The Clumsy Magician (A Weirdville Book): Weirdville, #5
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Ever since he received a magic kit from his estranged father, Ryan wanted nothing more than to become a professional magician. But when he tries to perform a trick at school, and it fails, he becomes the laughing stock of the entire school–and starts to doubt himself.
Matthew, a creepy loner who hangs out with the school bully, promises Ryan he can help him perform real magic, not just tricks. Ryan doesn't believe him, at first, but then mysterious things start happening to convince him that magic is real after all.
What Ryan doesn't know is the price he'll have to pay to use such magic.
Majanka Verstraete
Author Majanka Verstraete has written more than twenty unique works of fiction. A native of Belgium, Majanka’s novels explore the true nature of monsters: the good, the bad, and just about every species in between. Her young adult books include the acclaimed Mirrorland (YA Dark Fantasy) and Angel of Death (YA Paranormal) series of novels. At Firefly Hill Press, Majanka is currently publishing a YA shifter series with a fresh take on fierce female detectives called THE ADVENTURES OF MARISOL HOLMES. When she’s not writing, Majanka is probably playing World of Warcraft or catching up with the dozens of TV series she’s addicted to.
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The Clumsy Magician (A Weirdville Book) - Majanka Verstraete
Majanka Verstraete
www.WhimsicalPress.com
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THE CLUMSY MAGICIAN
(A Weirdville Book)
Copyright © 2021 Majanka Verstraete
Originally published in 2015
Art Copyright © 2015 Noelle Giffin
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Disclaimer:
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are products of the author’s imagination, or the author has used them fictitiously.
Other Books by
Majanka Verstraete
Valentina’s Spooky Adventures
Valentina and the Haunted Mansion
Valentina and the Whackadoodle Witch
Valentina and the Masked Mummy
Weirdville
The Doll Maker
House of Horrors
Fright Train
Drowning in Fear
The Clumsy Magician
Grave Error
Sally Sleuth
Sally Sleuth and the Missing Mice
For a complete, up-to-date list of her other books, visit her website:
www.MajankaVerstraete.com
Dedication
For all those kids out there who love telling scary stories to their friends, and reading scary books in bed at night, wondering if they should leave the lights on or not after reading.
Hope you enjoy this story as well!
Chapter One
Ryan’s cheeks burned up. He glared at the top hat he clutched in his hands. I....
His voice trembled as violently as his hands. I have no idea why it won’t work. I’ve done this trick a thousand times.
Mrs. Bell, the young, blonde-haired teacher who always wore three coats of makeup, yet still managed to look so pretty half the boys had a crush on her, leaned forward until her eyes were level with his. Don’t panic. Take a deep breath.
She spoke in a soft, melodious voice, reminding him of the songs his mom used to sing to him before bedtime.
Loser can’t do it.
The voice booming through the classroom belonged to Timothy, the leader of a gang of bullies who always picked on Ryan. Since he’d failed fifth grade several years in a row, he towered two heads above the other kids in class.
Timothy.
Mrs. Bell spoke in a sharp voice. One more insult, and I’ll put you in detention tonight.
Timothy snorted, leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms behind his head, as if wanting to show the entire class detention didn’t scare him.
Knowing his track record, that didn’t surprise Ryan in the slightest. The bully had detention several days a week; collecting it the way other kids collected Pokémon cards.
Please, Ryan, give it another shot.
Mrs. Bell put a hand on his shoulder.
His heart leapt up and flipped in his chest. He nodded before he could stop himself. Okay.
Yesterday, Mrs. Bell had asked all kids to prepare a demonstration for their favorite hobby, so they could show it to the other kids today. Timothy had showed them some kick-box moves. Ally loved baking, so she’d brought a box full of cupcakes and handed them out to everyone. Ryan’s best friend, Aaron, had played the violin so well he’d even managed to shut Timothy up for a while.
Ryan had planned to show off one of his latest magic tricks. He’d conjure up a rabbit from his hat—not a real rabbit, of course, but a stuffed animal. But someone had messed up his trick—on purpose. Ryan glared at Timothy. If anyone would ruin Ryan’s moment to shine, it would be the bully who stole his lunch money every other day.
Ryan grabbed the top hat and investigated it. He lifted up the hat to show to the others, and then tried to pull away the fake bottom layer, so he could grab the bunny and pull it out. Except this time, just like before, he couldn’t pull the false bottom back, as if someone had glued it stuck.
It won’t work.
His shoulders fell, and he stared at the floor, afraid to meet the eyes of his classmates, and of Mrs. Bell. I messed up.
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