Second-hand Magic

by Ruth Chew

Matter-of-Fact Magic

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Two children acquire a magic kite and, with some second-hand items from a nearby store, enjoy a series of adventures.

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A great story of children and magic and being honest and polite. It's one of my favorites.
several of Chew's books are on openlibrary... yay!

This would be a good one to start with... if you don't mind making your kids jealous of the days when children could be 'free range' in Brooklyn....

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Canonical title
Second-hand Magic
Alternate titles
Secondhand Magic
Original publication date
1981

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Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS
813.6Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English2000-
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PZ7 .C429 .SLanguage and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres
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Languages
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Media
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