Magic Home

Annabel Grey is primed for a proper life as a young lady in Victorian England. But when her mother suddenly disappears, she's put in the care of two eccentric aunts who thrust her into a decidedly unladylike life, full of potions and flying broomsticks and wizards who eat nothing but crackers. Magic, indeed! Who ever heard of such a thing?

Kelly Watson's father's company decides to move the family in the middle of a school year, Kelly's last year in middle school, to a podunk town that has Kelly up in arms. She meets Emma Cathcart who shows her around the town and even helps her discover some things about an old house that Kelly has a view of from her bedroom window. The house doesn't really seem haunted but has more of an eerie feeling to Kelly, like it keeps calling her, enticing her to come inside. With the help of Emma, Kelly discovers many family secrets and the family can come Finally Home.

It started as an ordinary school field trip. The bus pulled up; the kids got off. Their teacher told them where to explore and what to look out for. But when Code Lightfall spots what appears to be a tiny metallic bee, his world will never be the same again... literally. This “bee” leads Code from his world into Mekhos—the land of robots.

There’s nothing more satisfying than a perfectly balanced cocktail … and with the right knowledge, you can whip one up any time you like! This exciting and comprehensive guide to cocktail magic will show you everything you need to know to get there. With clear, step-by-step instructions and a wealth of inspiration for alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks alike, it will be on hand every time you have guests coming over … and any time you just want to practice.

Eleven-year-old Roxie was excited to start sixth grade... until a mortifying incident at a pool party turns her into a middle school laughingstock. Roxie can't imagine enduring a full year of bullying and body shaming, so when her country music star Granny invites Roxie to join her on tour, she jumps at the chance to leave her troubles behind. But then Granny—who's been struggling with memory loss—goes missing, leaving Roxie without an escape plan... and without her best friend.

When Hazel Quince ventured into Goblyn Wood, she discovered that she was part-fairy and that the Fae have been hoarding magic. Now, on a mission for the rebels to prove this, and rescue her friend Pete, she needs to travel to the Fae Dominion. But when she arrives, it’s a glorious paradise and Pete is happy. Soon, Hazel begins to forget about her mission. And in the world outside, the threat to Goblyn Wood is increasing.

El joven Thomas Blackpole es huérfano y desea con todas sus fuerzas librarse de su condena en Panópticon, la infame cárcel de Lundenwich. Tras unos meses durísimos entre rejas, la oferta de empleo de la misteriosa señora Wickfield pondrá patas arriba su vida y su percepción de cuanto le rodea.

Lost Kids: toddlers found on the outskirts of town. When no one claims them, they grow up at the Neighborlee Children's Home. Some are adopted, some develop superpowers, and some vanish without explanation. Lanie is a Lost Kid. She teams up with Kurt and Felicity, two other Lost Kids, to figure out what they are, and why they are. Mutants? Escaped genetic experiments? Alien visitors? Sometimes they protect the magic, the weird and wonderful of Neighborlee, from the world - and sometimes they have to protect the world from the mysteries and dangers of Neighborlee.

A brilliant puzzle of a book from the author of Chime and The Folk Keeper plunges us into the vulnerable psyche of one of the most memorable unreliable narrators in decades. The Robber Girl has a good dagger. Its voice in her head is as sharp as its two edges that taper down to a point. Today, the Robber Girl and her dagger will ride with Gentleman Jack into the Indigo Heart to claim the gold that’s rightfully his. But instead of gold, the Robber Girl finds a dollhouse cottage with doorknobs the size of apple seeds.

Twelve is now a full-fledged hunter, with a new name worthy of her fiery powers: Phoenix. But with her new powers come new responsibilities. When a plea for help arrives from the long-lost witch clan, it’s clear Phoenix’s newfound fire is their only hope. Phoenix and her friends must travel to Icegaard, the witches’ home, to combat the mysterious darkness there—one that grows stronger each day.

Are you looking for a simple and effective method that you can do at home and have a trip whenever you want in a few weeks? Very often people rely on strangers when it comes to hallucinogenic mushrooms, spending a lot of money, and always risking when this is illegal. In fact, since besides being illegal, they are also not monitored, there is a risk that you may ingest a poisonous mushroom or the wrong type, sometimes with very high risks connected to a fatal overdose or a bad reaction. The author wanted to explain the easiest and most effective way to grow your own mushrooms at home.

Fablehouse is a children’s home like no other. Heather and her friends who live here have magic at their fingertips. The children have a powerful friend in Pal, an Arthurian knight who teaches them to harness the powers they find within themselves. But not everyone the children meet is on their side. Fablehouse is threatened by an inspector who is searching for a reason to close down this safe haven for mixed-race children. The kids and their devoted carer Miss Isolde vow to save their home, but Pal is distracted.

When an immaculately dressed woman steps out of an iridescent bubble and asks you if you'd like to become a substitute princess, do you: a) run, b) faint, c) say yes! For Desi Bascomb, who's been longing for a bit of glamour in her Idaho life, the choice is a definite C - that is, once she can stop pinching herself. As her new agent Meredith explains, Desi has a rare magical ability: when she applies the ancient Egyptian formula 'Royal Rouge', she can transform temporarily into the exact lookalike of any princess who needs her subbing services.

In all the years that Elinora Gassbeek has been matron of the Little Tulip Orphanage, not once have the Rules for Baby Abandonment been broken. Until the autumn of 1880, when five babies are left in outrageous circumstances; one in a tin toolbox, one in a coal bucket, one in a picnic hamper, one in a wheat sack, and finally, one in a coffin-shaped basket. Those babies were Lotta, Egg, Fenna, Sem, and Milou. And although their cruel matron might think they're "unadoptable", they know their individuality is what makes them special - and so determined to stay together.

Thousands of years ago, the Evernight came to the Silver Kingdom and turned everything to darkness and chaos. It was defeated thanks only to the skill and bravery of the Witches. But now, the Evernight is about to return, released by the evil Mrs Hester, and the only spell that might stop it is lost, deep below the great city of King’s Haven. Larabelle Fox stumbles across a mysterious wooden box while treasure hunting in the city’s sewers. Little does she realise she is about to be catapulted into an adventure, facing wild magic and mortal danger - and a man who casts no shadow.

Inside magic grandpa tree, Lucy's mother has just appeared to Lucy and Will to tell them that Lucy will not have to return to the hatedorphanage where dragon Sister Margaret is the head nun, and where there is bullying and unhappiness. Unfortunately, time in Lucy's mother's sphere is a little different from ordinary time on earth, and Lucy must go through more trials first. Her mean stepfather, released from jail, kidnaps her when she is in the woods helping a wounded baby deer and takes her back to his house, where his fierce dog keeps guard.

Amid a war torn land, hidden deep within an enchanted forest, hides an orphanage where miracles abound. It s a magical place built by a resolute king who is determined to defeat an evil sorcerer waging bitter war against his people. Victory just might take a miracle, and so the orphanage may very well hide the key to winning the war. A young girl named Kelsey also desperately needs a miracle. She embarks on a quest to find the mysterious and hidden orphanage.

When 11-year-old Sol arrives at the Ash House, desperate for a cure for his complex pain syndrome, he finds a community of strange children long abandoned by their mysterious Headmaster. The children at the Ash House want the new boy to love their home as much as they do. They give him a name like theirs. But the new boy already has a name. Doesn’t he? At least he did before he walked through those gates....

When Brentwell Public Library closes over Christmas for renovations, young librarian Lizzie Cotton finds herself unexpectedly unemployed. With a credit card bill to pay, she finds herself googling for a Christmas miracle, and it comes in the form of a little secondhand bookshop desperately seeking a new manager. There’s only one problem. It’s in Scotland, at the other end of the country, in a little village that Lizzie can’t even locate on a map.

Princess Lina has a life any kid would envy. She lives in a massive palace in the clouds. Everyone in her family has the power to control the wind and weather. On a good day, she can even fly! She loves making lemons into lemon ice, riding wind gusts around the sky, and turning her bedroom into a real life snow globe. There's just one thing Lina wants: to go to regular, non-magical school with her best friend Claudia.