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Black and Blue MagicNovel
Zilpha Keatley Snyderstandalone novel1966
Whimsical in tone.
“Twelve-year-old Harry Houdini Marco is awkward and clumsy, bearing little resemblance to his magician namesake, until he acquires the gift of flight.”
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The Ogre DownstairsNovel
Diana Wynne Jonesstandalone novel1974
Funny and whimsical in tone, about family secrets, set in british isles.
“When a disagreeable man with two boys marries a widow with three children, family adjustments are complicated by two magic chemistry sets which cause strange things to happen around the house.”
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CatwingsSeries
series7 books1988
completed
“Catwings is also the title of the first book in the series.”
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How to Ditch Your FairyNovel
Justine Larbalestierstandalone novel2008
Urban fantasy, funny in tone, about fae.
JinxNovel
Meg Cabotstandalone novel2007
Paranormal, about witches.
The Barrel in the BasementNovel
Barbara Brooks Wallacestandalone novel1985
About elves.
“Pudding, the youngest of three Furkins, or elves, living in a barrel in the basement of a human named Noah, proves that a shy Furkin is capable of great deeds like the heroes of the past.”
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