Skønlitteratur for børn og unge: magisk realisme

The darkest hour draws near. . . .As Candy Quackenbush travels through the magical islands of Abarat and across the Sea of Izabella, horror looms on the horizon. But how can Candy hide when trouble finds her wherever she goes?She soon discovers a secret plot, masterminded by the diabolical Mater Motley, who is obsessed with becoming the Empress of the Islands. Her method is simple.She will darken the skies. She will obliterate the suns, moons, and stars.She will bring Absolute Midnight.

Fire dyr, stjernedyrene, skal finde hver deres stjerneven, nemlig et barn fra menneskeverdenen, der tror på magi. Stjernedyrene skal lære børnene at bruge magiske kræfter, som kan skabe glæde og fred i verden. Men nogen forsøger med sort magi at ødelægge planen … I Natskygge har de fire piger fundet sammen med deres stjernedyr, og alt er godt og fredeligt. Men snart begynder planter og træer at visne. Nogen har påkaldt skyggemonstrene. Samtidig flytter der en ny pige til landsbyen; en pige, som ikke opfører sig særlig sødt, og som ikke vil være ven med alle fire stjernevenner. Samtidig begynder de voksne at konkurrere mod hinanden på alle mulige mærkelige måder … En fin serie, som både formår at skildre børns hverdagsliv og problemer samt fange læserens interesse med sine fantasyelementer. Især til pigelæsere, der er glade for dyr og magi, og for fans af Enhjørningemagi, Det Hemmelige Rige og Hemmelige Prinsesser. Fra 8 år (oplæsning til de yngste i målgruppen).Lix: 23,3 ml=8 lo=15,3

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An imaginative and unconventional YA novel that ?crackles with wit, humor, and enormous love? (Booklist, starred review). Frannie and Louis met online when they were both little and have been pen pals ever since. They have never met face-to-face, and they don't know each other's real names.All they know is that they both have a mysterious tendency to lose things. Well, not lose them really. Things just seem to mysteriously disappear.When they each receive surprising news in the mail, they set off on a road trip to Austin, Texas, looking for answers?and each other. Along the way, each one begins to find, as if by magic, important things the other has lost.And by the time they finally meet in person, they realize that the things you lose might be things you weren't meant to have at all, and that you never know what?or who?you might find if you just take a chance.?The characters and the road trip alone are a winning combination. The premise is where the magic happens.? ?Adi Alsaid, author of Let's Get Lost and Never Always Sometimes?A rich, romantic story about two thoughtful teenagers on a quest for meaning.? ?Publishers Weekly?A beautiful exploration of loss. An emotional journey that's well worth the ride.? ?School Library Journal

In this triumphant new novel, Pura Belpré Award-winning author Guadalupe García McCall explores sisterhood, family secrets, intergenerational trauma, life, and love in a modern Gothic setting with a magical realist twist.

In this young adult retelling of The Odyssey, Odilia and her four sisters journey to Mexico to return a dead man to his family and encounter magical creatures along the way.

Vera er ret vild med Otto.Både når han er ridder Otto i spillet, og når han er Otto fra en af de store klasser i skolen.Hun vil så gerne vide, om han også kan lide hende - bare lidt.I skoven opdager Vera den hytte, Emmy har fortalt om.Hun møder også heksen.Heksen lover Vera en vigtig drøm.Når hun har drømt den, vil hun vide besked om Otto …

Der er noget, Noah ikke har fortalt vennerne fra rolle-spillet.Hans mor er nemlig blevet kæreste med en lærer fra skolen.Noah synes, det er flovt.Han vil helst skjule det.For måske synes de andre, at hans stedfar er en idiot.Det siger han til heksen i skoven, da han møder hende.Heksen har en løsning på det problem …Og måske er det på tide at finde ud af, hvad det er med den heks?

Jakob skal være storebror.Det er han bare ikke vild med.Under dagens spil bliver han ramt og må gå ud.Med ét får han øje på den hytte, Emmy har talt om.Heksen møder han også.Hun vil vide, hvorfor han er trist.Da han siger det med babyen i hans mors mave,lærer heksen ham en mystisk remse.Hvis han siger den, bliver alt ordnet for ham.Det lover heksen …

Emmy føler sig ensom, for hun er ny i skolen.Hun er også ny i rolle-spillet i skoven.Her kommer hun på hold med Vera, Jakob og Noah.Hun synes ikke, de tager ret godt imod hende.Under spillet får Emmy øje på en mystisk hytte.Inde i hytten er der en gammel heks.Der er ellers ingen heks med i dagens spil.Det hele er lidt sært.Men det bliver endnu mere sært, da heksen giver Emmy noget at drikke …

Der er noget helt galt med byens strøm. Elnettet er nede. Max er bange for det er på grund af ham. Han var på tur til byens el-selskab. Elektronik går altid i stykker, når Max er nær. Er det ånder, der står bag? Eller er det hele rent faktisk Max' skyld?

Max, Karl og Karla er et sært slæng. Men det gør ikke så meget. Max er nemlig glad for sine nye venner. Også selvom det er sære venner, der tror på ånder. Karl og Karla er sikker på, at endnu en ånd er på spil - katte forsvinder sporløst fra byen. Men er det virkelig en ånd, der har taget dem? Og hvis det er, kan Max så lokke den frem?

Max er altid uheldig. Derfor er det også bare totalt typisk, at mor og far synes, han skal blive venner med de nye, sære børn i opgangen.Men Max behøver ikke venner. Og da slet ikke venner som Karl og Karla. De siger, der er en ånd i husets kælder, og at Max har lokket den frem. Det passer ikke, for der findes slet ikke ånder ... vel?

Elara has a universe to protect and she needs to act fast...Elara must help life to flourish in her Evren-her universe-and protect it at all costs. For years, she has relied on her two trusted student apprentices, Vera and Rigel, to help her. Yet when one becomes secretive and turns on her, it puts more than her Evren in danger...it risks the entire Evren multiverse.Rigel is greedy and hiding something...Once considered family by Elara, Rigel hungers for power, even if it means destroying the Evren. If Rigel can get his hands on The Book of Azriel, he'll learn the secrets to the Evren multiverse. With that kind of power, he can defy the laws of nature and throw the multiverse into chaos. All he has to do is use his charms at the Library of Omnia, access the book, and steal the Elu stone, which controls life in the Evren.Can Elara outwit him and save the Evren multiverse? Elara has a plan and one loyal apprentice, Vera, at her side. Now, can she pull the other Evren together, protect the Elu stone, and defy Rigel's evil scheme?

When eight-year-old Kiara discovers that her recently deceased grandmother left her a genie, trapped in a bottle of garam-masala, she's elated. She'll be a modern-day Aladdin and have someone to do her bidding without argument. And Kiara could really use a little magic. Third grade is just about to start and she's spent the summer worried about being in class with Matt, a bully who seems to have nothing else to do but make Kiara and her best friend Bai's lives miserable. Unfortunately, the genie has decided he's on vacation after working for ten thousand years and is looking for someone to do his bidding. A battle of wills ensues, and Kiara realizes that you don't really need magic to solve your problems.

Nola's not much of a witch--she can work only a few useless spells, like the one that lets her spy on people. But there's no spell for keeping her crazy mother--who hears voices and is a magnet for witch-hunters--out of trouble. The two flee from town to town until the day Nola magically witnesses a murder. Which is bad enough, but worse is that the murderer may frame Nola and her mother for the crime. And then no amount of magic will save her.And you think your teenage years are tough. . . .

An exchange student who's really an alien, a secret room that becomes the perfect place for a quick escape, a typical tale of grandfatherly exaggeration that is actually even more bizarre than he says... These are the odd details of everyday life that grow and take on an incredible life of their own in tales and illustrations that Shaun Tan's many fans will love.

David Curry doesn't know what to make of his father, Reuben, whose violent out bursts and chilling nightmares torment his family. His older brother, Tyrone, says Reuben is crazy. But lately, even Tyrone isn't acting like himself.Then David meets the mysterious Mr. Moses, who tells him that dreams might be the only things we have that are real. And it is Mr. Moses's gift of dreams that gives David a new way to see inside his father's troubled heart.

The mightiest swordsmen in the relm, are bound by magic to defend their noble wards...to the death.The King's Blades The unloved child of the unscrupulous King Ambrose,Princess Malinda learned at an early age to fight for what was rightfully hers. Now, with the Kings abrupt death, civil war has become her grim destiny. Making her uncertain way through the blood labyrinth of schemesand betrayals, Malinda can trust none but the Blades of the Royal Guard. But the Blades themselves are in grave peril. And the young Queen faces the most crucialdecision of her life: a choice that will either redeem her kingdom from chaos...or bring ultimate destruction down upon it, her Blades, and herself.

National Book Award Finalist * Newbery Honor Book * Coretta Scott King Award WinnerThis towering classic from the esteemed author Virginia Hamilton "is like a thoughtfully designed African American quilt. It is finely stitched, tightly constructed, and rooted in cultural authenticity."*Why had Brother Rush come to her, with his dark secrets from a long-ago past? What was the purpose of their strange, haunting journeys back into her own childhood?Was it to help Dab, her older brother, who sometimes took more care and love than Tree had to give? Was it for her mother, M'Vy, who loved them the best she knew how but wasn't home enough to ease the terrible longing?Whatever secrets Brother Rush's whispered message held, Tree knew she must follow. She must follow Brother Rush through the magic mirror, and find out the truth. About all of them.Katherine Paterson, reviewing this powerful novel in The New York Times, commented: "Just read the first page, just the first paragraph, of Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush. Then stop?if you can. The last time a first paragraph chilled my spine like this one, I was sixteen years old, hunched over a copy of Rebecca."*Geraldine Wilson in Interracial Books for Children Bulletin