From award-winning actor, Neil Patrick Harris, comes the magical first book in a new series with plenty of tricks up its sleeve.
When street magician Carter runs away, he never expects to find friends and magic in a sleepy New England town. But like any good trick, things change instantly as greedy B.B. Bosso and his crew of crooked carnies arrive to steal anything and everything they can get their sticky fingers on.
After a fateful encounter with the local purveyor of illusion, Dante Vernon, Carter teams up with five other like-minded illusionists. Together, using both teamwork and magic, they'll set out to save the town of Mineral Wells from Bosso's villainous clutches. These sixMagic Misfitswill soon discover adventure, friendship, and their own self-worth in this delightful new series.
(Psst. Hey, you! Yes,you! Congratulations on reading this far. As a reward, I'll let you in on a little secret... This book isn't just a book. It's a treasure trove of secrets and ciphers and codes and even tricks. Keep your eyes peeled and you'll discover more than just a story--you'll learn how to make your own magic!)
Author(s): Neil Patrick Harris; Lissy Marlin; Kyle Hinton
Series: Magic Misfits 1
Edition: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Year: 2017
Language: English
Pages: 256
TITLE PAGE......Page 2
COPYRIGHT......Page 3
DEDICATION......Page 7
MAP OF MINERAL WELLS......Page 8
SALUTATIONS!*......Page 10
ONE—the first......Page 14
TWO—the second one......Page 18
THREE—the third of these......Page 32
FOUR—one more than three......Page 40
FIVE—one less than six......Page 46
SIX—one more than five......Page 60
SEVEN—six plus one equals......Page 71
EIGHT—rhymes with fate......Page 80
NINE—the number between eight and ten......Page 88
TEN—the highest number in a deck of cards......Page 96
ELEVEN—looks like two lines. Or two lowercase Ls, which could be confusing. For example, this is two lowercase Ls: ll. Looks like this 11, right? Confusing......Page 111
TWELVE—also known as a dozen......Page 116
THIRTEEN—oddly called “a baker ’s dozen.” Always wondered why bakers get one more…......Page 123
FOURTEEN—the fourteenth chapter......Page 124
FIFTEEN—ten plus half of ten......Page 130
SIXTEEN—this one is sweet......Page 143
SIXTEEN BILLION—(gotcha!) I wanted to be sure that you ’re reading closely......Page 148
SEVENTEEN—six more than nine, multiplied by ten, plus three, then divided by nine......Page 149
EIGHTEEN—one more than seventeen......Page 153
NINETEEN—the number missing from this representation of pi 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884__71693......Page 157
TWENTY—the second to last (chapter, I mean)......Page 163
TWENTY-ONE—the last one......Page 168
ONE LAST THING…......Page 186
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 189
ABOUT THE AUTHOR......Page 190
