Bad Magic

The elusive, bestselling author of the Secret Series, Pseudonymous Bosch, delivers a page-turning, mysterious, magical book that will have readers believing the unbelievable!

Magic is BAD.

As in fake. Cheesy. Unreal. At least, that's what Clay, who has seen one magic show too many, thinks.

When words from his journal appear mysteriously on his school wall as graffiti, he never imagines that magic might be to blame. And when the same graffiti lands him at Earth Ranch, a camp for "troubled" kids on a remote volcanic island, magic is the last thing he expects to find there.

But at Earth Ranch, there is one strange surprise after another, until Clay no longer knows what to expect. Is he really talking to a llama? Did he really see a ghost? What is the scary secret hidden in the abandoned library? The only thing he knows for sure is that behind the clouds of vog (volcanic smog), nothing is as it seems. Can he solve the riddle of Earth Ranch before trouble erupts?

Don't miss Bad Luck, book 2 in The Bad Books series!

Author: Pseudonymous Bosch
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/16/2014
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 7.97h x 5.50w x 1.33d
ISBN: 9780316320382

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 169294 / Bad Magic


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/14/2014
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2014
School Library Journal 10/01/2014 pg. 102
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2014 pg. 146
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2014 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Pseudonymous Bosch is the infamously anonymous author of the New York Times bestselling Secret Series and the Bad Books. Despite rumors to the contrary, his books are not actually written by his pet rabbit, Quiche; the rabbit is merely his typist.