Bad Magic

The magical, bestselling series from Pseudonymous Bosch, the author of the Secret Series!

Magic is BAD.

As in fake. Cheesy. Unreal. At least, that's what Clay, who has seen one magic show too many, thinks.

When words from his journal appear mysteriously on his school wall as graffiti, he never imagines that magic might be to blame. And when the same graffiti lands him at Earth Ranch, a camp for "troubled" kids on a remote volcanic island, magic is the last thing he expects to find there.

But at Earth Ranch, there is one strange surprise after another, until Clay no longer knows what to expect. Is he really talking to a llama? Did he really see a ghost? What is the scary secret hidden in the abandoned library? The only thing he knows for sure is that behind the clouds of vog (volcanic smog), nothing is as it seems. Can he solve the riddle of Earth Ranch before trouble erupts?

Elusive author Pseudonymous Bosch introduces an extraordinary new series that will have you believing in the unbelievable.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/16/2014
ISBN: 9780316320382
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 7.97h x 5.50w x 1.33d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/14/2014
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2014
School Library Journal 10/01/2014 pg. 102
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2014 pg. 146
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2014 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 169294 / Bad Magic
Reading Level: 5.2 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 9