The Amulet Of Samarkand
Nathaniel, a young magician's apprentice, becomes caught in a web of magical espionage, murder, and rebellion, after he summons the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician Simon Loveland.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 107
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 800
subjects: magic [X], wizards, apprentices, fantasy, london (england) [X], england, korean language, fantasy fiction, fantasy fiction
Peter And The Sword Of Mercy
James, one of Peter Pan's original Lost Boys, asks George Darling and his wife Molly to help him find a secret cache of startstuff, which is hidden in a vault that can only be opened with a secret key kept with the crown jewels, but when Molly disappears, it is up to her daughter Wendy and Peter to rescue Molly, protect the treasure, and defeat Captain Hook.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 26
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
subjects: peter pan (fictitious character), swords, supernatural, london (england) [X], characters in literature, peter pan (fictional character), characters and characteristics in literature, magic [X], england, paranormal fiction
Theodosia And The Serpents Of Chaos
Eleven-year-old Theodosia has the ability to detect black magic and ancient curses that are attached to objects in the Museum of Legends and Antiquities, which her father is the curator of, and discovers that a new artifact from Egypt is cursed and she must return it to the tomb it was excavated from before it destroys the British Empire.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 27
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 800
subjects: museums, magic [X], blessing and cursing, families, adventure and adventurers, london (england) [X], great britain, egypt
A Ghost Tale For Christmas Time
Jack and Annie travel back to Victorian London when Merlin asks them to use their magic to inspire Charles Dickens to write "A Christmas Carol.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 156
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 520
subjects: dickens, charles, time travel, magic [X], brothers and sisters, london (england) [X], great britain, jack (fictitious character : osborne), annie (fictitious character : osborne), fantasy fiction, siblings
The Hidden Gallery
Fifteen-year-old Miss Penelope Lumley, a governess trained at the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, takes the three Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place to London, England, and learns they are under a curse.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 39
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 960
subjects: governesses, feral children, orphans, blessing and cursing, london (england) [X], england, wild children, magic [X], adventure fiction
Ptolemy's Gate
Seventeen-year-old Nathaniel has risen to a position of importance in the British government with the help of Bartimaeus, a djinni he summoned to help him root out rebels, but with Bartimaeus' essence weakening due to having spent too long in the real world, he and Nathaniel are forced to team up with rival Kitty Jones to save the country from demons.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 56
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 730
I, Coriander
In 17th century London, Coriander, a girl who has inherited magic from her mother, must find a way to use this magic in order to save both herself and an inhabitant of the fairy world where her mother was born.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 16
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 860
subjects: magic [X], mothers and daughters, fairies, london (england) [X], historical fiction, fantasy
Theodosia And The Staff Of Osiris
Theodosia Throckmorton is shocked when she encounters Mr. Tetley at a museum benefit, knowing his appearance can only mean the Serpents of Chaos are back, leaving Theodosia to face secret societies, evil curses, and dark magic.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 14
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 750
subjects: mummies, museums, magic [X], blessing and cursing, family, london (england) [X], great britain
Theodosia And The Eyes Of Horus
Eleven-year-old Theodosia's ability to detect black magic raises her suspicions about a magician known as the Great Awi Bubu, while Henry, home for the spring holidays, discovers an artifact at the Museum of Legends and Antiquities that is coveted by every black-cloaked occultist in London.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 760
subjects: museums, magic [X], blessing and cursing, families, london (england) [X], great britain, adventure stories
The Necromancer
Back in London, fifteen-year-old twins Sophie and Josh Newman must determine whom they can and cannot trust as they search for both Scatty and an immortal who can teach Josh the magic of fire, while Doctor Dee and Machiavelli continue to seek power.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 58
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 780
subjects: flamel, nicolas, machiavelli, niccol?, dee, john, alchemists, magic [X], supernatural, brothers and sisters, twins, london (england) [X], england, chemists, siblings, machiavelli, niccol??, large type books, large print books, paranormal fiction
Splendors And Glooms
When Clara vanishes after the puppeteer Grisini and two orphaned assistants were at her twelfth birthday party, suspicion of kidnapping chases the trio away from London and soon the two orphans are caught in a trap set by Grisini's ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance to shed before it is too late.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 82
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
subjects: puppets, orphans, kidnapping, witches, blessing and cursing, london (england) [X], great britain, audiobooks, magic [X], historical fiction, historical fiction, electronic books, puppets and puppet plays, juvenile fiction / toys, dolls, puppets, electronic books
The Amulet Of Samarkand
Nathaniel, a young magician's apprentice, becomes caught in a web of magical espionage, murder, and rebellion, after he summons the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician Simon Loveland.
FIC
year: 2004
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 800
The Amulet Of Samarkand
A graphic novel adaptation of the book in which Nathaniel, a young magician's apprentice, becomes caught in a web of magical espionage, murder, and rebellion, after he summons the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician Simon Loveland.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 15
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 800
subjects: stroud, jonathan, magic [X], wizards, apprentices, fantasy graphic novels, comic books, strips, etc, london (england) [X], england, graphic novels, fantasy, cartoons and comics, fantasy comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels
Dark Mirror
When sixteen-year-old Lady Victoria is discovered to have magic powers, she is banished to a reform school where she falls in with rebellious students who have pledged to protect England from conquest.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 770
subjects: young women, magic [X], private schools, aristocracy (social class), love stories, london (england) [X]
The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop
Eleven-year-old twins Oz and Lily are recruited by a talking cat to assist her and MI6 in foiling the dastardly plans of their great-great-uncle, a chocolatier who used magic to make a candy that bestows immortality.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 10
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700
subjects: magic [X], immortality, cats, brothers and sisters, twins, london (england) [X], england, siblings, adventure stories, adventure fiction, adventure fiction, action and adventure fiction