Books like Bad Magic (The Bad Books) by Pseudonymous Bosch
When odd words appear on the wall of Clay's school, he is sent to Earth Ranch as a punishment. An odd ranch on an odd island filled with odd things, odd incidents, and odd situations. Mysteries crop up - The Tempest, a pilot's odd warning, and a ghost girl locked up in an abandoned library. The caretaker of the library is also churlish, and a familiar dog is locked up in a barn. A kleptomaniac girl slips little things into the library. Old quotes appear in the library. The boy, who has been writing in the library, ends up finding clues that connect all of these mysteries together. A magic camp mystery in the middle grade book, featuring a boy who is sent to Earth Ranch as punishment for writing odd words on the wall.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Pseudonymous Bosch
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