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  • Keyholders #1: This Side of Magic

    Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones

    language (Starscape, April 28, 2009)
    This Side of Magic is the first in a series of light fantasy chapter books set in Morgantown, a town on the border between the real world and the magical world, by the authors of the Publishers Weekly best selling BAILEY SCHOOL KIDS—a series of 50 books with more than 30 million copies sold!"You are my chosen apprentices," said Mr. Leery.Penny and Luke aren't sure they want to be apprentice Keyholders. A Keyholder's job, explains their neighbor, Mr. Leery, is to guard the border between the real world and the magical world. But when they meet their "links"—magical helpers from the other side of the border—they change their minds. Penny's link is Kirin, a sarcastic unicorn. Luke forms a link with a clumsy baby dragon named Dracula. And just in time! For the evil Queen of the Boggarts is determined to invade their world—and only the Keyholders and their links can stop her.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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  • Keyholders #4: The Wrong Side of Magic

    Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones

    eBook (Starscape, Nov. 3, 2009)
    The Wrong Side of Magic is the fourth in a series of light fantasy chapter books set in Morgantown, a town on the border between the real world and the magical world, by the authors of the Publishers Weekly best selling BAILEY SCHOOL KIDS—a series of 50 books with more than 30 million copies sold!When Penny, Luke, Natalie and their links return home after rescuing Mr. Leery from the clutches of the evil Queen of the Boggarts, they find a lot of changes in Morgantown. Mrs. Bender, the principal, has decided on longer school days with no recess. The cafeteria ladies are serving up some extremely yucky food (even more than usual). And their teacher, Mr. Crandle, is giving them twice as much homework. What is wrong with all the adults in town? Could it be another scheme from the Boggart Queen? It's up to the apprentice Keyholders to find out.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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  • Werewolves Don't Go to Summer Camp

    Debbie Dadey, Shapiro, Marcia Thornton Jones, John Steven Gurney

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, July 1, 1991)
    The Bailey Elementary third-graders are greeted at camp by the gorwling, barefoot Mr. Jenkins. He eats nearly raw hamburgers, avoids lights and campfires, and warns the campers about the legend of a little boy's disappearance and the howl of a lone wolf. Could Mr. Jenkins be a werewolf?
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  • Bigfoot Doesn't Square Dance

    Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones, John Steven Gurney

    Paperback (Little Apple Books, March 1, 1997)
    Visiting Ruby Mountain during a class trip, Eddie spots enormous tracks on the dirt trail and becomes convinced that the prints belong to the square-dancing teacher, a large, hairy man who resembles Bigfoot. Original.
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  • Keyholders #3: Inside the Magic

    Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones

    language (Starscape, Sept. 23, 2009)
    Inside the Magic is the third in a series of light fantasy chapter books set in Morgantown, a town on the border between the real world and the magical world, by the authors of the Publishers Weekly best selling BAILEY SCHOOL KIDS—a series of 50 books with more than 30 million copies sold!Oh, no! Mr. Leery has been kidnapped by the evil Queen of the Boggarts. It's up to the apprentice Keyholders Penny, Luke, and Natalie to rescue him. Together with their links, a unicorn named Kirin, a dragon named Dracula, and a rat named Buttercup, the three Keyholders cross the border to the land inside the magic—a place where anything can happen. Will they find Mr. Leery in time?At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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  • Mermaids Don't Run Track

    Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones, Marcia T. Jones, John Steven Gurney

    Mass Market Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, May 1, 1997)
    The hugely popular early chapter book series re-emerges with a new look! Brand-new eye-catching cover art brings a modern feel to this classic monster series for young readers.Mr. Jenkins, the director at Camp Lone Wolf, has decided to hold a track meet. He's even brought an expert running coach to help the Bailey School kids prepare. The new coach is strangely inspirational -- when she sings, people feel like they can do anything. But when the kids notice the strange resemblance the coach bears to a mermaid, the fact that she refuses to get wet, and that she's planning to run off with Mr. Jenkins, they wonder if this coach is more than she appears to be. Can the kids solve this mystery before they lose Mr. Jenkins and Camp Lone Wolf forever?
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  • Angels Don't Know Karate

    Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones, Marcia T. Jones, John Steven Gurney

    Mass Market Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Nov. 1, 1996)
    The hugely popular early chapter book series re-emerges with a new look! Brand-new eye-catching cover art brings a modern feel to this classic monster series for young readers.Melody believes in guardian angels, but the other Bailey School kids aren't convinced. That is until a new woman comes to town who keeps showing up just in time to save people. Melody even says she saw the woman spreading her wings! Could the newcomer really have come to Bailey City on a miracle mission?
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  • Keyholders #4: The Wrong Side of Magic

    Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones

    Mass Market Paperback (Starscape, Nov. 3, 2009)
    The Wrong Side of Magic is the fourth in a series of light fantasy chapter books set in Morgantown, a town on the border between the real world and the magical world, by the authors of the Publishers Weekly best selling BAILEY SCHOOL KIDS―a series of 50 books with more than 30 million copies sold!When Penny, Luke, Natalie and their links return home after rescuing Mr. Leery from the clutches of the evil Queen of the Boggarts, they find a lot of changes in Morgantown. Mrs. Bender, the principal, has decided on longer school days with no recess. The cafeteria ladies are serving up some extremely yucky food (even more than usual). And their teacher, Mr. Crandle, is giving them twice as much homework. What is wrong with all the adults in town? Could it be another scheme from the Boggart Queen? It's up to the apprentice Keyholders to find out.
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  • Keyholders #1: This Side of Magic

    Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones

    Mass Market Paperback (Starscape, April 28, 2009)
    This Side of Magic is the first in a series of light fantasy chapter books set in Morgantown, a town on the border between the real world and the magical world, by the authors of the Publishers Weekly best selling BAILEY SCHOOL KIDS―a series of 50 books with more than 30 million copies sold!"You are my chosen apprentices," said Mr. Leery.Penny and Luke aren't sure they want to be apprentice Keyholders. A Keyholder's job, explains their neighbor, Mr. Leery, is to guard the border between the real world and the magical world. But when they meet their "links"―magical helpers from the other side of the border―they change their minds. Penny's link is Kirin, a sarcastic unicorn. Luke forms a link with a clumsy baby dragon named Dracula. And just in time! For the evil Queen of the Boggarts is determined to invade their world―and only the Keyholders and their links can stop her.
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  • Dracula Doesn't Rock N' Roll

    Debbie Dadey, Marcia T. Jones, Marcia Thornton Jones, John Steven Gurney

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Jan. 1, 2000)
    There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City!
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  • Martians Don't Take Temperatures

    Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones

    Library Binding (Rebound by Sagebrush, Jan. 15, 1996)
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  • Triplet Trouble and the Pizza Party

    Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones

    Paperback (Little Apple, Dec. 1, 1996)
    When Mr. Parker promises his second-grade class a pizza party if they behave themselves, Sam fears that the irrepressible Tucker triplets will spoil everything, especially when Alex Tucker decides to throw her own party
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