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Castle in the Air

Diana Wynne Jones · 293 pages

Having long indulged himself in daydreams more exciting than his mundane life as a carpet merchant, Abdullah unexpectedly purchases a magic carpet and his life changes dramatically as his daydreams come true and dangerous adventures become daily fare.

DjinnWhimsicalMiddle GradeFantasy
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Stanley and the Magic Lamp

Jeff Brown · 93 pages

The members of the Lambchop family react differently when a boisterous genie grants their wishes for fame, power, and the ability to fly.

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The Amulet of Samarkand

Jonathan Stroud · 462 pages

Nathaniel, a magician's apprentice, summons up the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician Simon Lovelace.

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Emma and the Blue Genie

Cornelia Funke · 101 pages

Eight--year-old Emma and her little dog, Tristan, take a magic carpet ride to the distant land of Barakash to help a genie recover his stolen magical nose ring.

DjinnWhimsicalMiddle GradeFantasy
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The Eye Of The Forest

P.B. Kerr · 391 pages

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The Arabian Nights

Anonymous · 912 pages

Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. These are the tales that saved the life of Shahrazad, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. Beginning an enchanting story each evening, Shahrazad always withheld the ending: A thousand and one nights later, her life was spared forever. This volume

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Genies Don't Ride Bicycles

Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones · 69 pages

When the Bailey School kids find an old bottle and open its stopper their wishes start to come true, and they wonder if the new man in town might just be a genie.

DjinnWhimsicalMiddle GradeFunny
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The Stardust Thief

Chelsea Abdullah · 468 pages

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The Secret Kingdom

Jenny Nimmo · 304 pages

Timoken and his sister, Zobayda, under the protection of a forest jinni but pursued by evil virideed, straddle the world of men and the world of enchantments, seeking a home while remaining young by drinking a potion called Alixir.

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The Arabian Nights

Andrew Lang, Anonymous

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Master of None

Sonya Bateman

Gavyn Donatti is the world’s unluckiest thief. Just ask all the partners he’s lost over the years. And when he misplaces an irreplaceable item he was hired to steal for his ruthless employer, Trevor – well, his latest bungle just might be his last. But then his luck finally turns: right when Trevor’s thugs have him cornered, a djinn, otherwise known as a genie, appears to save him. Unfortunately,

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The Dragon and The Djinn

Gordon R. Dickson · 397 pages

The Dragon Knight's journey to the Holy Land is supposed to be a simple quest...but pirates, sea giants, and the legendary Djinn threaten to make his voyage the most dangerous odyssey known to man - and dragon.

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Aladdin

Karen Kreider, Walt Disney Company

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The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye

A.S. Byatt · 277 pages

A collection of fairy tales for adults. The title novella is on a middle-aged Englishwoman attending a writers' conference in Turkey. She picks up an antique bottle and as she is washing it a djinn appears, offering to grant her three wishes. She asks for a younger body, then requests he make love to her.

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Doctor Dolittle

Hugh Lofting · 144 pages

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Aladdin

Walt Disney Company · 40 pages

The Disney version of the tale of the poor orphan, Aladdin, who with the help of a genie, outwits the evil Jafar and wins the love of Princess Jasmine.

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Muddle Earth

Paul Stewart · 464 pages

Joe Jefferson suddenly turns into a fearless warrior-hero while walking his dog one night, and is summoned by Muddle Earth's leading wizard to slay ogres, wrestle dragons, and bravely confront villains.

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Cape Storm

Rachel Caine · 308 pages

Check the forecast for the series that's "an addictive force of nature that will suck you in ." (News and Sentinel)Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin and her new husband, the Djinn David, are running from a malevolent hurricane bent on destroying her. Joined by an army of fellow Wardens and Djinn onboard a hijacked luxury liner, Joanne has lured the storm into furious pursuit. But even their combined m

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The Split Second

John Hulme, Michael Wexler · 301 pages

Now thirteen-years-old and still a Fixer in the parallel universe called the Seems, Becker Drane is called upon to repair the damage caused by an enormous bomb planted in the Department of Time, an act of terrorism perpetrated by the evil members of the Tide, a group that is trying to destroy the World.

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Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin

Liesl Shurtliff · 264 pages

Relates the tale of Rumpelstiltskin's childhood and youth, explaining why his name is so important, how he is able to spin straw into gold, and why a first-born child is his reward for helping the miller's daughter-turned-queen.

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Here Be Monsters!

Alan Snow · 529 pages

While gathering food to bring to his grandfather, young Arthur becomes trapped in the city of Ratbridge, where he and some new friends try to stop a plot to shrink the monsters of Arthur's home, the Underworld, for a nefarious purpose.

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The Sword in the Stone

T.H. White · 288 pages

When Merlyn the magician comes to tutor Sir Ector's sons Kay and the Wart, schoolwork suddenly becomes much more fun. After all, who wouldn't enjoy being turned into a fish, or a badger, or a snake? But Merlyn has very particular plans for the Wart. This is the children's story of King Arthur's childhood which was the basis for the still popular Disney cartoon of the same title.

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

J.K. Rowling · 312 pages

Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'. Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisl

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