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Alchemy
Margaret Mahy
Simon Pulse, 2004
the only book i could ever read
i am one of those people that are like if i dont have to read then i wont but i found this book and couldnt put it down so i just had to get it for myself if anyone can read then they should read this.it might be strange but strange but it gets better/\.
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Changeover
Margaret Mahy
Scholastic, 1985
the Changeover
This is a fantastic book combining elements of mystery, suspense, and romance with a touch of magic. You cannot help but relate to both of the main characters as you get swept up in their adventure of recovering a little brother and coming to terms with who they ...
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The Great White Man-Eating Shark: A Cautionary Tale (Picture Puffins)
Margaret Mahy
Puffin, 1996
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The Great Piratical Rumbustification & the Librarian and the Robbers
Margaret Mahy, Michael Smith
David R Godine, 2001
Mahy doing what Mahy does best
It's kind of sad that the lack of reviews here makes it look like no one has looked at this funny book on this site since 1998. It's very funny and just the kind of book a young boy would make any adult read to him over and over. And girls will like it too. If you had ...
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Down the Back of the Chair
Margaret Mahy
Clarion Books, 2006
Very clever and amusing book!
My family loves this book - it is unique and fun to read. Great pictures and the rhyming text is very clever. I highly recommend it.
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The Seven Chinese Brothers (Blue Ribbon Book)
Margaret Mahy
Scholastic Paperbacks, 1992
Begining Brave
The Seven Chinese Brothers is about seven brothers trying to help the people that are fixing the hole in the Great Wall of China. When the emperor hears about the man who fix the hole in one night the emperor wants him to die. At the beginning the seven brothers were ...
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Changeover: A Supernatural Romance (Point)
Margaret Mahy
Puffin, 1994
One of my teenage favorites
I read this book as a teenager when it originally came out in 1984. The greatest compliment that I can give The Changeover is that twenty+ years later, I still reread it sometimes--and I still enjoy it. I can't say that about too many of my childhood books.
The ...
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17 Kings And 42 Elephants (Dial Books for Young Readers)
Margaret Mahy
Dial, 1987
A poem in words and pictures
This narrative was perhaps the first poem my children learned--and both they and I love it. "Seventeen kings and fourty-two elephants Going on a journey on a wild wet night" meet all sorts of wonderful creatures in their travels through the lush jungle inhabitting ...
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Maddigan's Fantasia
Margaret Mahy
Margaret K. McElderry, 2007
Circus of the Future
When I found Maddigan's Fantasia by Margaret Mahy, I wanted it immediately because I knew from previous experience that Mahy is simply a very good writer. The book is an adventure and a mystery, a mix of science fiction and fantasy, time travel and post-apocalyptic ...
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Beaten by a Balloon (Picture Puffins)
Margaret Mahy
Puffin, 2000
peaceniks prevail
Sam Appleby doesn't appreciate the fact that his father won't let him have guns and swords like his friends, so when a thief comes to town, the two of them use a wide array of items from a sunflower to a chocolate cake to successfully stop him. This book is very ...
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A Lion in the Meadow
Margaret Mahy
Franklin Watts, Incorporated, 1969
Exciting and different
A wonderful story for children of all ages, it encourages the imagination, while displaying wonderful pictures, supported by clear text. As an adult reading it to their child, it brings out the child in you and in doing so brings you closer to your child. My son and ...
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Simply Delicious!
Margaret Mahy
Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, 2000
A wonderful story about protecting an ice cream cone
If having your 5 year old request that you read a book again and again until he knows the story by heart is your definition of a good children's book, then this is the book for you. The story is simply about a father who buys an ice cream cone for his son and has to ...
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The Boy Who Was Followed Home
Margaret Mahy
Dial, 1986
Delightful Book
This is a wonderful book for reading aloud. It's short and sweet and very clever. My almost three-year-old loves it, as do his older friends. Five year olds think it's really funny, and like to talk about the pictures. The illustrations are half the fun; I notice ...
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Aliens In The Family
Margaret Mahy
Ashton - Scholastic, 1986
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A Busy Day for a Good Grandmother (Picture Puffins)
Margaret Mahy
Puffin Books, 1995
An action-packed, humorous book for 4 yrs and up
Mrs. Oberon is not, by her actions, an ordinary grandmother. When her son, Scrimshaw, calls her in distress because his son Sweeny is teething, there's only one thing that could help: A cock-a-hoop honey cake!
In order to deliver the cake, Mrs. Oberon must ...
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