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Alice Parker's Metamorphosis
Alice Parker's Metamorphosis
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Thirteen-year-old Alice Parker knows something isn't right; mysterious aches and pains, a craving for sugar that's out of control. Suddenly she is top of the class in every subject.   Baffled by what is happening to her and feeling at odds with the world, Alice can't take much more. Only when she collapses and experiences a life-changing transformation does she discover why she is different. But this new, incredible identity brings its own challenges, and Alice isn't convinced she can rise to them. She just wants to be normal! The fact is she's anything but. . .

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Agnus Sib - The Journey
Agnus Sib - The Journey
Upon waking in the middle of Greneve, Agnus Sib has no idea of who he is or how he got to that place. During his journey in search of answers he is faced with a great enemy: Markati Shalu. Suddenly, his life takes an unexpected turn and he finds himself responsible for an entire village. To help him in this mission, only his two friends Lucius and Neville join him in the march towards Rosadelin.Synopsis:A man wakes up alone in the middle of nowhere - no city or person around him. As belongings, a bag with some seeds, a pot of ointment and an old sword with the inscription "Agnus Sib”. In the bag, in addition to those seeds, three stones (a yellow, a red and a green one), united in a drop shaped jewel, increased that mystery.Three questions: "Who is he, what was his origin and what is his purpose" made him run the world in search of answers.Despite of being a person of good behavior, he has deep marks of suffering in his unconscious that make him be at the same time fair and honest but with a strange desire for revenge. This suffering is increased by an amnesia - memory lapses of his childhood and adolescence that plague him constantly. Who are these people that appear in his dreams? Who is he, his family? What was that mission that he took to himself without even understanding its purpose? An invitation to the imaginary and distant lands, fight of good against evil and internal fight complete this saga, split into three volumes.More than a search for answers is a search for himself – the search that all of us do every day, regardless of era or place.

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A smile of fortune (Bard Crispin stories)
A Smile of Fortune
A story of minstrels, mages, murderers and debt collectors!Carefree bard Crispin coming back home from his parsimonious uncle's funeral does not expect that soon he will be mixed up in a murky intrigue involving magic, fear and a dwarf working as a debt-collector.A full of adventure and mystery fantasy story.--Published in Poland, Katowice, 1998.English edition © 201126 pagesSee also on amazon:When a chance presents itself to seize a vast fortune, Crispin the bard does not hesitate for a moment. However, it soon becomes clear that with great money comes great trouble, which the minstrel will have to face with a little help from his friends: the reasonable wizard Amerwend, the tough dwarf Marcus and the jolly halfling Bibble."Damned Inheritance" is the story in a fantasy series about the misadventures of Crispin, the careless troubadour.

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A Quarter of Magic
A Quarter of Magic
Fantasy Adventure for Young Adults from Zoë Tyson. In a World born out of magic lives 14 year old Miloney Merren. In his World humans are ruled by an immortal species of creature. And the creatures have one major rule. A human must never have magic. Unfortunately for Milo, he does... And it’s getting out of control. Will he be able to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to help his family and friends? "When magic becomes dangerous, you need to remember one thing. It will either define you or kill you."

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A Little Magic
A Little Magic
A Hidden Power: Stepdancer Siobhan Kelly didn't believe in magic - until the magic chose her.A Promise Made: She's been warned magic is evil, but with her grandmother felled by a deadly curse, she must make a bargain with the local Fairie prince - the return of their sacred Jewel in exchange for her grandmother's life.And it just might work too - if only she can escape the dark witch who's made Siobhan her prey in the hunt for a deadly blood spell.

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Paul Ostler and the Secret of Sky Lake
Paul Ostler and the Secret of Sky Lake
Paul Ostler, a kid who doesn’t feel very special, and his guardian Frank are moving again. This time they find themselves in a strange town on the shores of Sky Lake, where myths and legends are more than stories. They meet strange creatures, ancient spirits, and mystical healers who show them a reality beyond what they have seen. Exploring this magical world, Paul discovers secrets about his past and family that show him he is anything but normal. He learns that a hidden group has been hunting him and his family for years. He also discoveries that something is not right in Sky Lake, and must figure out how to fix it before it is too late. In his struggles, Paul discovers that it is the people he cares about and what he does for them that truly make him special.

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Lullaby, Vol.1
Lullaby (Volume 1)
When Cora's father dies and she discovers her family isn't entirely human, she finds herself surrounded by people who are even less human than she is. Cora is left wondering what these new people want from her, and why they haunt her dreams. Now she fights to save what is left of her family from the alluring abilities of creatures she never dreamed existed, while trying to understand what she is truly capable of and just how far she is willing to go to save them.

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My Vacation in Hell
My Vacation in Hell
My Vacation in Hell is a young adult dark fantasy. Set in the mid-1960s, it is a first person narrative by a 15-year-old writer named John Boggle. A troubled nerdy misfit and a frequent flyer of his imagination, John is inspired by a book report reading of Dante Alighieri's the Inferno. In the eternity of the five minutes before summer vacation, he embarks on a pilgrimage based upon his own free-wheeling interpretation of the work. Following Dante's lead, John populates his hell with all the people who have wronged him over the years, inventing deliciously cruel punishments for each of them in his teenage version of cosmic retribution. Aided by his best friend Virgil, a trusty guide in this shared imagination, John also struggles to come to terms with the world's many evils. And as he descends further into this realm, he constructs his own hierarchy of evildoers, assigning them to the levels he believes they deserve. But it is the evil perpetrated upon John, a victim of sexual abuse, which poses the most difficult challenge. The deeper he goes, the more he encounters obstacles, some of whom in the guise of colorful demon characters try their best to keep him there. But the worst obstacle of all is his own self-image, forged out of guilt and shame. He will not leave this hell of his own making, Virgil tells him, until he learns how to deal with the evil inflicted upon him and finds the true center of his being. Fortunately, he has other help besides the ever wise Virgil, who it turns out has a few problems of his own to deal with. John needs more than reason to get him through this, and divinely beautiful aid arrives in the form of Beth, an idealized version of his secret love. Rescuing the pair from the evil that threatens to consume them, she will guide John in the last stage of his spiritual odyssey. She shows him that there are even some good places in Hell, just as there is always some good, however slight, that comes from our worst experiences. Though disturbing at times due to its mature theme, My Vacation in Hell delivers a message of hope with a large dose of humor.

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The Dark Dreamweaver (Chronicles of Remin)
The Dark Dreamweaver (Remin Chronicles)
Eleven-year-old David is suffering from nightmares. Over and over again, he dreams about a strange, bear-like man with black eyes. He's not the only one; an epidemic of nightmares seems to have infected the Earth. David takes matters into his own hands and embarks on an adventure to Remin, a land powered by dreams. Aided by a caterpillar wizard, a jellyfish-man, two wise-cracking water serpents, and several other unusual characters, he sets out to find and confront the evil wizard who is causing the nightmares. The challenges that he encounters will require all of his intelligence, his courage, and most of all, his imagination.

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Sprite: Annabelle's Story Part One (Volume 1)
Sprite (Annabelle's Story Part One)
Annabelle Walsh thought she had it all. She was the star of her swim team, had a loving family, a great boyfriend, and to top it off, she’d be starting at UCLA in the fall. One day, she’d be referred to as Dr. Annabelle Walsh. She was living every girl’s dream – until her life was turned upside down. All starting with finding out that she's not just a human, but also a water spirit. Half-human, half-sprite to be exact. Although not just any sprite, Annabelle is prophesied to be the only one who can save both the sprites and mankind. With a mix of current events, anecdotes from Greek mythology, tidbits of folklore, and Leigh’s own imagination, we join Annabelle in her journey to restore order beneath the sea. Each step of the way her mind, body, and soul are pushed to the limit begging the question, how much can one half-human, half-sprite take?

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