board for good spelling, neatness, and correct answers, creative little Rose worries that she will never earn merits until she makes an oversized card that reflects her artistic talents.
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Publisher
Balboa Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
At first glance, Jake, Shayna, Seneca, and Conner seem like average teens. Maybe even like some kids you know. But they're special. They know that magic, spells, and prophecies are real. In Crossroads and the Dominion of Four, author C. Toni Graham continues the tale introduced in Crossroads and the Himalayan Crystals. The teens have accepted their fate as defenders of the Otherworld. The realms mythical beings have chosen sides in a deadly magical...
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Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Spell Breathing does not come naturally to Rayne - she loathes the hours of practice, the stacks of scrolls, and the snapping mud devils that cover her mother's precious spell book. But it is spell breathing that keeps her village safe from the dreaded monster curse that plagues their world. It is ancient powerful magic, but as Rayne learns to her horror, it is also fragile. In one clumsy move, the magic that keeps them safe is broken, her village...
17) Magic mistakes
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Bella Broomstick volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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After failing the entrance exam to Creepy Castle School for the third time, Bella Broomstick is sent into the Person World, where she is forbidden to do magic while being fostered by a non-magical couple who are unaware of her ability to speak to a lost kitten and use a feathery flamingo pen to cast spells.
18) Keeper
Author
Series
Keeper duology volume 1
Publisher
Flux
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old bookworm Lainey Styles discovers she is a Keeper--a witch with the exclusive ability to unlock and wield a powerful spell book that has since been stolen by a malevolent wizard--but with the help of some friends Lainey attempts to steal it back.
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Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"An informative and witty guide to writing and grammar, written especially for a younger audience"--
Your ability to write well can become your secret weapon for success. But how can you best communicate ideas, feelings, facts, and opinions in a clear, concise, and engaging manner? Dreyer explains the mysteries of punctuation, spelling, word choice and syntax. He provides tips and advice for writers and students who seek clarity of expression without...
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