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Magic Repair Shop #3
Master of Mirrors
Maggie has discovered a kobold—a creature similar to a house brownie but with an evil bent. Her grandfather trapped a particular kobold thirty years ago to keep it away from Maggie’s father, but the creature has escaped and is out to punish Maggie's family. Narrowly escaping the creature in her house, Maggie and Hasenpfeffer head to Mr. McGuire’s Magic Repair Shop to repair the spell and end up in a tricky spot thanks to Milo the Magnificent. Milo may still be trapped in the magice mirror, but he's trying to get out, and in the kobold he may have found someone to help him--even if that includes kidnapping Fiona and Mr. McGuire! Can Maggie foil Milo's plans, stop the kobold, rescue her friends, and escape the mirror maze? Or will she be stuck inside forever?
- GenresFantasy
192 pages, Paperback
First published October 5, 2010
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About the author
Amanda Marrone
8 books386 followersAmanda Marrone grew up on Long Island where she spent her time reading, drawing, watching insects, and suffering from an over-active imagination. It didn’t help that her father told bloodcurdling stories, and would take Amanda and her siblings for moon lit walks in the graveyard—the highlight of which involved having them march up to mausoleums and knock on the doors—alone. On more than one occasion, Amanda turned around to find they’d ditched her for laughs. (No, she didn’t find that particularly funny.)
Not surprisingly, she was extremely scared of the dark—living in fear of cats meowing at the door at night (she was sure they were really monsters pretending to be her cats), and things lurking in basements, attics, dark rooms, and closets.
Amanda successfully avoided monster attacks by leaving all the lights on in her house, and convincing other family members to let the cats in—eventually earning a B.A. in Education at SUNY Cortland. She taught fifth and sixth grade in New Hampshire, where she was known for putting on mini-musicals, and dissecting eyeballs and owl pellets with her students.
After taking a very early retirement to raise a family and write novels—some of which have vampires and other creepy creatures, Amanda now lives in Connecticut with her husband, Joe, two kids, two cats, a crayfish, hissing cockroaches, and their newest addition is Griffin, a havanese dog who can say "Hello" and "I love you". Check the links page to see Griffin’s YouTube videos where you can see him in action.
Amanda loves reading, going to Broadway shows, creepy crawly things, hiking, annoying her husband with show tunes, and is thinking about getting another tattoo. She is still scared of the dark.
Amanda’s first two books for teens, Uninvited and Revealers are available now, and her next book Devoured will be out in September of 2009. Her middle grade series The Magic Repair Shop Chronicles: The Multiplying Menace, Kobold Blues and The Shape Shifter’s Curse will be available starting in the summer of 2010.
Read more about Amanda Marrone here: http://authors.simonandschuster.com/A...
Not surprisingly, she was extremely scared of the dark—living in fear of cats meowing at the door at night (she was sure they were really monsters pretending to be her cats), and things lurking in basements, attics, dark rooms, and closets.
Amanda successfully avoided monster attacks by leaving all the lights on in her house, and convincing other family members to let the cats in—eventually earning a B.A. in Education at SUNY Cortland. She taught fifth and sixth grade in New Hampshire, where she was known for putting on mini-musicals, and dissecting eyeballs and owl pellets with her students.
After taking a very early retirement to raise a family and write novels—some of which have vampires and other creepy creatures, Amanda now lives in Connecticut with her husband, Joe, two kids, two cats, a crayfish, hissing cockroaches, and their newest addition is Griffin, a havanese dog who can say "Hello" and "I love you". Check the links page to see Griffin’s YouTube videos where you can see him in action.
Amanda loves reading, going to Broadway shows, creepy crawly things, hiking, annoying her husband with show tunes, and is thinking about getting another tattoo. She is still scared of the dark.
Amanda’s first two books for teens, Uninvited and Revealers are available now, and her next book Devoured will be out in September of 2009. Her middle grade series The Magic Repair Shop Chronicles: The Multiplying Menace, Kobold Blues and The Shape Shifter’s Curse will be available starting in the summer of 2010.
Read more about Amanda Marrone here: http://authors.simonandschuster.com/A...
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November 2, 2012
Maggie is magic, and her work for the magic repair shop keeps her very busy--and in danger. This time, her old nemesis Milo, who got trapped in a magic mirror, is out for revenge. He kidnaps into the mirror three people Maggie cares about (well, two people and her pet talking rabbit, Hasenpfeffer), and sets Maggie on a three-pronged quest to get them back, accompanied somewhat accidentally by her school nemesis, Darcy. Oh, and the ghost of a gigantic crocodile who steals reflections.
I enjoyed the creativity of the magic in this book, and kids who like books in which the magic is interesting, different, and well-explained will gobble this series up. The names are also fun--loved the rabbit Hasenpfeffer and the dragon Habanero. What I didn't love so much was the utter predictability of the plot and the two-dimensional characters and relationships. Those are unlikely to bother kids who just want some magic action (without real danger), but for those who want more depth, send them to the Tale of Despereaux.
I enjoyed the creativity of the magic in this book, and kids who like books in which the magic is interesting, different, and well-explained will gobble this series up. The names are also fun--loved the rabbit Hasenpfeffer and the dragon Habanero. What I didn't love so much was the utter predictability of the plot and the two-dimensional characters and relationships. Those are unlikely to bother kids who just want some magic action (without real danger), but for those who want more depth, send them to the Tale of Despereaux.
March 3, 2011
Shorter than the other two books but just as fun. Milo is back and a host of new additions--my favorite being the dragon--don't want to say more to avoid spoiling. Hopefully more adventures will be coming.
July 10, 2012
Very good Book. As the series go on they keep getting better and better
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