The Five Fakirs of Faizabad

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Linda Chapman & Steve Cole

When new step-siblings Milly, Michael, Jason, and Jess move to a town in the middle of nowhere, the last thing they expect is to find a magic book. But when they stumble upon The Genie's Handbook, their lives are changed forever. Each chapter in The Genie Handbook contains one of six stages of training to be mastered, and the kids are thrilled at the prospect of becoming genies. Then they discover Skribble, the crotchety, magical bookworm who lives inside the book. Unfortunately, he's eaten a lot of the important bits, and seems to have a secret agenda of his own. Both helped and hindered by the bookworm, the four kids attempt to train to be genies-with results both comic and chaotic. Will it take a near-disaster for the family to realize that you have to be very careful what you wish for?

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Miranda Jones

Ali doesn't feel like going to school today. And with Little Genie around, she doesn' t have to. She'll let Genie take her place!Is it a good idea to let a little genie pretend to be a human girl? The sparkling pink sand in Little Genie's watch is starting to move--time for Ali to make a wish and find out!From the Trade Paperback edition.

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[adaptation française, Cécile Breffort

Le mode d'emploi pour réaliser quelques accessoires indispensables à tout apprenti sorcier (baguette, cape, chapeau, amulette, miroir magique ...), une introduction aux rudiments de l'alphabet runique, de l'astrologie et des signes du zodiaque ainsi que quelques recettes pour tester certains principes alchimiques, qui sont suivis de tours de magie et de prestidigitation faciles à réaliser avec des cartes, des gobelets, de la ficelle, du papier ... Chaque activité est clairement expliquée étape par étape tandis qu'une légende indique son niveau de difficulté, dans quels lieux elle peut être pratiquée (intérieur ou extérieur) et si l'aide d'un adulte est requise. Un ouvrage très bien conçu pour découvrir, de façon sécuritaire, le magicien en soi. [SDM].

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Marianne Musgrove

When Ellen and Sophie discover a secret fairy land called Wishaway Wood, they have adventures with the Forget-me-not Fairies, magical pixies, brownies, and goblins.