Bad magic
Readers rate it 4.3 (7 on Hardcover)
393 pages · Released 2014 · Little, Brown and Company
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Bad Magic is an adventure-fantasy by Pseudonymous Bosch (known for The Name of This Book Is Secret series) that balances humor with genuine mystery and character growth. The story centers on a defiant teen sent to a reform camp who must confront his skepticism and work with quirky peers to solve supernatural puzzles. While there are some mildly creepy moments and low-level peril, the tone remains playful and age-appropriate for middle-grade readers who enjoy fantasy and humor.
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"Thirteen-year-old Clay, a boy who no longer believes in magic, tags graffiti on his classroom wall and, as punishment, is sent to a camp for wayward kids located on a volcanic island, where eccentric campmates abound, a ghost walks among the abandoned ruins of a mansion, and a dangerous force threatens to erupt with b... "Thirteen-year-old Clay, a boy who no longer believes in magic, tags graffiti on his classroom wall and, as punishment, is sent to a camp for wayward kids located on a volcanic island, where eccentric campmates abound, a ghost walks among the abandoned ruins of a mansion, and a dangerous force threatens to erupt with bad magic"-- Thirteen-year-old Clay tags graffiti in his classroom and, as punishment, is sent to a camp for wayward kids located on a volcanic island, where eccentric campmates abound, a ghost walks among the ruins of a mansion, and a bad magic threatens to erupt.
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- Juvenile fiction
- Camps
- Magic
- Fiction
- Children's fiction
- Magic, fiction
- Camps, fiction
- Fantasy
- Young Adult
- Adventure
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ISBN 9780316320382 · Little, Brown and Company