Nothing Up My Sleeve but Pixie Dust:
How Working at Disneyland's Main Street Magic Shop Changed Everything
A memoir explores Disneyland's Main Street Magic Shop in the 1970s
While Disneyland's magical attractions are known the world over, many overlook the Magic Shop on Main Street as a wondrous showplace of its own. A former resident magician takes readers on a journey through the shop's whimsical past.
All 6-year-old Michael wants for Christmas is to welcome home his missing father. He states his wish in a letter to Santa, unaware that he is breaking the law. Federal courts have ruled once and for all that Santa Claus does not exist. Lawmakers have banned displaying Santa's likeness and singing songs that mention his name. Outraged, Michael's teenage sister launches a spirited campaign to force Congress to repeal the ban, insisting that believing in Santa Claus is every child's right.
* THE AGE OF AMY SERIES *
Book #1
16-year-old Amy is uprooted from the city she loves to the Midwest—and she's pissed! Miserable in her new home and unpopular at school, she blasts her parents for destroying her happiness. But when Amy's verbal attacks turn physical, she is sent away to a boot camp for troubled teens. Expecting Bonehead Bootcamp to be a laid-back country retreat, Amy instead enters a frightening fantasy world of altered time and space. Together with three other unruly teenagers, she must summon all her courage and ingenuity to get back home.
Book #2
It's an election year, and Congress has lowered the voting age to 14! In support for her favorite candidate, 16-year-old Amy joins his campaign—not out of patriotism, but because the opposing candidate's son bullied her in the third grade. Defeating her offender would be the perfect payback for her maltreatment. But, there's a problem. The wicked boy has grown into a tenderhearted (and cute) young adult, making it difficult for Amy to dislike him. Her vengeance turns to feelings of affection and admiration. Is she falling in love?
Book #3
What if you could tune your TV to the year 1963, and watch—live? A new theme park attraction allows visitors to not only observe, but talk with the people of that turbulent decade. For 16-year-old Amy, it's the perfect escape from her own time, and the hardships of teenage life in the 21st century. But things get complicated when Amy falls for a teenage boy in the 60s.
Book #4
Are you a Jimmiehead, or are you still using one of those old-fashioned smartphones? Jimmies are tiny microchips, that when painlessly implanted into your brain, magically transform your eyes and ears into the ultimate hands-free device. Every teen wants one—except 16-year-old Amy, who detests technology in any form. But when her device-addicted friends start disappearing, only she can save them.
Book #5
Amy is in big trouble with the Law. A late-night phone call from a stranger implicates the 16-year-old girl in a terrorist plot. But when the nefarious man suddenly vanishes, Amy becomes the FBI's prime suspect. To prove her innocence, she embarks on a fantastic journey to find her mysterious night caller. The clues to the man's whereabouts are few, but all point to a dingy, old barbershop that caters to the rich and powerful.
Box Set
All five books in The Age of Amy series for young adults.
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