Nimira is a foreign music-hall girl forced to dance for pennies. When wealthy sorcerer Hollin Parry hires her to sing with a piano-playing automaton, Nimira believes it is the start of a new and better life. In Parry's world, however, buried secrets are beginning to stir. Unsettling below-stairs rumors swirl about ghosts, a madwoman roaming the halls, and Parry's involvement with a league of sorcerers who torture fairies for sport. Then Nimira discovers the spirit of a fairy gentleman named Erris is trapped inside the clockwork automaton, waiting for someone to break his curse. The two fall into a love that seems hopeless, and breaking the curse becomes a race against time, as not just their love, but the fate of the entire magical world may be in peril. Look out for the follow-up to this book, Magic Under Stone, out next year!

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Who wants to vacation next to a volcano? Jack and Annie are about to find out when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the days of the Roman Empire. They arrive in Pompeii and soon discover that it is the very day the city will be destroyed. Now Jack and Annie must race against time to find an ancient library before it is buried in ash! Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures

Under The Magic 3 continents, 4 countries, 6 cities, and 6 different Disneyland parks worldwide. Under the Magic is a collection of six novellas, each set in, under, nearby all 6 Disneyland parks worldwide. Archaeologists, Victoria and Tommy, find amazing discoveries under or near each park in novellas—Sulfur Springs, Europium Gem Mine, Noah’s Nickel, Manganese Magic, Platinum Princess, and Plutonium Princess. Sulfur Srpings Victoria Ventures, a beautiful, young, archaeologist, travels too much to find time for love. But at her best friend’s wedding in Scotland, she meets Tommy Garrison, a handsome archaeologist. Falling for each other instantly, he asks her on a first date. Selecting Disney World, they meet at the most magical place on earth. Enjoying the theme parks, scrumptious meals, and each other, they spend one afternoon playing golf. After slicing a ball into the woods, they discover a sinkhole. Their archaeological curiosity takes them into the hole where they discover an underground cave system. Returning the next day with gear and supplies, they follow the caverns for miles before stumbling upon the archaeological find of the century. Europium Gem Mine In the sequel to Sulfur Springs, Archaeology couple Victoria Ventures and Tommy Garrison head to Paris. While biking near Disneyland Paris, they find an abandoned apartment building sunken twenty feet. Exploring the cause, they discover a catacomb system which collapsed under the weight of the building. The cave system leads underneath Disneyland Paris, and they discover the find of the century. Noah’s Nickel Archaeology couple Victoria Ventures and Tommy Garrison head to Asia to knock three worldwide Disney parks off their Bucket List. This third installment in the Under The Magic series begins in Kentucky where Tommy surprises Victoria with a day at the new tourist attraction—The Ark Adventure. This full-scale replica of Noah’s Ark depicts the biblical tale of the Great Flood. After jetting across the Pacific Ocean, they arrive in Shanghai and check into the Toy Story Hotel. After a few days enjoying Shanghai Disneyland, they hike and camp in the nearby mountains. Thanks to Victoria's tendency for distractions by shiny objects, she finds a cave which leads them to the greatest archaeological find in a millennium. Manganese Magic Archaeologists Victoria Ventures and Tommy Garrison are in Asia to cross three Disneyland parks off their Bucket List. In this fourth installment of the Under The Magic Series, the spelunking couple flies to Hong Kong and checks into the Hollywood Hotel. After a big breakfast buffet at Chef Mickey’s, they mistakenly ride a roller coaster—Big Grizzly Runaway Mine Cars. While waiting in line, they notice the rock formation hosting the ride is real. When the ride breaks down, Victoria jumps out of her mine car and vomits in an alcove. When Tommy jumps out to check on her, they discover a real mining cart on a separate set of tracks. Curiosity takes over and they jump into the cart, release the lever, and roll deep into and underground honeycombed with caves where they discover the find of a lifetime! Platinum Princess Archaeologists Victoria Ventures and Tommy Garrison are in Disneyland Tokyo Tommy sees a family of angels fly to the castle and disappear into a green swirling cloud. They walk through the green cloud which is actually a portal to an island paradise. Platinum Princess is full of surprises and magical creatures—witches, angels, fairies, and Sirens! Plutonium Princess Victoria Ventures and Tommy Garrison cross the final Disneyland park off their Bucket List. During an earthquake in California, an enormous crack appears in the ground and archaeologists descend into the Earth. Jules Verne was right, the Earth is hollow after all, and they discover the most amazing archaeological find Under The Magic!

Written by the master magician himself, this fascinating work reveals the secrets behind how Houdini escaped numerous death-defying stunts and exposed a variety of fake spiritualists. He also gives instructions for 44 eye-catching stage tricks, as well as other fascinating material. 155 illustrations.

A sequel to Magic Under Glass finds Nimira unsuccessfully searching for missing sorcerer Ordoria Valdana and secretly reading his spell books, which warn her of grave consequences if she frees Erris' soul from its clockwork form.

A physician offers an impassioned and meticulously researched exposé of the alternative medicine industry, separating the sense from the nonsense. A half century ago, acupuncture, homeopathy, naturopathy, Chinese herbs, Christian exorcisms, dietary supplements, chiropractic manipulations, and ayurvedic remedies were considered on the fringe of medicine. Now these practices—known variably as alternative, complementary, holistic, or integrative medicine—have become mainstream, used by half of all Americans today to treat a variety of conditions, from excess weight to cancer. But alternative medicine is an unregulated industry under no legal obligation to prove its claims or admit its risks, and many popular alternative therapies are ineffective, expensive, or even deadly. In Do You Believe in Magic?, health advocate Dr. Offit debunks the treatments that don’t work and tells us why, and takes on the media celebrities who promote alternative medicine. Using dramatic real-life stories, he separates the sense from the nonsense, explaining why any therapy—alternative or traditional—should be scrutinized. As Dr. Offit explains, some popular therapies are remarkably helpful due to the placebo response, but “there’s no such thing as alternative medicine. There’s only medicine that works and medicine that doesn’t.”

Sylvester the donkey finds a magic pebble and unthinkingly wishes himself a rock when frightened by a lion. Although safe from the lion, Sylvester cannot hold the pebble to wish himself into a donkey again. Caldecott Medal winner. Full-color illustrations.