"Includes step-by-step instructions for 8 magic tricks!"--Jacket.

When Fletcher Perry mysteriously wins the bid for a genuine mummy's coffin at a magician's tag sale, he decides to use it as a prop in his upcoming magic show at school. Then Fletcher and his new assistant, the mega-popular Arielle Torres, find themselves unexpectedly transported via the coffin back to King Tut's temple, where Fletcher's modern-day magic tricks attract the attention of the young king's guardians. Thinking Fletcher must be a powerful sorcerer, the guardians press him into service as the king's special protector. Fletcher and Arielle, however, know that Tut is destined to die in his teens, and so the race is on for them to decipher the message on a mysterious amulet, locate their missing coffin, and get home before Fletcher's magic is revealed to be just so much hocus-pocus. This action-packed adventure is unstoppable. Abracadabra Tut pulls readers into an exciting journey filled with stage magic, mystery, chariots, cobras, and historical intrigue.

A magician never reveals his secrets . . . but HP Newquist does, in this illustrated history of magic and famous magicians! Magic is a word we use to describe something amazing, awe-inspiring, or spectacular. Truly great magic makes us believe in things we know can't be real. In the hands of the greatest magicians, even a simple card trick can become truly wondrous. Now, in this nonfiction narrative of magic through the ages, HP Newquist explains how the world's most famous tricks were created. From the oracles of ancient Egypt and the wizards of medieval Europe on to the exploits of Houdini and modern practitioners like Criss Angel, this book unlocks the secrets behind centuries of magic and illusion. Fully illustrated and including step-by-step instructions for eight classic magic tricks, this book will have middle-grade readers spellbound.

"¡Abracadabra! is a story of boyhood and old age; and because it is a magical story, boy and old man are one. B. Abarbanel, a rebellious octogenarian removed from his private quarters in the year 2013, dreams of the only time of his long life he can clearly remember, his thirteenth year, 1939, when war was declared and Ben, a bright little cheeky East End kid, was removed from his loving Jewish mother and the Mile End bookshop of his philosophical father, and evacuated to the decaying rural mansion of a probably mad old gentleman who believed himself to be the Last of the Alchemists. Abarbanel, incarcerated in a geriatric sanatorium which, he insists, used to be the House of Commons, dictates his fragmented story of a Britain crowded with the aged, converted to Islam by an ex-boxing Mahdi, and policed by security agents of the Inland Revenue. He believes that if, like Scheherazade, he can titilate Their interest with his daily tales, They will not consign him to immediate euthanasia"--Jacket flap.

Everyone’s favorite time-travelers are changing their styles! The Time Warp Trio series now features a brand-new, eye-catching design, sure to appeal to longtime fans, and those new to Jon Scieszka’s wacky brand of humor.

This illustrated book offers the true story of how a poor African girl was able to attend school after receiving a goat as a gift through a special international project and then sell its milk to get the money needed to buy her books. Reprint.

The Universe is here to remind us that we are in control. To have the life you desire, all you have to do is ask. The secret to manifesting change is not focusing on the how, but instead the end result of what you're after and the kind of life you want. Then, once you are truly focused, the Universe will conspire on your behalf. Author Mike Dooley has turned over every stone, knocked on every door, and followed every impulse. From the lessons he learned, Dooley is now able to share the Universe's wisdom with the world. He serves as an interpreter for the Universe and this second collection of empowering, invaluable truths can be read front to back or at random.

"A hilarious and timely little book that had me laughing out loud on almost every page—though as a Canadian I find it curious and even disturbing that Craig's publisher is...American." —Ian Ferguson, author of Village of the Small Houses, co-author of How to be a Canadian. In these troubled times, the CIA decided to send Avery Beckett—one of its veteran spies—to the Canadian capital of Ottawa to find out why there are so many Canucks infiltrating American society, particularly Hollywood. After Beckett's mysterious death, the emails found on his computer could shatter Western diplomacy for decades.