Obert Skye
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Series
Wizard for hire volume 1
Language
English
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Fourteen-year-old Ozzy lives near Portland, Oregon, and is desperate for help. His scientist parents have been kidnapped after discovering a formula that enables mind control. Their work was so top secret Ozzy is afraid to go to the police, but without help, he fears he'll never find his parents. Then he stumbles across a classified ad in the local newspaper that says "Wizard for Hire. Call 555-SPEL." Ozzy has read about wizards in books like Harry...
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Wizard for hire volume 2
Language
English
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In book one of the series, Ozzy saw the classified ad in his local paper for a "Wizard for Hire" and discovered there was a wizard right in Portland, Oregon. Ozzy was relieved when the wizard, Rin, agreed to help him find his kidnapped scientist parents, though the search was a wild series of close calls the closer they got to the truth. And although Rin had plenty of wise sayings, Ozzy doubted that Rin was an actual wizard. Now, on one dark and windy...
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English
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Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo was a runaway bestseller! In book one, tens of thousands of fantasy readers were introduced to Foo- the fantastic realm that allows mankind to hope and dream. Now, Foo fans from across the country can continue the adventure with Leven, Winter, Clover, and Geth. Book two promises to be even more suspenseful, with a whispered secret that will take your breath away!
After escaping a deranged dream-master...
After escaping a deranged dream-master...
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English
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Fourteen-year-old Leven Thumps (a.k.a. "Lev") lives a wretched life in Burnt Culvert, Oklahoma. But his life is about to change and his destiny be fulfilled as he learns about a secret gateway that bridges two worlds — the real world and Foo, a place created at the at the beginning of time in the folds of the mind that makes it possible for mankind to dream and hope, aspire and imagine. But Foo is in chaos, and three transplants from that dreamworld...
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English
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In the fifth and final volume of the epic saga of Leven Thumps, all of Foo is rushing madly to exit the realm of dreams while Leven is headed in the opposite direction. Fate snatches him to the island of Alder, where he is poised to pass or fail the final test.
Meanwhile, in Reality, Ezra and Dennis are welcoming those flowing out of Foo—but only so they can selfishly conquer them and gain control of both realms. Phoebe is loose, and it...
Meanwhile, in Reality, Ezra and Dennis are welcoming those flowing out of Foo—but only so they can selfishly conquer them and gain control of both realms. Phoebe is loose, and it...
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Pillage trilogy volume 1
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English
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There's no doubt about it: Beck Phillips' life has taken a turn for the weird. Moving in with his filthy-rich uncle in Kingsplot might not be so bad—except his uncle is crazy, obsessed with dragons, and refuses to come out of the attic.
As bad as things are, though, it's not as bad as the wandering lights Beck sees flickering in the darkened hallways, or the mysteriously buried basement, or even the bizarre new power he seems to have discovered—Beck...
As bad as things are, though, it's not as bad as the wandering lights Beck sees flickering in the darkened hallways, or the mysteriously buried basement, or even the bizarre new power he seems to have discovered—Beck...
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Series
Mutant Bunny Island volume 1
Language
English
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Obert Skye, author of the bestselling Leven Thumps series, delivers a delightful mixture of offbeat mystery and laugh-out-loud humor in this thoroughly inventive adventure complete with comic-style illustrations, the first in a trilogy.
Ten-year-old Perry Owens has learned everything he needs to know from comic books. So when Perry receives a troubling message from his favorite uncle, Zeke, he knows exactly what's wrong. Obviously, evil newts wearing...
8) Wonkenstein
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Series
Creature from my closet volume 1
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
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Description
Twelve-year-old Rob has stuffed his closet with old laboratory experiments, unread books, and more, and when a creature emerges from that chaos causing a great deal of trouble, Rob has to do such horrible things as visit a library and speak at a school assembly to set things right again.
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Series
Creature from my closet volume 5
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
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Rob Burnside thinks he's getting the hang of things. It almost seems as if he has learned all he needed to from his unusual closet. Beardy, the doorknob, has it locked up and there are no signs of the closet door opening again. But something slips from the closet unnoticed and that something is part Gollum, part Cat in the Hat. He's an intense creature with mad rhyming skills. When Rob's family wins a trip to Colorado, something extra makes it into...
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Shadow Mountain Publishing
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
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Gear up for the most unFoogettable escapade yet! Powered by belief and determination, our trusty band of offbeat friends take on an evil menace that threatens the dreams of mankind. Get ready to dream the impossible. The dreams of mankind are in grave danger as the Dearth, the true evil beneath the soil, rises above ground and slowly gains the strength he needs to defeat Leven Thumps. Leven, now the Want, is also gaining strength. Will he discover...
11) Magic Required
Author
Series
Wizard for hire volume 3
Language
English
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Description
When Ozzy's scientist parents are kidnapped, he responds to a classified ad in the local newspaper and hires a "wizard" named Rin who claims that his magic is real, but Ozzy isn't convinced.
In the final book of the Wizard for Hire trilogy, Ozzy and his friend (and Rin's daughter), Sigi, are in danger. They are still being hunted by Ray, the power-mad villain who will stop at nothing to find the formula to the mind-controlling discipline serum-one...
12) Potterwookiee
Author
Series
Creature from my closet volume 2
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
820L
Physical Desc
245 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The latest creature to emerge from Rob's closet is a cross between Chewbacca from Star Wars and Harry Potter. Rob names him "Potterwookiee" ("Hairy" for short) and soon Rob finds himself treading water as he tries to figure out how to care for his mixed-up friend"-- Provided by publisher.
13) Pinocula
Author
Series
Creature from my closet volume 3
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
780L
Physical Desc
244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Things are going pretty well for Rob Burnside until Pinocula--a cross between Pinocchio and a vampire--emerges from his closet, lying, joking, and doing his best to drive Rob crazy.
14) Katfish
Author
Series
Creature from my closet volume 4
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
700L
Physical Desc
247 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Principal Smelt has created the Fun-ger Games for Softrock Middle School's students, and Rob Burnside, his life in ruins, hopes that Katfish, a cross between Katniss and the Little Mermaid created in Rob's closet, will help with game tips, advice about girls, and how to get people to stop hating him.
15) Batneezer
Author
Series
Creature from my closet volume 6
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
199 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A strange combination of Ebenezer Scrooge and Lego Batman helps Rob Burnside save his school"-- Provided by publisher.
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English
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Join Geth and Clover for their most perilous adventure yet! Now that Geth and Clover have found Zale, Geth's long-lost brother, and escaped from Pencilbottom Castle, things should be looking up. But they aren't. The evil Payt is more furious than ever, and his quest to recapture the lithens and enslave all the dreams trapped in Zendor is wreaking destruction and chaos at every turn. Can Geth rally the last remaining forces to fight for their freedom,...
17) Choke
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Series
Pillage trilogy volume 2
Language
English
Description
Beck Phillips has spent his time since the dragon pillage of Kingsplot inflating a huge weather balloon inside a tiny building, exploring all the forbidden rooms in the manor, and showing his natural propensity to act first and think later. But, he is a Pillage and dragons are part of his heritage. Try as he might, he can't ignore their obvious lure. Confronted with conflicting stories from adults who claim to know what's best for him, Beck retrieves...
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English
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Otto Waddle Junior High School is worse than ever. Tip and his geeky friends have finally come into their superpowers-well, their mediocre powers-and now have a whole new cast of impersonators to take on. Their foursome is being challenged by a rival group of students who are pawns in Darth Susan's evil plot against them. If middle school has any chance of survival, Tip and his friends must take their unusual powers to a whole new level and nerd things...
19) Ambush
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Series
Pillage trilogy volume 3
Language
English
Description
What can happen on an innocent field trip to a museum? In the secure protection of a jail? Or on a simple bus ride? Plenty, if you are a member of the Pillage family and your name is Beck Phillips. No matter what strangeness is going on, Beck still manages to turn things on their head. When Beck's personality and behavior begin to change after he makes a fateful, life-altering decision involving, what else?, a dragon egg. There is no one around to...
20) Geeked Out
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English
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Waddle Jr. High has become a dystopian outpost with divided cliques-Pepville, Jockstown, Staffland, and even Geekdom. Society may be in danger but middle school must go on. Enter geeky Tip and all his friends: easy-to-blush Owen, coding master Xennipher, and brilliant, dependable Mindy, who've all had enough of being bullied and decide to take a stand. Together, they form a secret vigilante group: the League of Average Mediocre Entities, better known...