The Return of Abracadabra

After fifty years, the master magician Abracadabra has returned to the hotel that bears his name. But so has his greatest rival - the Grat and Powerful Theopolis. In this second book in Michael Dahl's masterful, magical mystery series, nothing is quite what it seems . . . and magic waits through every doorway.

From the Hocus Pocus Hotel series. For ages 8-12.

* 2nd book in this magical series
* Readers find out the true identity of Brack, the hotel elevator operator
* Real magic tricks are uncovered and explained throughout the story
* Bonus story available at www.HocusPocusHotel.com

About the Author:
Michael Dahl is the author of more than 200 books for children and young adults. He has won the AEP Distinguished Achievement Award three times for his nonfiction. His Finnegan Zwake mystery series was shortlisted twice by the Anthony and Agatha Awards. He has also written the Library of Doom series and the Dragonblood books. He is a featured speaker at conferences around the country on graphic novels and high-interest books for boys.

About the Illustrator:
Lisa K. Weber is an illustrator who lives and works in California's Bay Area. Her whimsically twisted characters and illustrations have appeared in various books, including The Ogre of Oglefort and The Sisters 8 series. She has also created comic adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe's Hop-Frog and Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, featured in Graphic Classics, as well as Pecos Bill and The Bremen Town Musicians for Stone Arch Books.