Kid Magic Adventures

Can Jimmy and his squad be worthy of the sacrifice made by the Dretskys at the end of SV18? Will the bedrock barrier finally crack and release the Colorful Steves and Lamashtu from their lengthy incarceration? And, what of the Noble Dark One...?

Peter, an exceptionally clever junior high school kid, is pulled into an adventure where he and a few friends have to solve a series of very challenging riddles and puzzles. Peter's mind, which has an amazing talent for problem-solving, is needed to save the world. This adventure sure is a big change from what Peter typically deals with in life: He gets called geek and nerd by everyone in the cool group. He tries to hide his love for learning, in a hope to stick out a little less. He fantasizes about a girl who is out of his league.

Elliot and Uchenna have barely recovered from their first adventure with the Unicorn Rescue Society when the mysterious Professor Fauna approaches them with an all-new quest. And this time, they're going to have to cross the Atlantic Ocean to the Basque Country of Northern Spain. Elliot and Uchenna, with Jersey in tow, soon wonder whether their newest fire-breathing rescue might be more than they can handle. And why do the evil-doing Schmoke Brothers seem to be involved yet again?

Ella Brook is used to being a fairy in waiting. It means one day she will become a fairy with her own sparkly wings and Computawand, just like her mom. But sometimes, Ella doesn't want to have to wait any longer. After all, she helps her mom remember magic codes all the time! If only there were a spell for growing up faster.

This third volume of My Father's Dragon has received a starred review in School Library Journal and is as fresh and original as the first.

Lily, a brave and adventurous little girl, hears a strange noise and sees a bright light emanating from a forest near her home. Lily ventures into the forest, where she encounters a dragon named Pete. Lily isn't scared but instead engages Pete in a friendly conversation. Lily, demonstrating her bravery and kindness, helps him find his way home.

Our story starts during World War I, but far from the fighting. A teenage boy named Noah gets swept to sea on a homemade raft, drifting far from his home village. Noah floats to an idyllic green island, a special place for the mer-people.

Twelve-year-old Daniel, the new kid in town, soon learns the truth about his nice - but odd - new friends: one can fly, another can turn invisible, yet another controls electricity. Incredible. The superkids use their powers to secretly do good in the town, but they’re haunted by the fact that the moment they turn thirteen, their abilities will disappear - along with any memory that they ever had them. Is a memory-stealing supervillain sapping their powers?

There's a hot new pizza joint in Bailey City and Mrs. Jeepers brings the kids there for a special treat. The castle-shaped building and medieval-style costumes on the waiters are fun, but when a rumble from the kitchen shakes the restaurant's foundations, the kids get suspicious. George, the owner, says his cook is temperamental and the earth-shaking fits he has are nothing unusual, but the kids are pretty sure the owner is St. George the dragon slayer and that his cook is a captive dragon. Can the kids uncover the truth before the disgruntled cook becomes a real problem?

Shortly before Halloween, Lucely and her best friend, Syd, cast a spell that accidentally awakens malicious spirits, wreaking havoc throughout St. Augustine. Together, they must join forces with Syd's witch grandmother, Babette, and her tubby tabby, Chunk, to fight the haunting head-on and reverse the curse to save the town and Lucely's firefly spirits before it's too late.

Thanks to Callie and their friends, Helston seems to be changing for the better: Boys are allowed to explore their magic, and girls are permitted to train as warriors. Callie is an official Helston page, Willow in on track to become king, and Elowen and Edwyn are finally safe and free of their father. Everything is…perfect. Except it isn’t. Not in Helston, where every step forward is accompanied by a storm of opposition. Even Queen Ewella and Sir Nick are struggling against the wave of fear and anti-magical sentiment growing daily, while the encroaching threat from across the bridge looms.

Everything in 12-year-old Pilar Violeta “Purp” Ramirez’s world is changing, and Pilar doesn’t care for it one bit. Her Chicago neighborhood is gentrifying, and her chores have doubled since her sister, Lorena, left for college. The only constant is Abuela and Mami’s code of silence around her cousin, Natasha - who disappeared in the Dominican Republic 50 years ago during the Trujillo dictatorship. So when Pilar hears that one of Lorena's professor's studies disappearances under the Trujillato, she hops on the next train.

The Bailey School Kids need to do a report on England. Howie picks Camelot as his topic, which is how he knows the new assistant at the library, Mr. Merle, looks just like the ancient wizard Merlin! The kids discover a crystal ball in Mr. Merle's office and learn that he has a huge goldfish named Arthur, just like the ancient king. Then Mr. Merle transforms the library into a medieval castle and starts mesmerizing kids with the magic of reading! Something strange is definitely going on. Could Mr. Merle really be a wizard?

In a small, medieval village lives the 13-year-old Arah, who was raised as an orphan in the household of the kind pastor. Arah loves books and often retreats into her own dream world. A significant day comes when a travelling exorcist comes into the village searching for hidden witches. Although Arah likes to fantasize about magic and deep down in her heart would love to have magical powers, she can only listen to the exorcist's words with suspicion. There could not possibly be witches in the real world.... When she is suddenly accused of being a witch, it is time for her to flee.

Willa and her clan are the last of the Faeran, an ancient race of forest people who have lived in the Great Smoky Mountains for as long as the trees have grown there. But as crews of newly arrived humans start cutting down great swaths of the forest she loves, Willa is helpless to stop them. How can she fight the destroyers of the forest and their powerful machines?

Son peluditos, son tiernos y son... ¡un quebradero de cabeza! A pesar de que en Arendelle nieva y hace frío, nunca se han visto osos polares… hasta ahora. Se ha detectado la presencia de una familia de osos polares en las afueras del pueblo, y parece que han empezado a causar un montón de problemas. A Olaf le encantan los osos polares, pero Elsa y Anna se han propuesto descubrir por qué han aparecido justo ahora... ¡y cómo hacer para que vuelvan al Polo Norte!

Olaf ha oído hablar de una reina del verano que vive en la Tierra del Verano. Tiene poderes mágicos como los de Elsa, solo que ella usa fuego y el calor en lugar del hielo y la nieve. Puede incluso que su reino haya quedado atrapado en un verano eterno. A Olaf todo eso le parece estupendo y se muere de ganas de conocerla, pero Elsa y Anna piensan que tal vez la reina ha desencadenado sin querer un verano muy largo y puede que necesite su ayuda para controlar sus poderes mágicos. En cualquier caso, ¡es una buena razón para emprender una aventura!

Tras pasar varios años separadas, Anna y Elsa por fin están empezando a conocerse. Sin embargo, a Anna le gustaría poder recordar los momentos mágicos que pasaron juntas cuando eran pequeñas, como cuando patinaban y hacían muñecos de nieve… ¡hasta en pleno verano! Un joven y entusiasta trol asegura poder recuperar los recuerdos que Gran Pabbie le borró, aunque Elsa no las tiene todas consigo.

En Arendelle se han abierto las puertas del castillo y Anna y Elsa están entusiasmadas con la idea de conocer al fin a los habitantes del reino. Anna vibra de emoción al pensar en todas las cosas que puede hacer y toda la gente a la que va a conocer, y a Elsa le encanta utilizar su magia para ayudar a todos sus súbditos. Sin embargo, dirigir un reino puede ser agotador, y para las hermanas, lo más importante del mundo, ¡es poder pasar tiempo juntas! A veces incluso una reina necesita un día libre.

Cuando llega la primavera, todos en Arendelle están muy ocupados: hay que sembrar los campos, ahumar el pescado y recoger los arándanos rojos. Elsa debe ir a visitar el reino de Tikaani. Mientras, Anna debe ocuparse de Arendelle. Las hermanas no se ponen de acuerdo en cómo llevar a cabo a tiempo todas las labores de primavera.