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The Witches of Worm

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Coraline

Neil Gaiman · 176 pages

When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous. But there's another mother there, and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go. Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and courage if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life.

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Spellbound

Jacqueline West

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Plain Kate

Erin Bow · 320 pages

Plain Kate's odd appearance and expertise as a woodcarver cause some to think her a witch, but friendship with a talking cat and, later, with humans help her to survive and even thrive in a world of magic, charms, and fear.

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Carbonel, the Prince of Cats

Barbara Sleigh, V.H. Drummond · 240 pages

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Spelling Trouble

Frank Cammuso · 94 pages

To help her stay out of trouble, her parents find young witch Salem Hyde an animal companion, Percival J. Whamsford III. They do not much like each other, but when Salem enters the school spelling bee and tries to "spell" her way to victory, she needs Whammy's help.

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Wildfire

Lene Kaaberbol

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The Worst Witch

Jill Murphy · 106 pages

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The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy

Nikki Loftin

*Spooky twists and soaring prose make this foodie update on Hansel and Gretel an unforgettable must-read.* Lorelei is bowled over by Splendid Academy—Principal Trapp encourages the students to run in the hallways, the classrooms are stocked with candy dishes, and the cafeteria serves lavish meals featuring all Lorelei's favorite foods. But the more time she spends at school, the more suspicious

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Kiki's Delivery Service

Eiko Kadono

When Kiki turns 13, she follows the witches’ tradition of living in another town for a year, the seaside village of Koriko; translated by Emily Balistrieri. (Ages 8 to 12)

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Claws!

R.L. Stine · 134 pages

It all about tow kids by which a cat of there relative was killed by mistake.They tried to buy a new one for them but after very struggle they got just the same in cats haven.

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The Little Broomstick

Mary Stewart · 160 pages

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The Changeover

Margaret Mahy · 224 pages

When her little brother seems to become possessed by an evil spirit, fourteen-year-old Laura seeks the help of the strangely compelling older boy at school who she is convinced has supernatural powers.

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The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring

John Bellairs · 188 pages

Rose Rita Pottinger is dreading summer. With her best friend, Lewis Barnavelt, away at Boy Scout camp, vacation threatens to be altogether boring. But when Mrs. Zimmermann, Lewis's next door neighbor and a genuine witch, receives a strange deathbed letter from an eccentric uncle, unexpected things start to happen. Rose Rita and Mrs. Zimmermann set off on a trip to discover the meaning of the le

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Time of the Witch

Mary Downing Hahn · 163 pages

Laura tells an old woman of her wish that her parents were back together again, without realizing that she is speaking to a real witch.

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May Bird Among the Stars

Jodi Lynn Anderson · 260 pages

To find their way home, ten-year-old May Bird and Somber Kitty seek the Lady of North Farm as May Bird struggles with the knowledge that only she can save the Ever After from its terrible ruler, Evil Bo Cleevil.

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The Magicians of Caprona

Diana Wynne Jones · 224 pages

Chrestomanci Book 2 Tonino is the only person in the famous Montana household who wasn't born with an instinct for creating spells, but he has other gifts. His ability to communicate with cats just might help defend the city of Caprona against a mysterious enchanter -- but only if Tonino can learn to cooperate with a girl from the hated Petrocchi family of spell-makers. PerfectBound e-book e

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Earwig and the witch

Diana Wynne Jones, Paul O. Zelinsky, Miho Satake · 144 pages

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The Lighthouse Witches

C.J. Cooke · 350 pages

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The Door by the Staircase

Katherine Marsh · 288 pages

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Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things

Ted Naifeh · 128 pages

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Kiki's Delivery Service Film Comic, Vol. 3

Hayao Miyazaki · 156 pages

Now that she's 13 years old, it's for Kiki to learn how to become a witch. Now that she's 13 years old, it's time for young Kiki to start thinking about her future. So one night, under the shine of a full moon, she grabs her black cat Jiji, hops on her mother's broom and heads off into the night. The next day she alights upon a friendly oceanside city, and this, she tells her loyal and furry compa

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Long Lankin

Lindsey Barraclough · 464 pages

A compelling, atmospheric story inspired by a haunting folk song about murder, witchcraft and revenge.

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Breathe: A Ghost Story

Cliff McNish · 264 pages

When he and his mother move into an old farmhouse in the English countryside, asthmatic twelve-year-old Jack discovers that he can communicate with the ghosts inhabiting the house and inadvertently establishes a relationship with a tormented, malevolent spirit that threatens to destroy both his mother and himself.

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Abhorsen

Garth Nix · 394 pages

Book three in Garth Nix's internationally acclaimed Old Kingdom fantasy trilogy that began with Sabriel and Lirael.Beneath the earth, a malignant force lies waiting, greedy for freedom from its ancient prison. As the Old Kingdom falls once more into a realm of darkness and terror, the people look desperately to the Abhorsen, the scourge of the Dead, to save them. Yet Abhorsen Sabriel is lost, miss

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