The Third Kind of Magic

The Third Kind of Magic

Author: Elizabeth Forest

Publisher:

Published: 2018-02-15

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9780999689400

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Can one twelve-year-old girl fight a witch? Suli's magical apprenticeship had barely begun when a witch kidnaps her teacher, to learn the secret of shape-shifting.The witch is after Suli too. But Suli has talents the witch doesn't suspect. Able to shape-shift and talk to animals, Suli is determined to stop the witch's plan from succeeding.


Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Author: Ray Morton

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9781557837103

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(Applause Books). "Morton has written the definitive book on this innovative movie by Steven Spielberg...Meticulous research of this caliber is not found in other books on Close Encounters . Fans will find Morton's take informative and fascinating." Library Journal . Steven Spielberg's 1977 masterpiece used all of the power and magic of cinema to tell a story of man's first meeting with extraterrestrial beings. Renouncing the fear and pessimism of the day, writer/director Spielberg boldly envisioned this as a peaceful, spiritual event full of hope and possibility. This awe-inspiring message made a powerful impact on audiences desperate for something to believe in. The film was a massive box-office hit and revolutionized the movie industry; along with Star Wars , it helped to create the modern blockbuster and ushered in a new era of hi-tech effects. Based on in-depth research and the recollections of many of the film's principal creators, Close Encounters is the first book to chronicle the making of this classic film from its inception through its tumultuous production to its many releases in "special" editions. The book features new interviews with star Teri Garr, producer Michael Phillips, photographic effects supervisor Douglas Trumbull, production designer Joe Alves, and several cinematographers, screenwriters, and special-effects legends. John Hill, Jerry Belson, Hal Barwood, and Matthew Robbins; and special effects legends Richard Yuricich, Robert Swarthe, Dennis Muren, Scott Squires, Greg Jein, and Rocco Gioffre.


Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Author: Michael Klastorin

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2017-10-24

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 006269300X

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Celebrate the fortieth anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind with this fully authorized behind-the-scenes book exploring the creation, production, and legacy of this iconic film. Created in conjunction with Sony Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Visual History details the complete creative journey behind the making of the film and examines its cultural impact. Featuring rare and never-before-seen imagery from the archives, the book brings together a stunning collection of on-set photography, concept art, storyboards, and more to create a visual narrative of the film’s journey to the big screen. It also features a wealth of insightful commentary from every key player involved in the film, from the acclaimed director himself to the film’s stars and the key department heads who brought Spielberg’s vision to life. Special inserts and interactive elements include script pages, call lists, concept sketches, and more. Comprehensive, compelling, and filled with unseen treasures, Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Ultimate Visual History is a fitting tribute to one of history’s most iconic films.


The Best Kind of Magic

The Best Kind of Magic

Author: Crystal Cestari

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published: 2017-05-04

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1484758560

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Amber Sand is not a witch. The Sand family magical gene somehow leapfrogged over her. But she did get one highly specific bewitching talent: she can see true love. As a matchmaker, Amber's pretty far down the sorcery food chain (even birthday party magicians rank higher), but after five seconds of eye contact, she can envision anyone's soul mate. Amber works at her mother's magic shop -- Windy City Magic -- in downtown Chicago, and she's confident she's seen every kind of happy ending there is: except for one--her own. (The Fates are tricky jerks that way.) So when Charlie Blitzman, the mayor's son and most-desired boy in school, comes to her for help finding his father's missing girlfriend, she's distressed to find herself falling for him. Because while she can't see her own match, she can see his -- and it's not Amber. How can she, an honest peddler of true love, pursue a boy she knows full well isn't her match? The Best Kind of Magic is set in urban Chicago and will appeal to readers who long for magic in the real world. With a sharp-witted and sassy heroine, a quirky cast of mystical beings, and a heady dose of adventure, this novel will have you laughing out loud and questioning your belief in happy endings.


The Future King

The Future King

Author: James Riley

Publisher: Aladdin

Published: 2020-03-03

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 1534425756

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Fort’s continued adventures take more surprising twists and turns in this third novel in a thrilling series from the author of the New York Times bestselling Story Thieves! Dealing with monster attacks and his missing father has been hard enough for Fort Fitzgerald in his first month at the Oppenheimer School. But there’s another school for magic, this one in the United Kingdom, that's about to create even bigger problems. Six of the Carmarthen Academy students found themselves lost in time when they first started learning magic. Now they’ve returned, with news of a coming war that the students claim only they can stop. But their new plan for the world might lead to an even worse future, one that Fort and his friends are destined to help bring about, no matter how much they might want to fight it. Can Fort change the future that the Time students have already seen play out? Or is he destined to pay for his past mistakes for all of time?


Some Kind of Magic

Some Kind of Magic

Author: R. Cooper

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781370302406

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Los Cerros is Detective Ray Branigan's town, his to protect in a way that satisfies his werewolf instincts, even though most humans are afraid of him. Los Cerros is famous for its fairy village and its supposedly welcoming attitude toward magical beings like Ray, but Ray is one of only two beings on the police force. While dealing with human prejudice, Ray and his partner have to solve crimes relating to magic, and are forced to rely on the department's part-time magical consultants, something Ray tries to avoid--and not only because werewolves are uncomfortable around magic.Enter Cal Parker, the son of the department's most admired detective. Cal is brilliant, contemptuous of the police, and half-fairy. He's also Ray's mate, a fact that Ray has kept secret despite his every instinct screaming for him to claim and worship, because weres mate for life, and fairies... don't. Everyone knows that. Fairies are beautiful, flighty, and fickle.But perhaps it's not only the humans who have prejudice about beings. Cal isn't shy about his desire for Ray--not that fairies ever are--and Ray's resistance is crumbling. But the situation is growing more dangerous as they get closer to the killer, and by the time Ray accepts the truth of a fairy's heart, it might be too late.A Being(s) in Love StoryMagical creatures known as beings emerged from hiding amid the destruction of the First World War. Since then they've lived on the margins of the human world as misunderstood objects of fear and desire. Some are beautiful, others fearsome and powerful. Yet for all their magic and strength, they are as vulnerable as anyone when it comes to matters of the heart.


The Cursed Amulet

The Cursed Amulet

Author: Elizabeth Forest

Publisher:

Published: 2019-11-11

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780999689424

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Fourteen-year-old Suli must stop the most powerful witch her country has ever seen.If she fails, her country will starve, her animal friends could die, and wise women's magic will be lost forever.The only healer and wise woman for her village, fourteen-year-old Suli jumps at an invitation from the wild geese to fly with them to the Arctic. During a rest break, she saves a young girl from being beaten, and has to decide what do with her.The leader of the wild geese advises her to go home. A strange illness is spreading among all the animals in the countryside, and only a wise woman will know if the cause is magical. Perhaps it's related to the Prime Minister's campaign of rounding up wise women and imprisoning them, claiming their magic is really witchcraft. Arta, the young girl Suli rescued, insists on going with her, saying she'll be her apprentice, in spite of the danger.As they journey to her village, Suli stumbles across the Prime Minister's plans to take over the country. She suspects he's using powerful magic to control what people believe, and such misuse of magic could unbalance all the magic in the country, or drain it away entirely.Animals are dying. Wise women's magic is disappearing. And Suli's teacher, Tala, has mysteriously disappeared. The animals beg Suli to help them, as wise women always have.But even with the help of her crow teacher, a former witch, and her animal allies, can Suli stop the Prime Minister and restore magic to her land when her own magic is gone?Praise for The Third Kind of Magic, Crow Magic Book One:The two things I dreamed of doing as a child were to fly and to talk to animals. This marvelous children's book brought this reader back to that happiest of times when everything was possible and wishes could come true.--Ginny Rorby, winner of the ALA Schneider Family Book AwardThe Cursed Amulet continues Suli's adventures from The Third Kind of Magic.


Some Kind of Magic

Some Kind of Magic

Author: Mary Ann Marlowe

Publisher: Kensington Books

Published: 2017-01-31

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 1496708075

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In this “fun and flirty” debut, a shy scientist is swept off her feet by a rock star—but is it real romantic chemistry or just her love potion perfume (Night Owl Reviews)? Biochemist Eden Sinclair has no idea that the scent she spritzed on herself before leaving the lab is designed to enhance pheromones. Or that the cute guy she meets at her brother’s concert is the international rock god Adam Copeland. By the time she learns the truth, she’s already spent an unforgettable night in his bed . . . Now Eden, who’s more accustomed to disastrous dates set up by her mom, is going out with a gorgeous celebrity who loves how down-to-earth and honest she is. But for once, Eden isn’t being honest. She can’t bear to reveal that this overpowering attraction could be nothing more than seduction by science. And the only way to know how Adam truly feels is to ditch the perfume—and risk being ditched . . . “Sexy, engaging and original. I completely fell in love with Eden and Adam.” —Sydney Landon, New York Times–bestselling author


The Sweetest Kind of Fate

The Sweetest Kind of Fate

Author: Crystal Cestari

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published: 2018-03-04

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1484758579

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GREAT. I've somehow found myself tangled up with a siren, a mermaid, and a homicidal wicked witch who once tried to strangle me to death. Way to go, Amber! Amber Sand, legendary matchmaker, couldn't be more surprised when her archnemesis, Ivy, asks for her help. Ivy's sister, Iris, is getting married, and Ivy wants to prove her sister is making a huge mistake. But as Amber looks into Iris's eyes, there doesn't seem to be a problem -- Iris has clearly found her match. It seems happily-ever-after is in the cards, but when Iris seeks out a dangerous, life-altering spell, it's up to Amber and Ivy to set aside their rivalry and save the day. As Iris puts everything on the line for love, Amber continues to wrestle with her own romantic future. Her boyfriend, Charlie, is still destined for another, and no matter how hard she clings to him, fear over their inevitable breakup shakes her belief system to the core. Because the Fates are never wrong-right?


The Fairest Kind of Love

The Fairest Kind of Love

Author: Crystal Cestari

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published: 2019-03-04

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1368044913

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"Amber! I never even thought of that! Maybe she can tell you your match."Whoa. Now that's interesting. Amber Sand has spent half her life solidifying other people's happily-ever-afters. As a matchmaker, she has the ability to look into anyone's eyes and see their perfect match. But lately, her powers have been on the fritz, and not only is she totally unsure whether her matches are true, she can't see anyone in the eyes of her boyfriend Charlie Blitzman. With Amber and her friends graduating high school and about to take off for various colleges, Amber is hoping to have one last carefree summer-but she's also dying to find a way to fix her powers, and learn, for better or worse, if she and Charlie are truly meant to be. So when an online matchmaker named Madame Lamour comes to Chicago, Amber sets out to talk to her and find out who her match is once and for all. Of course, when it comes to the magical community, nothing's ever that easy, and Amber soon finds herself caught up in a breathless showdown that involves a fairy family feud and a magical-creature auction -- and requires teaming up with a certain siren nemesis. Can Amber and her friends save the day one more time before setting off for their new lives? And will Amber ever learn whether Charlie is her one true love? With tons of laugh-out-loud moments, appearances by all your favorite characters, and one totally tearful reveal, you won't want to miss a single swoony moment of this romantic conclusion to the Windy City Magic trilogy.