Bad Magic (The Bad Books), by Pseudonymous Bosch
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A magical new series from Pseudonymous Bosh, the bestselling author of the Secret Series, now in paperback!Magic is BAD.As in fake. Cheesy. Unreal. At least, that's what Clay, who has seen one magic show too many, thinks.When words from his journal appear mysteriously on his school wall as graffiti, he never imagines that magic might be to blame. And when the same graffiti lands him at Earth Ranch, a camp for "troubled" kids on a remote volcanic island, magic is the last thing he expects to find there.But at Earth Ranch, there is one strange surprise after another, until Clay no longer knows what to expect. Is he really talking to a llama? Did he really see a ghost? What is the scary secret hidden in the abandoned library? The only thing he knows for sure is that behind the clouds of vog (volcanic smog), nothing is as it seems. Can he solve the riddle of Earth Ranch before trouble erupts?Elusive author Pseudonymous Bosch introduces an extraordinary new series that will have you believing in the unbelievable.
Bad Magic (The Bad Books), by Pseudonymous Bosch - Amazon Sales Rank: #229354 in Books
- Published on: 2015-09-22
- Released on: 2015-09-22
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.63" h x 1.00" w x 5.25" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 368 pages
Bad Magic (The Bad Books), by Pseudonymous Bosch From School Library Journal Gr 4–6—Bosch is back with a novel that's part mystery, part adventure. This series opener features sixth grader Clay, the younger brother of the hero from Bosch's popular "Secret" books (Little, Brown). After an incident with some graffiti, Clay finds himself spending his summer at Earth Ranch, a camp for delinquent youth on a remote volcanic island. While at camp, Clay encounters a motley crew of eccentric kids; a llama that understands Spanish; a mysterious library; and, perhaps, even a bit of magic. Bosch employs, to great effect, his signature irreverence and hilarity packed into parenthetical asides and footnotes. The end result is a wacky, suspenseful mashup of Shakespeare's The Tempest and a summer camp tale that is a delight to read. Bad Magic is a clever and playful novel. An excellent addition to middle grade fiction collections.—Amy Koester, Skokie Public Library
Review Praise for Bad Magic:"Bosch employs, to great effect, his signature irreverence and hilarity... a delight to read. Bad Magic is a clever and playful novel. An excellent addition to middle grade fiction collections."―School Library Journal"Enjoyable... Bosch's arch narrative voice carries over from his previous books...From The Tempest and Lord of the Flies to shows like Gilligan's Island and Lost, cultural allusions abound as Clay tries to understand the island's many mysteries and meets his fellow campers. Gilbert's watercolors bring in additional humor."―Publishers Weekly[Bad Magic] contains threads of mystery, magic, word games, and snark... It is suspenseful, humorous, clever, and most importantly, fun. Bad Magic is definitely entertaining for a wide range of readers.―Voya"...Bosch's mix of slapstick silliness, sly authorial asides, and magical adventure will appeal to readers of Lemony Snicket and M. T. Anderson's Pals in Peril series."―Booklist
About the Author Pseudonymous Bosch is the infamously anonymous author of the New York Times bestselling Secret Series. Despite rumors to the contrary, his books are not actually written by his pet rabbit, Quiche; the rabbit is merely his typist.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Bad Magic by Pseudonymous Bosch By Maci and Zoe Read Books Maci's Review - Bad Magic by Pseudonymous Bosch is about Clay and him not being a magician. Ever since Clay's brother Max-Earnest did a trick and disappeared Clay has renounced Magic. When Clay's English class does a production of The Tempest and afterwards Clay can't write about it because it is about Magic, Clays teacher gives him a journal to write in so that he can get credit. When Clay Writes MAGIC SUCKS! in the journal and it appears on the wall at school the next day Clay is accused of putting it there and has to attend a summer camp for troubled youth on an island with a volcano to be able to return to school next fall. But when Clay gets to the island he finds that something strange is happening, there are strange coincidences with The Tempest and not to mention the strange way the camp is run. I was really excited to read a book by Pseudonymous Bosch, and it was good. I have read the first book in the Secret Series and have always wanted to read the rest of them. This book seems to relate to them but it is not necessary to read the Secret Series first. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes The Secret Series or anyone who likes Magic.Zoe's Review - When I first learned that this book was coming out and it was from Pseudonymous Bosch I knew that it had to be good, and it was. Even though it is not related to the secret series, it makes some really cool references to it. This book is about Clay, his parents think that it is best to let him parent himself thinking that they over parented Clay's older brother Max-Ernest. When Clay gets in trouble for supposedly graffitiing the school wall his parents for once decided to punish him for it by sending him to a camp for troubled kids. While Clay is wary of this camp, his parents are perfectly happy sending him there. At this camp Clay has to learn how to care for a pet llama and starts to think that there is more then meets the eye to the camp. This book always has you guessing even when you think that you have figured it out and it is captivating from the very beginning. The ending of the book is satisfying but leaves it open for the next one. If you liked the Secret Series by Pseudonymous Bosch or Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, then you will like this.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Better Than the "Secret Series"; A Study in Misdirection By Pop Bop I really liked this book, but for lots of reasons that no one else seems to be mentioning.First things first - I did not care that much for the first two volumes of the "Secret Series". The narrator was way too arch and intrusive for me, and I just didn't respond well to the antic cleverness of it all. I get it that lots of kid readers love that series and its comfortable jokiness, and I think that's wonderful, but it was just a bit too much for me. "Bad Magic" starts along the same lines, with pretty much the same cutesy narrator. But then, a few chapters in, just like that, the narrator for all practical purposes disappears into the background so that we can get to the great story that is being told.That's terrific because this book, and the series it opens, is for older readers who I suspect may have grown out of "Secret Series" type tales. For the same reason, this book doesn't feel at all like the Lemony Snicket books that feature the Baudelaires. "Bad Magic" is more complex and character driven and less dependent on narrator wordplay. It has a complex plot with a lot of subtlety, no silliness and no zany action/adventure.Here, we have passing reference to all kinds of pop icons, but the recurring reference is to Shakespeare's "Tempest". There are lots of obvious references but also many more subtle parallels that connect and reconnect as the story progresses; the result is a big step up in interest and depth. This step up in interest is complemented by the fact that much more attention is paid to characters and character development, motivations, feelings, and the interactions of the various players.MILD SPOILERS. At the outset this looks like a "Holes" kind of book involving an island work camp for juvenile delinquents. It quickly transforms into a magical tale, and owes more to Peter Pan's Lost Boys, or to shows like "Lost", than anything else.NO MORE SPOILERS, but trust me on this - the book moves through a couple of stages, each more interesting than the last. Just when you think it is "this" kind of book it becomes "that" kind of book. And that's not because the author doesn't know where he is going or has lost control of the narrative. Rather, it's more like the author is tricking the reader, (the magician's art of "misdirection"), with different styles and plots before truly revealing which way, and how magically and fantastically, this book is going to go.The result is interesting and rewarding. The book is on an entirely different plane than other Bosch books. I would not be reluctant to revisit this author.Please note that I received a free advance ecopy of this book in exchange for a candid review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Book That's Both Too Much and Too Little By Ink and Page I must confess. I have had this book forever. OK, that's stretching the truth a little bit, but I received this book back in July of 2014. Then, as it happens sometimes, it fell off of my e-reader. So when I was trying to catch up with my reviews, I realized I had to check it out of the library. I've tried to read it twice, and then seriously buckled down and finished it. It is due back to the libary on Friday after checking it out ten times.So that beginning sounds a bit ominous, doesn't it? I don't usually DNF books if I can help it, and since I got the book for free (originally!) in order to review it, I knew I had to Git R Done.At its heart, the story is wonderful. Clay gets sent to a summer camp in the middle of nowhere because of something he does at school. He's dropped into the middle of this crazy place, and he has to try and fit in while figuring out exactly what is even going on. There are so many rules, a ghost story, the tale of the rich benefactor who lived there long ago, and a llama who seems to understand Spanish. That should be enough of a mystery, but there's a lot more. Clay's missing brother, their mutual love/hate relationship with magic, a mysterious journal, and The Tempest. Honestly, there's so much going on that it gets a bit overwhelming - unfortunately, more in a boring kind of way.Once I was finished, I realized that the main problem I had with this book was that it is a set-up for books to come. Well, I have to assume that, of course, but it sure felt that way. Plus all of the protracted absurdity really got a little tiresome. OK, I get it. Crazy stuff abounds. I don't want you to think that the writing isn't good, but it is. It just needed to be dialed back a bit, while increasing the more interesting parts. I'll let you figure out which are which.Bad Magic by Pseudonymous Bosch was be published September 16, 2014 by Little, Brown Books For Young Readers. A free copy of this book was given to Ink and Page in return for an honest review. Big thanks to the Publisher and the Author.Rating: 3Genre: Middle Grades Fiction Action/Adventure Fantasy Mystery SeriesAges: 10 and up
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