Children’s / Teenage general interest: Witches, wizards and magicians

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Book SynopsisEnter the world of wicca: mysterious, dramatic and empowering, Wicca is the practice of modern-day witchcraft.

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Book SynopsisAn instant New York Times Bestseller! Disney''s The Owl House meets Nevermoor, in a brilliant adventure from Claribel A. Ortega!Every year, in the magical town of Ravenskill, Witchlings who participate in the Black Moon Ceremony are placed into covens and come into their powers as full-fledged witches.And twelve-year-old Seven Salazar can''t wait to be placed in the most powerful coven with her best friend! But on the night of the ceremony, in front of the entire town, Seven isn''t placed in one of the five covens. She''s a Spare!Spare covens have fewer witches, are less powerful, and are looked down on by everyone. Even worse, when Seven and the other two Spares perform the magic circle to seal their coven and cement themselves as sisters, it doesn''t work! They''re stuck as Witchlingsand will lose their magic.Seven invokes her only option: the impossible task. The three Spares will be assigned an impossible task: If th

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Book SynopsisA witch and a hunter. Vengeance is their mission. Love is their destiny.Fritzi is a witch. A survivor of a brutal attack on her coven, she's determined to find her only surviving family member and bring the hexenjägers-zealot witch hunters-to justice for the lives they ended. To do this, she will need to take down their leader-Kommandant Dieter Kirch.Otto is a hexenjäger and a captain, the second in command to Dieter Kirch-but that's just his cover. Years ago, the hexenjägers burned his innocent mother alive and since then, he has been planning a move against the witch hunters that tore his family apart. And now the time has come for them to pay for what they've done.When Fritzi and Otto are unexpectedly thrown together, neither is sure they can trust the other, despite their common enemy. But all they have is one another, and they both crave revenge. As truths come to light and trust shifts, Fritzi and Otto uncover a far more horrifying plot at the center of the hexenjäger attacks . . . but their own growing feelings for each other may be the most powerful magic of all.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"An uplifting and meaningful tale bursting with floral imagery and cottagecore aesthetics." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A comfort read with the super cute slow-burn childhood friends-to-lovers trope and an enchanting, whimsical setting." — USA Today "A gentle love story and a fantasy that faces the dark voices of anxiety and depression with mettle." — Kirkus Reviews "Peppered with moving moments of comfort, self-reflection and joy, Flowerheart is an intimate, charming read." — BookPage "An enchanting fantasy filled with lovely imagery and a sweet romance." — School Library Journal "A mystical, cozy, and utterly spellbinding tale complete with whimsical world-building and characters you can’t help but love. It’s best read with a warm cup of tea." — barnesandnoble.com "Perfect for those readers who found Bakewell’s middle-grade fantasy We Are the Song (2022) spellbinding." — Booklist Online "Flowerheart is like a garden in full bloom: vibrant and sweet, whimsical and wondrous. With warm, lovely prose and a charming cast, Bakewell’s YA debut is guaranteed to be fantasy fans’ new comfort read." — Allison Saft, New York Times-bestselling author of A Far Wilder Magic "Sparkly, charming, and swoony, Flowerheart is a warm cup of tea on a rainy afternoon. Bakewell's unique magical world, beautiful prose, and childhood friends-to-strangers-to-lovers romance cast an undeniable spell." — Sasha Peyton Smith, New York Times-bestselling author of The Witch Haven "Wholesome, sweet, and warm—this book swept me into a magical, whimsical world with delightful characters and compelling stakes. Make a space for FLOWERHEART on your shelves." — Jodi Meadows, New York Times bestselling author “A lovely tale full of magic and hope, Flowerheart tells a story of family, of love, and of finding the strength to be wholly ourselves. This is the kind of book that stays with you long after you turn the final page.” — Jessica S. Olson, author of A Forgery of Roses "A beautiful flower garden of a book, Catherine Bakewell's YA debut is an ode to softness and inner strength. Readers will fall in love with Clara and her determination to protect those she loves." — Lyndall Clipstone, author of Lakesedge and Forestfall "FLOWERHEART bursts with beauty, hope, and warmth. A rich, imaginative fantasy that I savored like wandering through a lush garden I never wanted to leave." — Emily Bain Murphy, author of Splinters of Scarlet "A gorgeous debut—as fresh and beautiful as the flowers its protagonist grows with her magic." — Cyla Panin, author of Stalking Shadows and Beguiled

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Book SynopsisFrancesca Flores''s The Witch and the Vampire is a queer Rapunzel retelling where a witch and a vampire who trust no one but themselves must journey together through a cursed forest with danger at every turn.Ava and Kaye used to be best friends. Until one night two years ago, vampires broke through the magical barrier protecting their town, and in the ensuing attack, Kaye's mother was killed, and Ava was turned into a vampire. Since then, Ava has been trapped in her house. Her mother Eugenia needs her: Ava still has her witch powers, and Eugenia must take them in order to hide that she''s a vampire as well. Desperate to escape her confinement and stop her mother''s plans to destroy the town, Ava must break out, flee to the forest, and seek help from the vampires who live there. When there is another attack, she sees her opportunity and escapes.Kaye, now at the end of her training as a Flame witch, is ready to fulfill her duty of killing any vampires tha

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The sorority girls are real witches.From New York Times bestselling authors Kass Morgan and Danielle Paige comes a thrilling, dark contemporary fantasy about a prestigious sorority of witches and two girls caught up in its world of sinister magic and betrayals. At first glance, the sisters of ultra-exclusive Kappa Rho Nu - the Ravens - seem like typical sorority girls. Ambitious, beautiful, and smart, they're the most powerful girls on Westerly College's Savannah, Georgia, campus. But the Ravens aren't just regular sorority girls. They're witches. Scarlett Winter has always known she's a witch - and she's determined to be the sorority's president. But if a painful secret from her past ever comes to light, she could lose absolutely everything... Vivi Devereaux has no idea she's a witch. So when she gets a coveted bid to pledge the Ravens, she vows to do whatever it takes to be part of the magical sisterhood. The only thing standing in her way is Scarlett, who doesn't think Vivi is Ravens material. But when a dark power rises on campus, the girls will have to put their rivalry aside to save their fellow sisters. Someone has discovered the Ravens' secret. And that someone will do anything to see these witches burn . . .

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Book SynopsisThis pocket-sized activity book is a fright-fest of fun activities on a Halloween theme. It's the ultimate hands-on book for kids who can't get enough of the spookiest day of the year! Packed into a neat portable size, it's perfect for keeping would-be vampires and witches entertained for hours whilst on the move or on holiday.Table of ContentsThis is 100 pages packed with colouring and doodling exercises, quizzes, mazes, games and something fantastic to do on every page.

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Book SynopsisFor readers who have always wanted to enroll in a school for magic--be it Hogwarts with Harry Potter or Camp Halfblood with Percy Jackson! Wizard lovers will delight in pretending they're learning magic from a cheat-sheet handbook from an elite school for sorcery.Welcome to the Apprentice Academy. Congratulations on your acceptance to one of the world's finest institutions for sorcery. Your course of study here will be long and perilous, but this book of sorcery skills and fascinating tales from the world of magic will help you along the wayideally with all your limbs and wits intact.Learn how to: Read minds! Prophesize! Perform a love spell! Choose an animal familiar! Turn anything into gold! Summon demons! Find a lair! And more!But most of all learn to cheat, or, rather, to weasel through without actually cheating.Please follow all instructions carefully, as one wrong move can transform your hands into

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Book SynopsisLove to tell scary stories around the camp fire? Like to solve mysteries? Brave enough to hear the truth about some pretty freaky phenomena? Then cuddle up with this spooky spine-tingler, filled with delightfully frightful true stories of real-life monsters, doomed domains, menacing mysteries, strange disappearances, and so much more. Meet ghosts, ghouls, and zombies. Go inside haunted houses, hidden graveyards, and deadly secret passages. The Fright-o-meter rates each story for its level of scariness. Full of thrills and chills, this book will have you sleeping with a nightlight for sure. Read if you dare, but don''t say we didn''t warn you!

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Book SynopsisChris Ferrie is an award-winning physicist and Senior Lecturer for Quantum Software and Information at the University of Technology Sydney. He has a Masters in applied mathematics, BMath in mathematical physics and a PhD in applied mathematics. He lives in Australia with his wife and children.Trade Review"Ferrie does a...good job of breaking down the concepts of lift, thrust, weight, and drag for young readers." - Booklist

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Book SynopsisModern, practising occultists have argued that renowned horror writer, H. P. Lovecraft, was in possession of in-depth knowledge of black magick. Literary scholars claim that he was a master of his genre and craft and his findings are purely psychological, nothing more. Was Lovecraft a practitioner of the dark arts himself? Was he privileged to knowledge that cannot be otherwise explained?Weaving the life story of Lovecraft in and out of an analysis of various modern magickal systems, scholar, John Steadman, has found direct and concrete examples that demonstrate that Lovecraft''s works and, specifically, his Cthulhu Mythos and his creation of the Necronomicon, are a legitimate basis for a working magickal system.Whether you believe Lovecraft had supernatural powers or not, no one can argue against Lovecraft''s profound influence on many modern black arts and the darker currents of western occultism.

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Book SynopsisA bewitching board book for tiny magic makers. C is for Coven is a reinterpretation of a classic alphabet book, matching each letter of the ABCs with a rhyming phrase that teaches kids about witchcraft. Instead of A is for Apple and D is for Dog, A is for Altar and D is for Drawing Down the Moon. From the author of Brina: A Pagan Picture Book, this bewitching and adorable board book will make learning the ABCs fun, magical, and memorable for the whole family. C is for Coven is a great addition to baby, toddler, and pre-school libraries in homes embracing Paganism, Earth-based religion, witchcraft, Wicca, and more. Whether you already embrace these practices at home or want to expose your child to new spiritual practices, C is for Coven is an easy-to-follow introduction that will keep both kids and parents entertained.

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Book SynopsisMeet five friendly witches in this Halloween addition to the much-loved That’s not my... series. Babies love the best-selling That’s not my… books with their bold illustrations, patches to stroke, and a mouse to spot on every page, all designed to develop sensory and language awareness.

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