Molly has just one day to become a magician... Theres someone very special in Mrs Hoskins class. The question is who? A skipping rope holds the power of time travel... These are just some of the tales in this second collection of funny, sometimes scary stories from Rob Keeley. You can also encounter the schools mysterious new pupil, watch the worlds worst talent show with Liam and Justin and discover the dark secrets at the heart of an imaginary world... Rob Keeleys stories will continue to appeal to girls and boys aged 8-12. This second collection continues to present a mixture of fantasy and everyday life, depicting the modern world in a way that young people will recognise. The (Fairly) Magic Show and Other Stories contains tales of other worlds, school stories and tales of family life, in a storytelling realm where nothing can be taken for granted and little is ever quite what it seems. As with the first collection, this is a reading experience no child or adult should miss.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published in 2012 by Troubador Publishing .

Rob Keeley has written for Chain Gang and Newsjack for BBC Radio and his books for children have been longlisted for the International Rubery Book Award and the Bath Children's Novel Award. The Sword of the Spirit is the third in his Spirits series of ghost novels for the 8-12s.