The Wizard's Den: Spellbinding Stories of Magic & Magicians collects tales by such authros as Roald Dahl and Ray Bradbury. ...

More Spellbinding Stories of Wizards & Wizardry'>Spellbinding tales of wizards and magic from celebrated authors such as Roald Dahl, Ray Bradbury, Charles Dickens, and H. G. Wells, are featured in this collection of short stories. Each selection relates a unique and fantastical world of secret rituals, wonder, and intrigue. Roald Dahl's "The Magic Child-Killer," in which witches plot to kill the children of Inkland, and Jacqueline Wilson's "Words Like Magic," featuring a 100-year-old toad who ...

This delightfully entertaining book contains Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, and Easter tales that take a humorous twist from the original holiday themes of the past. Children will laugh out loud when they read the amusing collection of festive holiday stories. ...

Treat yourself to a collection of realistic short fictions that are unpretentious in craft, yet uncompromising in impact. &quotShelley Leedahl is the quintessential writer for the &#14690s.&quot Saskatoon Star Phoenix.
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Lohans has had a number of successful publications for young adults, and all of her titles have been selected for the prestigious Our Choice list by the Canadian Children’ s Book Centre.
&quotThe good writing found in Lohans&#146 three YA novels is equally present in this collection of ten short stories...&quot Quill & Quire.
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Winner of the 1998 Saskatoon Book Award
&quotIn this, his second collection, Rod MacIntyre nabs us in every first paragraph . . . The Crying Jesus is a fine adult read for those of us who can face looking back. It’ s an even finer young adult read for those who can face looking ahead.&quot Quill and Quire.
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Up All Night is the result of Thistledown’ s latest young adult short story competition, which in the past has produced the best-selling, award-winning collections.
Edited by R.P. MacIntyre, one of Canada’ s foremost editors and writers of young adult fiction, this collection represents a range and depth of theme and style that ensures there is something for all readers to enjoy.
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In Weeds and Other Stories you will find bullies and mystical coyotes, environmental warriors, loners, clowns, and the best of friends; and, of course, some fresh takes on teen relationships. With an ear tuned to teen dialogue, and an eye for precise emotional detail, Jacqueline Pearce cuts a wide arc within teen culture.
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Annie's not your ordinary heroine. She's quirkier, kinder, knows better . . . and always gets things wrong. Luckily her gran's normally there to bail her out--just as well, really, because Mom tends to be off tackling mountains, while Dad's sculpting skyscrapers out of carrots. So whether Annie's buying anteaters for her in-laws, baking birthday surprises for the circus family next door, or doing the laundry . . . in Lapland, you're guaranteed ...

One of a series of fast-paced fiction titles for readers at Key Stages 2 and 3. ...