Younger Fiction

• Dahl, Roald
  The Magic Finger
  Harper and Row
  E Dah (Grades 1-3)
  Angered by a neighboring families sport hunting, an 8 year old girl turns her magic finger on the family
• Depaola, Tomie
  Strega Nona's Magic Lessons
  HBJ , 1982
  E DeP (Grades 1-3)
  Big Anthony's disguises himself as a girl I order to take magic lessons from Strega Nona.
• Gauch, Patricia
  Uncle Magic
  Holiday House, 1992
  E Gau (Grades 1-3)
  Momentarily disillusioned by the tricks of her magician uncle, a little girl learns to appreciate the value of being able to create magic.
• Pagano, Michelina
  The Magic Paintbox: A Color Story
  Western Publishing, 1990
  E Pan (E Pag)
  Morris spends a rainy day with his paints, which he considers magical.

Older fiction

• Avi
  No More Magic
  Pantheon, 1975
  + Avi
  While searching for his bicycle that disappeared on Halloween, a young boy and his two friends become involved in a magic adventure.
• Avi
  Strange Happenings: Five Tales of Transformation
  Harcourt books, 2006
  + Avi
  Five original stories where strange changes occur, from a boy and a cat changing places and a young man learning the price of selfishness to an invisible princess finding herself.
• Bellairs, John
  The Secret of the Underground Room
  Dial Books, 1990
  + Bel
  When Father Dixon disappears, Johnny Dixon and Professor Childrermass discovers disturbing clues which led them to England and an encounter with a long dead knight.
• Coville, Bruce
  Into the Land of the Unicorns
  Scholastic, 1994
  + PB Cov
  Having jumped into the fantasy land of Luster, Cara joins Lightfoot the Unicorn in search for Queen Arabella Dancer.
• Levine, Gail Carson
  Ella Enchanted
  Harper Collins, 1997
  + Lev
  In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her.
• McGowen, Tom
  The Magician's Apprentice
  Lodestar books, 1987
  + McG
  A young pickpocket becomes apprentice to a magician who opens a whole new world for the boy, not only of magic and healing, but of kindness and adventure. Together they seek knowledge lost since the Age of Magic, thousands of years before.
• Meddaugh, Susan
  Lulu's Hat
  Houghton Mifflin, 2002
  + Med
  Although she sometimes fails to pull a rabbit out of her hat, Lulu the magican delights audiences with her unpredictable magic.
• Rodda, Emily
  The Charm Bracelet
  Harper Collins, 2003
  + Rod
  When Jessie searches for her ill grandmother's missing charm bracelet, she is led to a magical world and finds she has a reason and a right to be there.
• Traverse, P.L.
  Mary Poppins
  Harcourt Brace Young Classic
  + Tra
  The wind brings four English children a new nanny who slides up the banister and introduces them to some delightful people and experiences.

Nonfiction

• Conaway, Judith
  More Magic Tricks You Can Do
  Troll Associates, 1974
  + 793.8 Cor
  Provides instructions for 16 simple magic tricks using matchboxes, marbels, scarves, coins, rope and other items. Included are tips on practicing, choosing costumes, a name and performing.
• Eldin, Peter
  The Most Excellent Book of How to be a Magician With Easy Step-by Step Instructions for a Brilliant Performance
  Aladdin Books, 1996
  + 793.8 Eld
  Provides instructions for a variety of tricks, from walking through a brick wall, to linking paper clips in space and advice on making necessary costumes and presenting the act to an audience.
• Evans, Cheryl
  The Usborne Complete Book of Magic
  Usborne, 1989
  + 793.8 Eva
  Very detailed instruction in verse and illustrations make this a true wealth of information about every aspect of performing magic that could possibly want to be known.
• Whiter, Barb
  Magic : unlock the secrets of magic tricks & become a master of illusion
  Mud Puddle Books, 2001
  + 793.8 Whi
  Learn how to unlock the secrets of magic tricks and become a master of illusion.

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