The Magic Cake Shop

The Magic Cake Shop
Author: Meika Hashimoto
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2012-10-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0375867945

Emma Burblee couldn't be more different from her parents if she tried. She'd rather dig for treasure in a park than try on the latest fashions or discuss her vain parents' favorite subject: themselves. When Emma mortifies her parents at a dinner party, her punishment is immediate. She must spend the summer with her Uncle Simon—a loathsome man with a huge appetite for food and get-rich-quick schemes. Although Emma's days revolve around cooking and cleaning, there is one bright spot. Her uncle's sweet tooth means she gets to visit the town bakery, Mr. Crackle's Cake Shop, all the time. This world-renowned baker is as charming and kind as Uncle Simon is vile. But then Emma discovers a plot by Uncle Simon and one of his shady acquaintances: they've set their sights on ruining Mr. Crackle—and the entire dessert making industry, for that matter! Can Emma stop their evil plan? First-time author Meika Hashimoto's effervescent tale, filled with funny characters and adventures, will have readers checking their cupboards for mouth-watering ingredients and secret portals.

Magical Girl Raising Project, Vol. 8 (light novel)

Magical Girl Raising Project, Vol. 8 (light novel)
Author: Asari Endou
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2020-03-10
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1975386612

A clash of magical-girl titans!Snow White, a.k.a. the Magical-Girl Hunter, is searching for her dear friend Ripple when she’s summoned by one of the Three Sages, the Magical Kingdom’s highest authority. The Sage asks Snow White to locate a missing magical girl—a simple enough task that ends up throwing her into the middle of a bloody war between two opposing Sage factions. Meanwhile, Princess Deluge is on the warpath, hell-bent on avenging her fallen comrades...which puts her and Snow White’s allies in conflict!

Konditor & Cook

Konditor & Cook
Author: Gerhard Jenne
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2014-05-01
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1473501202

Konditor and Cook are legends in the baking world. Their contemporary and witty cakes are famous – Magic Cakes have achieved iconic status, and their cheeky Dodgy Jammers and Gingerbread Grannies exemplify the humour with which Konditor and Cook are associated. Now 20 years old, Konditor and Cook have finally written their long-awaited baking book. From the classic Curly Whirly Cake to addictive Black Velvet Cupcakes and Boston Brownies, each recipe is easy to follow and will see you whipping up your own Konditor treats at home. And it's not just cakes: there are Apple Crumble Muffins, Raspberry and Ricotta Cheesecakes and even Spaghetti Bolognese Cupcakes to tickle your fancy. With 100 seductive, stylish recipes featuring step-by-step instructions and stunning photography from Jean Cazals, the Konditor and Cook Book of Cakes will make your baking a little sweeter and cheekier.

Into the Tower

Into the Tower
Author: Hari Conner
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2023-09-19
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 152489172X

Full of winding tunnels and fearsome magical traps for intruders, the tower of the reclusive spellbinder princess is usually impossible to breach—apart from tonight. Once every ten years the gates of the Locked Keep open for the masquerade ball, and it’s your one chance to get inside. Choose to sneak, charm or fight your way up to the room of confiscated magical objects at the top of her tower, where there is something you desperately want… Welcome to Into the Tower, a fantasy heist where the reader chooses their path, trying to make their way through magic, monsters, and perils to the top of the mysterious spellbinder princess’s tower. Into the Tower expands on the world of Into the Dungeon, bringing even more excitement and adventure from award-winning writer and artist Hari Conner. If you survive your journey up the tower, you can find out the secrets of the princess’s past and why she locked herself away, become one of the monsters slowly consuming humanity, lose yourself forever in the source of all magic, destroy the world—or even, on the right path, change it for the better.

The Wednesdays

The Wednesdays
Author: Julie Bourbeau
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2013-08-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0375872868

Every Wednesday, strange things happen in Max's village. The townsfolk shutter their windows, lock their doors, and hunker down to outwait this plague of peculiarities referred to simply as "the Wednesdays." But Max is too curious for that, and when he accidentally lets the Wednesdays inside, his furious parents cast him out for the rest of the day. Soon he meets the Wednesdays themselves, strange silver-eyed boy-creatures obsessed with playing pranks. Initially he thinks they're quite fun, but they can also be cruel and dangerous. And then Max discovers a terrible secret: he must put an end to the curse of the Wednesdays . . . or become one himself.

Martha May McKenzie

Martha May McKenzie
Author: Brian Starr
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2023-08-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1665737808

A humorous story about a kooky, eccentric, off-the-wall grandmother named Martha May McKenzie, who appears to be a simple coffee shop owner at first but is, in fact . . . A WITCH! Now, Martha is no ordinary witch. Her coffee shop, known as The Witches Brew, is where she hides in plain sight, helping grandmothers with their naughty little grandchildren. She is wacky and weird and completely unconventional, even by witches' standards. As a grandmother witch, Martha wants to use her magic to try and lift the spirits of her two grandchildren (Trinity and Lucas), who have drifted from each other after they experience the tragic and sudden loss of their dad. However, they have no idea that their Grandmother is a witch to begin with! So, Martha will be revealing her secret to them for the first time ever . . . but was it a secret? Jamie (Martha's daughter) has always known that her mom identifies as a witch but has never truly believed her to be one. She begs her mom not to fill her kids' heads with the same nonsense she filled hers with, but Martha doesn't listen. Using her magic, she goes ahead with her "perfect plan." Unfortunately, things don't go as Martha hoped, and in a single Saturday morning, everything quickly spirals wildly out of control, unlocking magical events that take them back through time on the unwanted adventure of a lifetime. Together, they must try and find a way back home, that is, if they can survive what lies ahead, as well as each other.

Super Starr

Super Starr
Author: Kat Cotton
Publisher: Kat Cotton
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2018-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

As the Demon Fighters’ Council gains more power, Clem travels to Bucharest to find their Head and destroy him. Simple, she thinks. After all, she has her newfound powers. She’s practically invincible. But first she needs to find the Council headquarters. Then she finds out there’s a serious condition attached to killing the Head. Meanwhile, the Council have started rounding up paranormals, innocent or not. When Nic’s pack become targets, the fight turns personal. Even if Clem can fight the Council, she has personal demons to destroy. This is the final book in the Clem Starr: Demon Fighter series.

Snips and Snails Cafe` Mystery Book 7-9 Bundle

Snips and Snails Cafe` Mystery Book 7-9 Bundle
Author: Elizabeth Rain
Publisher: Elizabeth Rain
Total Pages: 478
Release: 2023-12-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

TURKEY TORTILLA TABOO the race is on in the election for Veil Fall's next Chief of Police. Juli knows Larry Jokerbridge is a liar, a cheat, and a first-class jerk. He'll stop at nothing to win and come out on top; and see Jerry Watson lose. And then they find the first body... TUSCAN KALE KILLER What Happens When a Fishing Expedition Goes Deadly Wrong? When the Catch on the other end of the Line is a Dead Body...Juli Smells something rotten in Veil Falls... and a brand-new Murder to Solve if Grams has anything to say about it... HOMINY HOMICIDE Someone's using Charme's sweet treats as a lethal weapon, turning wedding celebrations into recipes for disaster. With her own wedding to plan, a cousin to keep out of handcuffs, and a poison-peddling killer on the loose, Veil Falls is becoming a paranormal crime scene.