Books with author Miranda James

Ali and her family are spending the weekend at a fancy spa. That is until Ali wishes for a more exciting vacation and they find themselves at a Wild West ranch! But this is the first time her family has been part of one of her wishes and things could go really wrong. And, there’s a mystery at the ranch that Ali’s got to solve. Good thing her loyal pardner, Little Genie, has some giddyup in her magic!

When Ali and her gran pick up a dusty Lava lamp at the flea market, Ali never expects to find a little genie inside! Little Genie has a groovy approach to magic–after all, she hasn’t been out of her lamp since the 1960s! An excited Ali is soon making wishes–but Little Genie missed a few magic lessons . . . and, well, now Ali has a tiny purple tiger, 10,000 chocolate bars, and a visit from her favorite band–which she has to keep secret from her family or Little Genie will be sent back to her bottle! Having all your wishes come true might not be so great!

Little Genie has made Ali the same size as she is! It’s so much fun . . . until Genie’s hourglass breaks. The only way to fix it? Visit Genieland! Genie was asked to leave her school there because of all her mixed-up magic. And now she’s broken a major rule by not protecting her special genie watch. Will Ali and Genie be able to get the hourglass repaired–or will Ali stay the size of a pencil forever?

“NO MAGIC!” Ali tells Little Genie. Against her better judgment, Ali lets Genie come along on her class trip to Popplehoff Castle. Little Genie is sure that won’t be a problem. She’s too busy peering in dungeons and examining heirloom jewels for magic. But that’s before she and Ali meet Henrietta, a ghost who lives in the castle. Henrietta wants a doll . . . and she’s decided that Genie fits the bill!

Jason, a lonely boy is disturbed by a recurring dream of an endless staircase laced with monsters. He learns to be brave from his imaginary friend (inner voice? or guardian angel? or the early stages of intuition). Through that new found courage he finds a kindred spirit in another little boy as they become fast friends. Drawn from the author's own childhood along with working with children at a Montessori school, deaf and blind school, as well as special needs school. He delivers another poignant almost autobiographical account in the sweet narrative.

Ali and her family are spending the weekend at a fancy spa. That is until Ali wishes for a more exciting vacation and they find themselves at a Wild West ranch! But this is the first time her family has been part of one of her wishes and things could go really wrong. And, there’s a mystery at the ranch that Ali’s got to solve. Good thing her loyal pardner, Little Genie, has some giddyup in her magic!

Little Genie has made Ali the same size as she is! It’s so much fun . . . until Genie’s hourglass breaks. The only way to fix it? Visit Genieland! Genie was asked to leave her school there because of all her mixed-up magic. And now she’s broken a major rule by not protecting her special genie watch. Will Ali and Genie be able to get the hourglass repaired–or will Ali stay the size of a pencil forever?From the Trade Paperback edition.

“No magic!” AlI tells Little Genie. Against her better judgment, Ali lets Genie come along on her class trip to Popplehoff Castle. Little Genie is sure that won’t be a problem. She’s too busy peering in dungeons and examining heirloom jewels for magic. But that’s before she and Ali meet Henrietta . . . a ghost who lives in the castle. Henrietta wants a doll . . . and she’s decided that Genie fills the bill!