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1) The royal road to card magic

Author

Hugard, Jean

Series

Dover Magic Books

Language

English

Description

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Would you like to confound your friends, amaze your acquaintances, amuse and dazzle crowds at parties and gatherings? Mastering a few card tricks will allow you to do all that and more. With the help of this book, anyone can develop a versatile repertoire of first-rate card tricks. In fact, mastery of just the first chapter will enable you to perform a half-dozen astounding and entertaining sleights of hand.

2) Magic with everyday objects: over 150 tricks anyone can do at the dinner table

Author

Schindler, George

Language

English

Description

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Directions for performing easy-to-do magic tricks without sleight of hand, using everyday objects.

3) If you're reading this, it's too late

Author

Bosch, Pseudonymous

Series

Secret series volume 2

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9

Lexile measure

760L

Language

English

Description

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Cass and Max-Ernest discover the Museum of Magic, unscramble more coded messages, and solve new mysteries in their attempt to thwart the Terces Society's ambitions of discovering immortality.

4) Fly Guy's amazing tricks

Author

Arnold, Tedd

Series

Fly Guy volume 14

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1

Lexile measure

380L

Language

English

Description

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Fly Guy has learned a lot of new tricks, but when he shows off at dinner time he and Buzz get into trouble--though later they prove useful.

5) 200 magic tricks anyone can do

Author

Blackstone, Harry

Language

English

6) Magic tricks from the tree house: a fun companion to Magic Tree House #50, Hurry up, Houdini!

Author

Osborne, Mary Pope

Series

Magic tree house

Pub. Date

[2013]

Lexile measure

750L

Language

English

Description

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A chapter-book companion to the fiftieth Magic Tree House adventure outlines how to perform basic magic tricks and is complemented by facts about famous historical magicians.

7) The adventures of Mr. Mocker

Author

Burgess, Thornton W

Series

His Bedtime story-books volume 7
(Thornton Waldo),Bedtime story-books
Dover children's thrift classics

Language

English

Description

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The residents of Green Forest are puzzled by strange sounds, such as Sticky-toes the Tree Toad hearing his own voice coming from another tree, or Sammy Jay keeping everyone awake by calling "Thief, thief!" when he, himself, was asleep.

8) The terrible two get worse

Author

Barnett, Mac

Series

Terrible two volume 2

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4

Lexile measure

650L

Language

English

Description

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"Friends and pranking partners Miles and Niles face a tough challenge when their favorite goat and nemesis, Principal Barkin, is replaced by his stern, no-nonsense father, Principal Barkin Senior, who turns the school into boot camp" --

9) Self-working rope magic: 70 foolproof tricks

Author

Fulves, Karl

Series

Dover books on magic
Dover Magic

Language

English

Description

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For centuries, rope tricks have been staples of the magician's repertoire. Surprisingly, many of the best ones are "self-working," meaning they do not require unusual dexterity or long hours of practice. This excellent guidebook, written by one of today's foremost authorities on magic, presents 70 of the best, most amazing self-working rope tricks ever devised — tricks that amateur magicians can master in a short time.
After a brief introduction...

10) Arthur's April fool

Author

Brown, Marc Tolon

Series

Marc Brown's Arthur adventures

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1

Lexile measure

400L

Language

English

Description

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Arthur worries about remembering his magic tricks for the April Fool's Day assembly and Binky's threats to pulverize him.

11) Clifford's tricks

Author

Bridwell, Norman

Series

Clifford the big red dog (Norman Bridwell)

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1

Lexile measure

440L

Language

English

Description

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Emily Elizabeth has Clifford, her giant red dog, do tricks to show Martha who really has the best dog.

12) The expert at the card table: the classic treatise on card manipulation

Author

Erdnase, S. W

Series

Dover Magic

Language

English

Description

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Considered by many magicians and card sharps to be the one essential guidebook to attaining the highest level of card mastery. Includes author's own systems of false shuffling, false riffling and cutting, dealing from the bottom, palming cards, "skinning the hand" - even three-card monte, plus 14 dazzling card tricks.

13) JoJo and the magic trick

Author

O'Connor, Jane

Series

Jojo (Jane O'Connor)
I can read book
Fancy Nancy's Little Sister

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1

Lexile measure

100L

Language

English

Description

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When JoJo wants to perform magic, she dons a cape and grabs her wand, but it may not be as easy as she thought.

14) Revenge of the invisible boy

Author

Stine, R. L

Series

Goosebumps. Slappyworld volume 9
Goosebumps Slappyworld volume 09

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 3

Lexile measure

450L

Language

English

Description

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"Magic Club is supposed to be fun for Frankie Miller and his friends. But that pest, Ari Goodwyn is always ruining everyone's tricks. After a really embarrassing fail, Frankie wants revenge. When the legendary magician, Mystical Marvin, comes to town to perform his daring stunts, Frankie sees an opportunity to get even with Ari. There's only one problem: everything goes wrong. Can Frankie and his friends make things right? Or will the opportunity...

15) Dazzling card tricks

Author

Barnhart, Norm

Series

Edge books. Magic tricks
Magic Manuals

Lexile measure

780L

Language

English

Description

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"Step-by-step instructions and photos show how to do a variety of fun and entertaining card tricks"--Provided by publisher.

16) Mind magic: extraordinary tricks to mystify, baffle and entertain

Author

Lemezma, Marc

Language

English

Description

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Mind-reading, fortune telling, uncanny predictions and other paranormal activities continue to baffle audiences throughout the world Marc LeMezma, a member of the Magic Circle, opens up the world of psychic magic and shows just how easy it is to "trick" your audience into thinking that you can read their minds, predict their futures and control their thoughts. This book contains 17 tricks that anyone with a little guile and patter can perform,

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17) The magic misfits

Author

Harris, Neil Patrick

Series

Magic misfits volume 1

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6

Lexile measure

720L

Language

English

Description

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"Six young magicians and illusionists team up to save their small town from a crooked carnival owner and his goons"--

18) Niagara Falls, or does it?

Author

Winkler, Henry

Series

Hank Zipzer volume 1

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3

Lexile measure

610L

Language

English

Description

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Fourth-graders Hank, Ashley, and Frankie are excitedly preparing for a magic show at the Rock 'N Bowl when Hank's creative alternative to an English essay lands him in detention and grounded the week of the show.