Bullitt County Public Library Enter a whole new world . . . Pathfinders Try one of these magical series! Books, Movies, and More on Your Favorite Subjects Wizards, Did you know? . . . WORLDWEAVERS by Alma Alexander • The first written record of the word Spells, Gift of the Unmage abracadabra was in A.D. 208. A doctor used it in J ALEX a poem as a cure for fever. and Magic! Book 2 (Spellspam) is set for release next March. • Possibly the earliest drawing of a magic wand is an Egyptian hieroglyph of a priest holding a small rod over a bull’s head. Are You a Harry Potter Fan? CHILDREN OF THE L AMP by P.B. Kerr 1. The Akhenaten Adventure • The legendary wizard Merlin is believed to be 2. The Blue Djinn of Babylon based on Myrddhin, a traveling troubadour who became the court bard to King Arthur. The 3. The Cobra King of Kathmandu rhyming prophecies in his poems may have 4. The Day of the Djinn Warrior earned him his reputation as a wizard. J KERR From Wizards and Sorcerers by Tom Ogden
CHILDREN OF THE R ED K ING At the library you can learn more about magic by Jenny Nimmo and other topics from thousands of books, 1. Midnight for Charlie Bone videos, DVDs, books on tape, and books on 2. The Time Twister CD. Or visit our Web site (www.bcplib.org) 3. The Blue Boa (aka Charlie Bone to access dozens of research databases and and the Invisible Boy ) find useful internet links. 4. The Castle of Mirror (aka Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors ) The library is free. You can find everything 5. Charlie Bone and the Hidden King from fun books for kids and adults to in- 6. Charlie Bone and The Beast J NIMM depth research materials. We can even access library collections around the world using our Wondering what to YOUNG W IZARDS by Diane Duane Interlibrary Loan network. read next? 1. So You Want to Be a Wizard? 2. Deep Wizardry Please stop by and see for yourself all the wonderful things available at your public 3. High Wizardry For more exciting tales of 4. A Wizard Abroad library. 5. The Wizard's Dilemma wizards and sorcery, check out 6. A Wizard Alone Is there a topic you’d like to learn more our recommendations inside! 7. The Wizard's Holiday about? If you have suggestions for future 8. Wizards at War library pathfinders, let me know! J DUAN / SF DUAN Tracy Weikel Some titles are also available in audio format. [email protected] Beyond Harry Potter: More Magic, Spells, and Wizards @ Your Library ! More Series More Books for Teens & Adults Learn More About It . . . The Book of Dead Days THE K EEPERS by Marcus Sedgwick Nonfiction Books by Jackie French Koller J SEDG 1. A Wizard Named Nell Wizards and Witches 2. The Wizard’s Apprentice by John Hamilton 3. The Wizard’s Scepter Wizard’s Hall J 133 HAMI CAS J KOLL by Jane Yolen The Everything Kids' J YOLE Witches and Wizards Book : Amaze JERMYN G RAVES Your Friends, Astound Your Parents, by Mary Frances Wizard at Work: A and Outwit Your Enemies! Zambreno Novel in Stories by L.T. Samuels 1. A Plague of Sorcerers by Vivian Vande Velde 133.4 SAMU 2. Journeyman Wizard J VAND Wizards and Sorcerers : From J ZAMB Abracadabra to Zoroaster Tales of Merlin Books for Kids by TomOgden Young Merlin by Robert D. San Souc i The Wizard, The REF 133.4 OGDE J 398.2109 SANS Fairy and the Magic Chicken Video How-Tos The Young Merlin Trilogy: by Helen Lester Fun 'n Easy Magic Quick Tricks Passager, Hobby, and E LEST 793.8 FUN Merlin by Jane Yolen J YOLE The Wizard, the Ugly, and Web Links the Book of Shame www.wizards.com/dnd THE L OST Y EARS OF M ERLIN by Pablo Bernasconi Official Web site of the Dungeons & by T.A. Barron E BERN Dragons role-playing game. 1. The Lost Years of Merlin 2. The Seven Songs of Merlin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ 3. The Fires of Merlin Wizard and Wart in Trouble List_of_magicians_in_fantasy 4. The Mirror of Merlin by Janice Lee Smith A list of magicians, wizards, and sorcerers 5. The Wings of Merlin E SMIT from video games, graphic novels, film, and J BARR more. With links for more information on each. Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy Horace P. Tuttle, www.wizardio.com (Includes The Crystal Cave, The Hollow Magician Extraordinaire Web site for everything “wizard.” Includes a Hills, and The Last Enchantment ) by Christine M. Schneider history of wizardry and a list of magic words, SF STEW E SCHN charms, etc.