- Paperback: 136 pages
- Publisher: Scholastic Canada (Sep 1 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0439987326
- ISBN-13: 978-0439987325
- Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 13 x 0.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 68 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,959,182 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A Bad Case of Ghosts and A Strange Case of Magic “are both excellent choices for readers just graduating to chapter books. The stories move along smartly and they are full of fun, action and the occasional deliciously scary bit.” (Quill & Quire)
Book Description
Giles and his friends, Kevin and Tina Quark, de-haunted Giles’ house in A Bad Case of Ghosts. But their investigation into the mysterious as only started. When a stack of books moves all by itself in the library, the genius detectives are on the case! Tina’s ghostometer doesn’t read any activity this time, so the disembodied voice must belong to… an invisible magician?! Once again, Giles works his own common-sense magic to return things to normal.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun Series for Young Readers,
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This review is from: A Strange Case of Magic (Paperback)
Tina Quark has enlisted the help of her brother, Kevin, and Giles Barnes to locate some books for her at the library for her latest invention. Of course, they end up in the basement in a dusty old room, where no one would ever want to read these ancient tomes. While searching Giles sees books floating and Tina checks her trusty ghostometer but does not get a single ghostly reading. If not a ghost, then why are magic books floating? "It's just me" replies a voice and Barnes & The Brains now match science and wit to figure out how to help poor Mr. Kapoor, beginner magician who made himself invisible and can't reverse the spell. Totally independent from the first book, though it does briefly mention events from that book. This book also gives a quick rundown on the characters and their status for those who haven't read the first book. I really enjoyed this one, even more than book 1 (Ghosts). The introduction of the bored librarian who was excited to help them in any small capacity was funny and she had some giggle inducing lines. I'm attached to the characters and I can see some growth in their relationship. Another well-written, unique plot and highly recommended first chapter book from Oppel. I look forward to reading book 3.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great fun,
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This review is from: A Strange Case of Magic (Paperback)
In this second book, Barnes is waiting to meet the Brains at the Library. Barnes is friends with two child geniuses, Kevin and Tina Quark - Tina being the more academic of the two, and a little bit less personable. While in the library stacks looking for books for Tina for her latest project - experiment Barnes sees a stack of books floating and sees another one come off the shelf and be flipped through. He finds the Quarks and shows them what he has discovered. Tina thinks it is a ghost, Barnes is not so sure. Once they discover what is really going on, will Tina's science solve the problem, or will Barnes' more practical common sense approach save the day again? You will need to read it to find out.Harper Collins, is currently republishing the original six books in this series. These books were previously published between 1994 and 2004 by Scholastic. The books intended for young readers are good, fun reads. Barnes & the Brains books will easily be enjoyed by youth and their parents, or youth of all ages. Yet we can only hope that more books will soon come out in this grand series.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun Series for Young Readers,
By Nicola Manning - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Strange Case of Magic (Paperback)
Tina Quark has enlisted the help of her brother, Kevin, and Giles Barnes to locate some books for her at the library for her latest invention. Of course, they end up in the basement in a dusty old room, where no one would ever want to read these ancient tomes. While searching Giles sees books floating and Tina checks her trusty ghostometer but does not get a single ghostly reading. If not a ghost, then why are magic books floating? "It's just me" replies a voice and Barnes & The Brains now match science and wit to figure out how to help poor Mr. Kapoor, beginner magician who made himself invisible and can't reverse the spell. Totally independent from the first book, though it does briefly mention events from that book. This book also gives a quick rundown on the characters and their status for those who haven't read the first book. I really enjoyed this one, even more than book 1 (Ghosts). The introduction of the bored librarian who was excited to help them in any small capacity was funny and she had some giggle inducing lines. I'm attached to the characters and I can see some growth in their relationship. Another well-written, unique plot and highly recommended first chapter book from Oppel. I look forward to reading book 3.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Fun,
By Steven R. McEvoy "MCWPP" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Strange Case of Magic (Paperback)
In this second book, Barnes is waiting to meet the Brains at the Library. Barnes is friends with two child geniuses, Kevin and Tina Quark - Tina being the more academic of the two, and a little bit less personable. While in the library stacks looking for books for Tina for her latest project - experiment Barnes sees a stack of books floating and sees another one come off the shelf and be flipped through. He finds the Quarks and shows them what he has discovered. Tina thinks it is a ghost, Barnes is not so sure. Once they discover what is really going on, will Tina's science solve the problem, or will Barnes' more practical common sense approach save the day again? You will need to read it to find out.Harper Collins, is currently republishing the original six books in this series. These books were previously published between 1994 and 2004 by Scholastic. The books intended for young readers are good, fun reads. Barnes & the Brains books will easily be enjoyed by youth and their parents, or youth of all ages. Yet we can only hope that more books will soon come out in this grand series. |
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