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STO Kids' Readalikes: Harry Potter
Wayland YA Booklists: Magic Schools, Training Camps & Apprenticeships
Wayland YA Booklists: Magic Schools, Training Camps & Apprenticeships
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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.
3) The Marvels
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In 1766, a boy, Billy Marvel, is shipwrecked, rescued, and goes on to found a brilliant family of actors that flourishes in London until 1900--and nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis, runs away from home, seeking refuge with his uncle in London, and is captivated by the Marvel house, with its portraits and ghostly presences.
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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...
5) The Marvels
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[2024]
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Carol Danvers gets her powers entwined with those of Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau, forcing them to work together to save the universe.
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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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Captain Marvel (2019) volume 7
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Marvel Worldwide, Inc
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"Vacation -- all she never wanted! Carol Danvers and Jim Rhodes have rekindled their relationship (and their vacation plans!) just in time to get a distress call from Carol's half sister -- Lauri-Ell, the Kree Accuser -- that sends the couple on a bit of a detour. And for a trip to outer space, they'll need to pack much more than just their swimsuits! An old darkness has re-emerged -- one that almost brought the Avengers to their knees not so long...
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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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Collects The Marvelous Land of Oz (2009) #1-8. Follow the adventures of a young boy named Tip as he escapes the servitude of the mean old witch Mombi and runs away with his newly created magical companion, Jack Pumpkinhead.
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Collects Black Widow and the Marvel Girls #1-4. She's the most efficient spy in the world and one of the world's deadliest women, but before there was ever a Black Widow, there was the Red Room, a brutal KGB training ground for assassins, undercover agents, and the most ruthless of spies. Now, tasked with removing a rogue weapon's dealer from an impregnable safe house, the Black Widow remembers her escape from the Red Room training facility, an escape...
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Collects How to Read Comics the Marvel Way #1-4, Ms. Marvel (2014) #1, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #1 And Spidey #1. Presenting a universal gateway into the House of Ideas! Comic books can sometimes be like a foreign language to the uninitiated - with their own unique storytelling tools, visual shorthand and narrative conventions. Many clever cartoonists and scribes have shared their theories on the grammar of comics,...
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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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Collects Captain America Annual #8, Daredevil (1964) #249, Spider-Man vs. Wolverine #1, Incredible Hulk (1968) #340, Wolverine (1988) 134, Wolverine vs. Thor #1-3, Marvel Universe vs. Wolverine #1-4 and material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #117-122. Wolverine takes on all comers in a collection of his classic brawls with Marvel's finest! Sparks fly as Adamantium claws strike Captain America's shield! Wolverine and Daredevil battle over Bushwhacker!...
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Laugh along with with your favorite Marvel Super Heroes in this all-new joke book. This comedic variety show hosted by none other than Spider-Man himself, features not only the funniest jokes in the Marvel Universe, but also zany one-liners, knock knock jokes, tongue twisters, social media parody, memes, question and answers, and much more. This joke book also includes black and white art throughout! Knock Knock? Who's there? In-spider! In-spider,
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