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Matter-of-Fact Magic Series

27 primary works • 32 total works
Magic in the Park
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4.04 · 350 Ratings · 40 Reviews · published 1972 · 17 editions
Visiting Brooklyn's Prospect Park, Jennifer meets …

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    No Such Thing as a Witch
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    4.03     · 547 Ratings · 62 Reviews · published 1971 · 24 editions
    Some very strange things begin to happen when two …

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    Second-hand Magic
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    4.09     · 211 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 1981 · 9 editions
    Caroline and Paul find a magical, birdlike kite in…

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    The Trouble with Magic
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    3.96     · 409 Ratings · 38 Reviews · published 1976 · 12 editions
    When Barbara and Rick Benton find a wizard named H…

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    The Wednesday Witch
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    4.14     · 1306 Ratings · 151 Reviews · published 1969 · 15 editions
    The arrival of a witch who travels by magic vacuum…

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    What the Witch Left
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    4.16     · 1402 Ratings · 148 Reviews · published 1973 · 17 editions
    A locked drawer in an old chest -- and Katy and Lo…

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    The Witch at the Window
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    3.90     · 167 Ratings · 20 Reviews · 15 editions
    Magic can be a tricky business.

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    Witch in the House
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    4.02     · 196 Ratings · 25 Reviews · published 1975 · 13 editions
    Laura and Jane help out their new friend, a bumbli…

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    Witch's Broom
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    4.11     · 246 Ratings · 21 Reviews · published 1977 · 11 editions
    Amy's mother found the little broom in their back …

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    The Would-be Witch
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    4.06     · 192 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 1977 · 15 editions
    Two children are convinced that the owner of the n…

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    Last Chance for Magic
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    3.79     · 34 Ratings · 6 Reviews · 2 editions
    Terry and her brother Max enter a magical tunnel i…

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    Magic of the Black Mirror
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    3.94     · 64 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1990 · 2 editions
    Face to face with an Indian from long ago...
    "Amand…

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    Summer Magic
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    4.04     · 202 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 1977 · 2 editions
    Siblings from Brooklyn accidentally travel back in…

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    Do-It-Yourself Magic
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    3.96     · 129 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 1987 · 7 editions
    When Rachel and her brother Scott purchase a const…

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    Earthstar Magic
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    4.05     · 95 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 1979 · 5 editions
    Ellen and Ben meet a friendly witch who reveals th…

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    Mostly Magic
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    4.12     · 94 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1982 · 4 editions
    Book by Ruth Chew

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    The Wishing Tree
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    4.02     · 291 Ratings · 29 Reviews · published 1980 · 5 editions
    An out-of-season mockingbird, a convincingly intel…

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    The Magic Coin
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    3.95     · 126 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 1983 · 6 editions
    Meredith and Christopher find themselves on a stra…

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    The Hidden Cave
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    4.10     · 181 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 1973 · 7 editions
    The fluffy tip of Freckles's tail stuck out of a t…

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    Witch's Cat
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    4.00     · 87 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 1994 · 3 editions
    A talking cat from Brooklyn takes two kids on an a…

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    The Witch's Buttons
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    4.24     · 437 Ratings · 57 Reviews · published 1974 · 6 editions
    Vintage book

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    The Witch's Garden
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    4.12     · 113 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1978 · 6 editions
    "Run, dearies! It's a dragon!" the witch said.

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    The Enchanted Book
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    3.71     · 45 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1998 · 2 editions
    A mis-cast spell from a magical book sends two chi…

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    The Secret Tree-House
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    3.95     · 59 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1974 · 2 editions
    "This is easy," Sam said. "I always thought it wou…

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    The Witch and the Ring
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    3.97     · 72 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 1989 · 6 editions
    A strange series of events occur when Charlotte an…

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    Royal Magic
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    3.60     · 43 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 1991 · 3 editions
    While looking at an exhibit in the Museum of Natur…

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    Wrong Way Around Magic
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    3.85     · 41 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1993 · 2 editions
    Chip and his sister, Wilma, look through a pair of…

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    Three Adventure Tales: A Matter-of-Fact Magic Collection by Ruth Chew: Last Chance for Magic; Magic of the Black Mirror; Summer Magic
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    4.22     · 9 Ratings · 1 edition
    Discover friendship, magic, and wild wonders in th…

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    Three Wishing Tales: A Matter-Of-Fact Magic Collection
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    4.00     · 15 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 2 editions
    For decades, Ruth Chew's chapter books about matte…

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    Three Witch Tales: A Matter-Of-Fact Magic Collection
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    3.88     · 41 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1974 · 2 editions
    Ruth Chew's classic books perfectly capture the jo…

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    Three Shrinking Tales: A Matter-of-Fact Magic Collection
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    4.12     · 8 Ratings · published 2015 · 1 edition
    For decades, Ruth Chew’s classic chapter books ful…

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    Three Enchantment Tales: A Matter-of-Fact Magic Collection by Ruth Chew
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    4.00     · 1 Ratings · published 2016 · 1 edition
    For decades, Ruth Chew’s classic chapter books ful…

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