Phillippa Fisher’s Fairy Godsister

 

by Liz Kessler

Philippa Fisher would like nothing more than to summon a fairy.

Still, she is taken aback when Daisy, the new girl at school, announces that she is Philippa’s fairy godmother – or godsister, since they’re both the same age.

Though the fairy is none too pleased with her mission, she is obliged to see it through and grant her human charge the customary three wishes.

Now, if only Philippa would wish for something that makes her life better, not worse! With warmth and whimsy, the creator of Emily Windsnap whisks a traditional theme into a contemporary setting to tell a story of friendship, luck, and how we decide what we really want.

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The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4)

 by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson isn’t expecting freshman orientation to be any fun.

 But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears on campus, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to worse.
In this latest installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near.

Even the safe haven of Camp Half-Blood grows more vulnerable by the minute as Kronos’s army prepares to invade its once impenetrable borders.

 To stop the invasion, Percy and his demigod friends must set out on a quest through the Labyrinth’”a sprawling underground world with stunning surprises at every turn.

Full of humor and heart-pounding action, this latest audiobook promises to be their most thrilling adventure yet.

 

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The Magic Thief

 

by Sarah Prineas

In a city that runs on a dwindling supply of magic, a young boy is drawn into a life of wizardry and adventure.

Conn should have dropped dead the day he picked Nevery’s pocket and touched the wizard’s locus magicalicus, a stone used to focus magic and work spells.

But for some reason he did not. Nevery finds that interesting, and he takes Conn as his apprentice on the provision that the boy find a locus stone of his own.

But Conn has little time to search for his stone between wizard lessons and helping Nevery discover who – or what – is stealing the city of Wellmet’s magic.

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The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies

 

 

 

by David Lubar

Critically acclaimed author and master of the macabre Lubar returns from a journey into the darkest depths of his brain with 35 more warped and creepy tales.

And in the tradition of the three previous Weenie collections, he reveals the inspiration behind each story at the end of the book.

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