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Bad Magic

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By Pseudonymous Bosch

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Sep 22, 2015
Page Count
368 pages
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13
9780316320399

Price

$12.99

Price

$16.99 CAD

Format

  1. ebook
  2. Hardcover
  3. Audiobook Download (Unabridged)
  4. Audiobook CD (Unabridged)

Format:

  1. Trade Paperback $12.99 $16.99 CAD
  2. ebook $6.99 $8.99 CAD
  3. Hardcover $28.99 $38.99 CAD
  4. Audiobook Download (Unabridged)
  5. Audiobook CD (Unabridged) $25.00 $28.00 CAD

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The elusive, bestselling author of the Secret Series, Pseudonymous Bosch, delivers a page-turning, mysterious, magical book that will have readers believing the unbelievable!

Magic is BAD.

As in fake. Cheesy. Unreal. At least, that’s what Clay, who has seen one magic show too many, thinks.

When words from his journal appear mysteriously on his school wall as graffiti, he never imagines that magic might be to blame. And when the same graffiti lands him at Earth Ranch, a camp for “troubled” kids on a remote volcanic island, magic is the last thing he expects to find there.

But at Earth Ranch, there is one strange surprise after another, until Clay no longer knows what to expect. Is he really talking to a llama? Did he really see a ghost? What is the scary secret hidden in the abandoned library? The only thing he knows for sure is that behind the clouds of vog (volcanic smog), nothing is as it seems. Can he solve the riddle of Earth Ranch before trouble erupts?

Don’t miss Bad Luck, book 2 in The Bad Books series!

Genre:

  • Children's Books
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Fantasy
  • General
  • Fantasy & Magic

Series:

  • The Bad Books

Pseudonymous Bosch is the infamously anonymous author of the New York Times bestselling Secret Series and the Bad Books. Despite rumors to the contrary, his books are not actually written by his pet rabbit, Quiche; the rabbit is merely his typist.

  • Praise for Bad Magic: "Bosch employs, to great effect, his signature irreverence and hilarity... a delight to read. Bad Magic is a clever and playful novel. An excellent addition to middle grade fiction collections."
    School Library Journal
  • "Enjoyable...Bosch's arch narrative voice carries over from his previous books...From The Tempest and Lord of the Flies to shows like Gilligan's Island and Lost, cultural allusions abound as Clay tries to understand the island's many mysteries and meets his fellow campers. Gilbert's watercolors bring in additional humor."
    Publishers Weekly


  • "...Bosch's mix of slapstick silliness, sly authorial asides, and magical adventure will appeal to readers of Lemony Snicket and M. T. Anderson's Pals in Peril series."
    Booklist

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Pseudonymous Bosch

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Pseudonymous Bosch is the infamously anonymous author of the New York Times bestselling Secret Series and the Bad Books. Despite rumors to the contrary, his books are not actually written by his pet rabbit, Quiche; the rabbit is merely his typist.

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