Black and Blue Magic
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1966

Black and Blue Magic

Written by Zilpha Keatley Snyder · Illustrated by Gene Holtan

A clumsy boy is given a magic lotion that lets him sprout wings and fly.

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184 pages· ~910L· AR ~5.9
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Bookroo's summary

Twelve-year-old Harry Houston is famous for being clumsy. Then a mysterious stranger gives him a bottle of magic lotion that lets him grow wings, and suddenly Harry can fly over San Francisco. But keeping his wings a secret, and landing safely, turns out to be harder than it looks.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
184
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
~910L
AR book level
~5.9
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
F&P level
~V
Publication
Published
October 1, 1994
First published
January 1, 1966
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780689718489
LCCN
94000791
OCLC
30035039

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