#hardcover #fable #murdermystery #Fantasy #Youngadult

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Oklahoma

The same day that the villagers of Thornstowe finally hunt down a witch with a reputation for stealing children, a 12-year-old appears in the woods with no memory of her past. Is there a connection between Isabelle, the girl who doesn't know who she is, and the girl the witch stole six years earlier? One of the few things Isabelle remembers is a chant that keeps running through her head:
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Old as dirt,
dirty as dirt.
Ugly as sin,
mean as sin.

Don't let the old witch catch you!
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Could Isabelle have been stolen by the old witch of the woods, or has she lost her memory as the result of an accident? And what about the baby the witch stole right before the villagers attacked? Did either the witch or the baby survive the fire the villagers set?
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"Isabelle heard no sound beyond the faintest shivering of leaves in a gentle breeze. No sound of pursuit. But surely something was wrong, or she would know who and where she was. So she resumed running. But it wasn't as effortless as before. Her worry weighed her down as she tried to list the things she knew--and found the list of things she didn't know longer by far."


Stolen

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#hardcover #exlibrarybook #supernaturally #fiction #ghosts #velde

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

New York

What happens when a sixteen-year-old girl falls in love with a two hundred-year-old ghost? Or when a newly dead boy gets robbed by his unscrupulous boss? Or when a heartless man finally agrees to dance with his wife . . . after she’s passed away?
Vivian Vande Velde explores the world of the dead--and the undead--in this surprisingly moving collection of unnerving tales.


Being Dead

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Florida

Princess Gabriella is accustomed to a certain kind of castle life. So when she wakes up one morning in a crowded hut, surrounded by squabbling fairy siblings, it takes all her princess training to maintain her poise and good manners.

The Princess Imposter

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Magic Can Be Murder

South Carolina

A teen girl races against the clock to prevent a terrible tragedy in this time travel suspense thriller that will keep middle grade and young adult readers on the edges of their seats

By both society's measure and her own, fifteen-year-old Zoe Mahar is pretty much a loser. Then one day she ducks into Spencerport Savings and Loan simply to get out of the rain--and witnesses a bank robbery gone horrifyingly wrong.
 
The good news is that Zoe has a unique ability: she can play back time and repeat events. But it's not an unlimited deal--she can only jump 23 minutes, and her first playback creates an even more disastrous outcome. Zoe has only ten tries to get it right before this particular 23 minutes becomes irreversible. But in the process of trying to become the heroine she doesn't believe she can be, Zoe will learn about herself--and realize that there is more to who she is than she thought.

23 Minutes

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Pennsylvania

#paperback #fantasy #dragons #romance #vandevelde 

Indiana

Fifteen-year-old Alys is not a witch. But that doesn't matter--the villagers think she is and have staked her out on a hillside as a sacrifice to the local dragon. It's late, it's cold, and it's raining, and Alys can think of only one thing--revenge. But first she's got to escape, and even if she does, how can one girl possibly take on an entire town alone? Then the dragon arrives--a dragon that could quite possibly be the perfect ally. . . .

Dragon's Bait

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#paperback #fiction #dog #fifthgrade #sherlock #talkingdog #adventure #mystery

Front cover is worn at bottom (pictured)

Smart Dog

Some yellowing but still in great reading condition! See all pics. #paperback #fiction #horror #kids #juvenilefiction #ghosts #middle #children #scary #Imaginaryfriends

Missouri

There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Around

Arkansas

The wizard has big summer plans: to garden, to fish, and to nap. The only thing better would be if he had someone nice to share the days with. But the only people who show up want him to rescue yet another princess, lift the usual vile curse, confront a fearsome ghost, deal with a pack of magical hooligans, harvest a crop of golden cucumbers, and on and on. . . .

A wizard's work is never done!


Wizard at Work

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Slight bend to cover #paperback #friendship #fantasy #fairy #girls 

Kentucky

#youngadult #paperback #fiction #ww2 #war 

During the German occupation of France in 1940, thirteen-year-old Lisette meets a ghost while living with her aunt who harbors Jewish and Gypsy children in the French countryside.

A Coming Evil

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West Virginia

It's bad enough that Deanna has to waste her summer in France and her only friend is a mangy black cat, but now she's staring hopelessly into a well, trying to figure out what in the world to wish for.

Before she can make a wish, the cat scratches her, her watch falls into the well, and then . . . so has she! Except that now she's in medieval France, the cat is a handsome young man, and her watch has the power to completely change history.

Maybe a quiet summer would have been nice?


A Well-Timed Enchantment

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#childrensfolktale #fantasy #magic #dragon #prince #witch

New Jersey

Once upon a time there was a very nice but very plain princess named Jennifer, who, following proper fairy-tale protocol, fell for a very handsome but very conceited prince named Alexander. When Alexander offends a powerful witch, it falls to Jennifer to save him. In the course of doing so, she meets a wizard and soon wonders if she's such a proper fairy-tale princess after all--a good little princess would love Alexander, but does she?


A Hidden Magic

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Texas

Heir Apparent

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Washington

Vivian Vande Velde is whimsically clever in her six recreations of the Rumpelstiltskin story. With divine humor, she reveals the absurdity of the fairy tale. The book is coy, innovative and alluring.

What was with that bizarre fairy tale Rumpelstiltskin? Why would a miller claim that his daughter can spin straw into gold? Why would the king believe him? And why would a odd little man that can spin straw into gold do so in exchange for a tiny gold ring? The story is just silly.
In an attempt to make sense of it all, Vivian Vande Velde retells this wayward fairy tale, providing six alternative takes on the classic account. All six are woven into rich chronicles - all of which are far more intriguing and revealing than the original tale.


The Rumpelstiltskin Problem

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California

Trapped in a virtual reality game, Giannine must find treasure, solve riddles, defeat a dragon, and face other challenges in order to survive in the game and in real life.

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Set apart from other people because of their unusual abilities, Nola, a teenage witch, and her mother find themselves in great danger when Nola uses her power to call up images and witnesses a murder.

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#paperback #fiction #adventure #witchcraft

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Iowa

Magic can be murder

Ohio

Running into the school to escape a hungry owl was easy. But with the door locked and an angry dog chasing him, how will Twitch the squirrel get back out?
 
He'll need a hand, of course. . . . and maybe a paw, a fin, and a wing, too. Can the classroom pets--including Sweetie the library rat, a snake named Angel, and the first graders' Green Eggs and Hamster--help Twitch get back to his cozy home in the trees?
 
Each chapter is told in the voice of a different animal as the squirrel works his way through the school, visiting each classroom and trying to stay one step ahead of the principal's menacing dog, Cuddles. The different perspectives make this a perfect introduction to narrative point-of-view--and an extra-funny read-aloud. 
 
Lively black and white illustrations add to the humor, depicting Twitch's mad dash through the school and the chaos created by a band of class pets on the loose. With short, funny chapters, young readers will race through this novel to find out what the pets do next.
 
For more of Twitch's adventures, check out Squirrel in the House and Squirrel in the Museum.

Vivian Vande Velde

Stolen

Vivian Vande Velde

Being Dead

Vivian Vande Velde

The Princess Imposter

Vivian Vande Velde

Magic Can Be Murder

Vivian Vande Velde

23 Minutes

Vivian Vande Velde

Being Dead

Vivian Vande Velde

Dragon's Bait

Vivian Vande Velde

Smart Dog

Vivian Vande Velde

There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Around

Vivian Vande Velde

Wizard at Work

Vivian Vande Velde

The Princess Imposter

Vivian Vande Velde

A Coming Evil

Vivian Vande Velde

A Well-Timed Enchantment

Vivian Vande Velde; Trina Schart Hyman (Illustrator)

A Hidden Magic

Vivian Vande Velde

Heir Apparent

Vivian Vande Velde

The Rumpelstiltskin Problem

Vivian Vande Velde

Heir Apparent

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cloaked in red

Vivian Vande Velde

Magic Can Be Murder

Vivian Vande Velde

Magic can be murder

Vivian Vande Velde; Steve Björkman (Illustrator); Steve Björkman (Illustrator)

8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel ÷ 1 Dog = Chaos

Vivian Vande Velde

Smart Dog

Vivian Vande Velde

Magic Can Be Murder

Vivian Vande Velde

The Princess Imposter