Stubby, the Magic Pencil

Stubby, the Magic Pencil
Author: Heather Hobson
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2014-08-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1312328371

Rachel breaks her pencil during a test. Her teacher hands her a short pencil with gnaw marks to use. Disgusted, Rachel attempts to rid herself of the pencil, but it keeps returning. She soon discovers it possesses a talent she does not have: the ability to tell stories.

To Light a Fire

To Light a Fire
Author: Terry Blackhawk
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2015-08-17
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0814341187

Fellow educators, poets, and creative writers will be moved and inspired by this collection.

Three Shrinking Tales: A Matter-of-Fact Magic Collection by Ruth Chew

Three Shrinking Tales: A Matter-of-Fact Magic Collection by Ruth Chew
Author: Ruth Chew
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2015-04-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0449815900

For decades, Ruth Chew’s classic chapter books full of everyday magic have enchanted early readers. Now a new generation can fall under her spell and fall in love with reading. This e-collection turns tiny magic into big surprises! In Do-It-Yourself Magic, a special “Build Anything” kit makes imagined settings come to life. In Earthstar Magic, a slow summer turns upside down when a clumsy witch’s spells go awry. And in Mostly Magic, enchanted objects lead two siblings and a mysterious cat into a series of miniature adventures. "Ruth Chew's classic books capture the joy of everyday magic." — Mary Pope Osborne, author of the Magic Tree House series

The Conrad Chronicles

The Conrad Chronicles
Author: Heather Hobson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2018-11-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0359229174

The third novel in The Conrad Chronicles series finds Gloria of the House of Vasilis married to Ambassador Arsilin Lucas and living on Earth. While she bears and raises three children with the assistance of her loyal friend Hobbs, her brother, Zeplan, is aboard the Galactic Falcon, endeavoring to foil Xavier of the House of Baldemar's plans to eradicate all the humans living on the planet Karna. Unfortunately Gloria and Zeplan don't know that Xavier has located Gloria and arrived on Earth to challenge her to Death Duel in order to absorb her Light-given abilities. What Xavier doesn't know is that The Chosen One, Gloria's youngest child, Lucy, has been born, and that this seven year old girl will change all his plans.

Practical Mental Magic

Practical Mental Magic
Author: Theodore Annemann
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2012-04-27
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 0486156613

Outstanding collection of nearly 200 crowd-pleasing mental magic feats requiring no special equipment. Author offers insider's tips and expert advice on techniques, presentation, diversions, patter, staging, more.

The Conrad Chronicles: Realizations

The Conrad Chronicles: Realizations
Author: Heather Hobson
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2018-03-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1387633392

Book 2 in the Conrad Chronicles begins with Xavier locked in a thousand cycle Death Duel with Gloria's twin sister Thera. Gloria, Regal, and the other Conrads of the Light struggle to heal the damage Xavier, his Outcasts, and his Carmine army have caused to the planet Karna and her inhabitants. As the Conrads of the Light work at advancing Karna's decimated technology, they come to learn that during Karna's former years, under the reigning High Kings, ships of people left to colonize other planets and head out to learn more while waiting for the Death Duel to end.

The Conrad Chronicles: Revolt

The Conrad Chronicles: Revolt
Author: Heather Hobson
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2017-10-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1387319159

For 250 planet cycles the elders concealed their secret: they had been exiled from Karna for using their Conrad abilities. Upon settling the planet Aleron they raised their children and continued to evolve as handlers of energy forces. The Conrads of the Light believed their thriving, peaceful world would endure. When ""the children"" learn of the exile, the Conrad utopian world on Aleron disintegrates. Desiring to become the next Conrad leader, Xavier of the House of Baldemar craves vengeance. He convinces several of his peers to follow him on his quest to annihilate the humans of Karna. Meanwhile, Gloria of the House of Vasilis is assailed by guilt over the questions she asked that sparked Xavier's desire for revenge. Forced into a position of leadership, Gloria is sent by the elders to stop Xavier. Gloria doubts her own abilities, especially when her twin sister chooses to follow Xavier.

The Conrad Chronicles: Rebirth

The Conrad Chronicles: Rebirth
Author: Heather Hobson
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2019-10-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0359969364

Lucy Gloria Vasilis Lucas struggles to accept her new life. She no longer is seen as the daughter of Ambassador Arsilin Lucas, the child who witnessed her mother's murder, but is now valued as the daughter of Gloria of the House of Vasilis, a Conrad of the Light, and the Chosen One who is destined to defeat Xavier of the House of Baldemar. At the age of eighteen, Lucy has gone from living at Willow Manor on Earth to living aboard the space ship, the Galactic Falcon. Her life has gone from one of surviving the brutality of the adults around her to being presented with a universe full of options. The magnitude of these sudden changes has sent Lucy's mind into shock. As Lucy adjusts to space living, and slowly accepts she is alive and not delusional, she finds herself trying to accept the concept of being a Conrad, a human able to control energy. In addition, she must get to know her Uncle Zeplan, an uncle she never knew existed until the day he rescued her off of Earth.

The Artful Parent

The Artful Parent
Author: Jean Van't Hul
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2013
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1590309642

Includes bibliographical references (p. 298-309) and index.

The Chocolate Meltdown (B Magical #5)

The Chocolate Meltdown (B Magical #5)
Author: Lexi Connor
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2012-02-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545322332

B will cast a S-P-E-L-L on middle-grade readers in this funny, fast-paced series!Eleven year-old Beatrix, B for short, is a witch with a quirky talent. When she spells out words, magic spells take shape!B's dad's job at Enchanted Chocolates has always been a great thing -- who doesn't like free candy and special tours of a chocolate factory? But when something goes wrong with the new batch of treats, there's nothing sweet about it! Everyone seems to be losing their magic touch -- can B whip up a solution, or could this spell the E-N-D of witches?