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1) The tempest
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
AD 1290L
Language
English
Description
A storm strikes a ship carrying Alonso, Ferdinand, Sebastian, Antonio, Gonzalo, Stephano, and Trinculo, who are on their way to Italy after coming from the wedding of Alonso's daughter, Claribel, to the prince of Tunis in Africa. The royal party and the other mariners, with the exception of the unflappable Boatswain, begin to fear for their lives. Lightning cracks, and the mariners cry that the ship has been hit. Everyone prepares to sink.
2) Dr. Faustus
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Series
Language
English
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Dr. Faustus is a great Elizabethan tragedy by Christopher Marlow originally published in 1600. The story is based on an earlier anonymous classic German legend involving worldly ambition, black magic and surrender to the devil. It remains one of the most famous plays of the English Renaissance.
Dr. John Faustus, a brilliant, well-respected German doctor grows dissatisfied with the limits of human knowledge - logic, medicine, law, and religion, and...
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English
Description
An elite FBI squad is in a game of cat and mouse against The Four Horsemen, a super-team of the world's greatest illusionists. The Four Horsemen pull off a series of daring heists against corrupt business leaders during their performances, showering the stolen profits on their audiences while staying one step ahead of the law.
Author
Series
Language
English
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The great Elizabethan tragedy based on the classic German legend of worldly ambition, black magic, and surrender to the devil.
Christopher Marlowe's dramatic interpretation of the Faust legend remains one of the most famous plays of the English Renaissance. It tells the tragic tale of Dr. John Faustus, a brilliant but dissatisfied scholar who conjures the demon Mephistopheles in pursuit of limitless knowledge and power. Through this satanic messenger,...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Set in the 1920s, Stanley, an Englishman posing as an Asian magician, attempts to debunk fake spiritualists. He then travels to the south of France to unmask a supposed medium named Sophie as a good-looking fake, but he ends up falling for her real-world charms instead.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Description
One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public's adulation with their Robin Hood-style magic spectacles, The Four Horsemen resurface for a comeback performance in hopes of exposing the unethical practices of a tech magnate. The man behind their vanishing act is none other than Walter Mabry, a tech prodigy who threatens the Horsemen into pulling off their most impossible heist yet.
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English
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Description
In her search for other unicorns, the last unicorn encounters a cast of delightful characters as well as dangers she never imagined. Throughout the fantastic adventure, she learns of friendship, love, and, most importantly, her true self. Special features include: The Tail of the Last Unicorn featurette; Escape the Red Bull game; Schmendrick's Magical Gallery; and more.
8) Sleight
Language
English
Description
Left to care for his little sister after their parents' passing, a young street magician turns to illegal activities to keep a roof over their heads. He is forced to use his magic and a brilliant mind to save his sister when he gets in too deep and she is kidnapped.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Superstar magician Cameron Black grew up on the stage with his twin brother, Jonathan. When his career is ruined by scandal and his brother is framed for murder, Cameron has only place to go to clear his brother's name and practice his art of deception, illusion and influence: the FBI. Together with his behind-the-scenes illusion team, the super-charming Cameron will team up with FBI agents to become the world's first consulting illusionist, helping...
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Thunder, an abandoned young cat seeking shelter from a storm, stumbles into the strangest house imaginable, owned by an old magician and inhabited by a dazzling array of automatons and gizmos. Thunder must learn how to get along with the other animals living there. When the magician gets into a car accident, however, the pets must join forces against an evil nephew who tries to sell his house.
12) The tempest
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
This modern retelling of William Shakespeare's final masterpiece is an exciting, mystical, and magical fantasy. Exiled to a magical island, the sorceress Prospera conjures up a storm that shipwrecks her enemies, and then unleashes her powers for revenge.
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A mean magician turns all the African elephants into rocks. Diego, Alicia, and Baby Jaguar join Animal Rescuer Juma to find Erin the Elephant and a hidden magic drum that can break the spell and help all the animals in Africa. Help Diego and Alicia at Rescue Ranch when they meet Panchita, a prairie dog who needs to find a nice grassy prairie for her family. Jorge, the hawk needs to migrate, but when he loses the big hawks, he needs help from Diego....
16) Houdini
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English
Description
"From [Houdini's] beginning as a "wild man" carnival act to the internationally famous feat of escaping from a locked trunk in an ice-jammed river, Houdini effectively captures the amazing life and courage of this fascinating man"--Container.
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English
Description
Wizard Negi Springfield may be a boy, but he has a man-sized job to do. Fresh from the Academy of Magic, Negi continues his training as an instructor at Mahora Academy in Japan. But before he can get his Master's in magic, the 31 schoolgirls of class 3-A are gonna keep him up all night cramming for a final exam in will power.
19) Wonka
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the jewel in the Roald Dahl crown and one of the bestselling children's books of all time, Wonka tells the wondrous story of how the world's greatest inventor, magician, and chocolate maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today. This irresistibly vivid and inventive big-screen spectacle will introduce audiences to a young Willy Wonka, chock full of ideas...
20) Sleight
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A young street magician-turned-criminal must use all his skills to save his little sister when his crimes lead to her kidnapping.
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