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Eleven-year-old Ella Durand is the first Conjuror to attend the Arcanum Training Institute, a magic school in the clouds, but when she falls under suspicion for helping a criminal escape prison she must, with the help of her new friends and her own growing powers, find a way to clear her family's name.
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In her second year at Arcanum Training Institute, Ella grapples with fame, unearths a perilous school secret, and faces a mysterious magical illness outbreak, prompting her, alongside Brigit and Jason, to clear her name, while working tirelessly to safeguard the Marvellian realm from impending chaos.
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The Wizard of Oz series volume 2
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"The story follows Tip, who for as long as he can remember has been under the guardianship of a witch named Mombi in Gillikin Country. As Mombi is returning home, Tip plans to frighten her with a scarecrow he has made named Jack Pumpkinhead. Mombi is not fooled, and she sprinkles the Powder of Life that she bought from another sorcerer on Jack, bringing him to life and startling Tip, whom Mombi catches and threatens to turn into a marble statue."--Amazon.com...
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"To cure her post-senior year slump, made worse by the loss of her aunt Sonia, Noreen decides to follow her mom on a gap year trip to New Delhi, hoping India can lessen her grief and bring her voice back. In the world's most polluted city, Noreen soon meets kind, handsome Kabir, who introduces her to the wonders of this magical, complicated place. With the help of Kabir--plus Bollywood celebrities, fourteenth-century ruins, karaoke parties, and Sufi...
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"Everyone thinks they know Jewel Van Hanen. Heiress turned actress turned social media darling who created the massively popular video-sharing app, Golden Rule. After mysteriously disappearing for a year, Jewel makes her dramatic return with an announcement: she has chosen a few lucky Golden Rule users to spend an unforgettable weekend at her private estate. But once they arrive, Jewel ingeniously flips the script: the guests are now players in an...
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"Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does a paper clip bend? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? With clarity and humor, world-leading materials scientist Mark Miodownik answers all the questions you've ever had about your pens, spoons, and razor blades, while also introducing a whole world full of materials you've never even heard of: the diamond five times the size of Earth; concrete cloth that can be molded...
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In its exploration of puppetry and animation as the performative media of choice for mastering the art of illusion, To Embody the Marvelous engages with early modern notions of wonder in religious, artistic, and social contexts.
From jointed, wood-carved figures of Christ, saintly marionettes that performed hagiographical dramas, experimental puppets and automata in Cervantes' Don Quixote, and the mechanical sets around which playwright Calderón...
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Travel through time and space with Morgan, a young woman caught between two worlds. In a future where magic and technology are one, the social classes are sharply divided. Noble classes have access to the power of arcana. While lower classes must make do with enchanted technology. But an attack on the planet sets Morgan on a dangerous path. She finds herself questioning the very foundations of this society.
From the mythical past of King Arthur and...
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Micah and Jordan cover perhaps the most mainstream franchise out there, the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Starting with the first phase of the MCU, they revisit these six movies and discuss their first encounters with them when they originally released, their thoughts on them today, and dig into the production and actors of each film. They discover Captain American might not be as unwatchable as they originally thought, The Avengers is still fun on a...
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The McCaw Podcast Universe takes on the Marvel Cinematic Universe in its fourth phase! We have director Sam Raimi for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness! We have the Green Goblin in Spider-Man: No Way Home! The MCU introduces new characters in this phase as well, like the Eternals and Shang-Chi. Micah and Jordan have much to cover with these new characters, as well as revisit favorites that have been around since phase one, like Thor. They...
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The MCU is heating up in its third phase! In this third phase of the MCU, they cover eleven movies and discuss their first encounters with them when they originally released, their thoughts on them today, and dig into the production and actors of each film. There's a lot of love to go around for this phase, especially in its finale, but there are plenty of arguments to be had as well. One thing Jordan and Micah can absolutely agree on is the refreshing...
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Micah and Jordan continue their journey through the MCU with the second phase, covering Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers, Ant-Man, and more. Micah and Jordan revisit not only Marvel movies they've already seen, but tackle ones they purposely skipped when they first came out. They're surprised to be disappointed by a few movies they originally loved but are pleasantly surprised by how a few others continue to hold up. In this second phase of the MCU,...
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Reveals the birth of perhaps the deadliest force in the galaxy--Dark Phoenix. Jean Grey pilots a shuttle through a solar flare, saving the X-Men, and is possessed by one of the universe's greatest forces--the Phoenix. As she adapts to her new powers, the X-Men launch an assault against the clandestine Hellfire Club. As Dark Phoenix, Jean wields the power to destroy worlds. Only the X-Men can stop her.
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Iron Man and Captain America are two core members of the Avengers, the world's greatest superhero team. But when a tragic battle blows a hole in the city of Stamford, killing hundreds of people, the U.S. government demands that all superheroes unmask and register their powers. To Tony Stark-Iron Man-it's a regrettable but necessary step. To Captain America, it's an unbearable assault on civil liberties.
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"Steve Rogers is dead! Long live Captain America! He was a hero to millions, an inspiration to America's armed services and the representative of his nation's greatest ideals. He lived for his country -- and now, he has given his last final measure for the nation he loved, shot down in cold blood. In the aftermath of his death, Cap's longtime partner, the Falcon, makes revenge his first order of business. Sharon Carter finds herself spiraling out...
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Discover this updated and combined edition of two bestselling books!
The human body holds endlessly fascinating secrets. The resilience of skin, the strength and structure of the bones, the dynamic balance of the muscles - your physical being is knit according to a pattern of stunning purpose. Now Gold Medallion winners Fearfully and Wonderfully Made and In His Image have been completely revised and updated to offer a new audience timeless reflections...
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"Is me--Bob. Bob Marley." Reincarnated as homeless Fall-down man, Bob Marley sleeps in a clock tower built on the site of a lynching in Half Way Tree, Kingston. The ghosts of Marcus Garvey and King Edward VII are there too, drinking whiskey and playing solitaire. No one sees that Fall-down is Bob Marley, no one but his long-ago love, the deaf woman, Leenah, and, in the way of this otherworldly book, when Bob steps into the street each day, five years...
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A Marcus Rashford Book Club Choice! Silas and the Marvellous Misfits by Tom Percival is an action-packed adventure that shows kids the joy of being themselves.
'Engaging and action packed. I would have loved this book as a child!' – Marcus Rashford MBE
Erika has a BIG secret. She's a member of the Dream Defenders – a top-secret organization that banishes your worries while you sleep!
And tonight they're on a mission to rescue Erika's best friend...
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