Kirjahaku

Jump into a fantasy painting and experience the magical world of Magora.The book has won the Moonbeam Children's Book Award, the IPPY Awards and the Readers' Favorite Award.Eleven-year-old Holly O'Flanigan discovers an unusual paintbrush and a canvas with the image of a fantasy world that her late grandfather has left behind. She falls into the magical land of Magora, where everything and everyone is made of paint. There she learns to weave art and magic at Cliffony Art Academy, but her carefree life is soon overshadowed by dark events.Valuable paintings have been stolen from the Gallery of Wonders. During Holly's search for the thief, she discovers the Unfinished-monstrous beings created when a painting is left incomplete. Like vampires, the Unfinished hunger for the one thing that can flesh out their bodies- blood. And they want Holly's most of all.

At the end of a boring summer in her un-magical hometown, Holly O'Flanigan is eager to return to the parallel world of Magora.Holly's nosy neighbor, Ms. Hubbleworth, has been missing for a year, and Holly and her friends, Brian, Rufus, and Amanda, know where she is. A year ago, they left the real world together and entered Magora via a painting Holly's late grandfather created.When Holly and her friends head back to Magora to enroll for their second year at Cliffony Academy of the Arts, Holly finds out that her friend Ileana is severely ill. She suffers from a disease that dissolves her blood and turns her back into what she was before-a so-called Unfinished, an incomplete, painted creature that drains the blood of others to become whole.Holly tries to find a cure, but in vain-Ileana's illness is progressing. While Holly continues to donate blood to keep Ileana stable and the new school year starts, she meets Ms. Hubbleworth again. Surprisingly, her nosy neighbor has no knowledge of her old life back in the real world and seems fully immersed in her position as a teacher at the art academy.When Holly learns that the leaves of a mysterious Golden Maple Tree could cure Ileana's illness, she begins her search for the tree and discovers an ancient monastery where the dangerous blood-sucking Unfinished live.But Holly's best friend Rufus is kidnapped and taken to the monastery. With her other friends in tow, Holly enters into a fierce battle against the Unfinished to free Rufus and collect the leaves of the Golden Maple Tree to cure Ileana. In the process, Holly learns the truth behind Ms. Hubbleworth's memory loss-changing everything Holly thought she knew about Magora.

"Charmingly written, sweetly illustrated, and filled with a host of unforgettable magical characters - and CHOCOLATE Highly recommended " - The Wishing Shelf Book Awards. "Younger readers will be thoroughly entertained ... there are surprises on a page-by-page level and wonder aplenty for the target audience." - Kirkus Reviews "Joyful and whimsical on every page and with no shortage of laughs and thrills." - Readers' Favorite Book Awards Discover the magical land of Footopia by award-winning author Marc Remus. With over 150 drawings by the author, this children's book is not only a visual delight but also explores critical issues like weight loss, nutrition, and friendship. Follow the Chocolate Clouds and you will find magic ... Everybody in Sugarland is overweight because there's no food other than sweets. For decades, delicious Chocolate Clouds soared above Choco-Locoville, the hometown of ten-year-old Henry. They would melt in the intense summer sun and chocolate would drip from the sky. Henry's family collected the drops and made a fortune, building a candy empire that controlled Sugarland's food supply. One morning, Henry wakes up to the shocking news that the Chocolate Clouds have disappeared. With the family's empire in jeopardy and Sugarland at risk of starvation, Henry now ventures beyond the scary Monster Mountains and embarks on a wild journey. Along the way, he befriends magical creatures, learns about healthy food choices, and discovers that the Chocolate Clouds didn't just disappear but were actually stolen. Now he must visit the creepy Barebone Island, where monsters are said to live ...