{"product_id":"the-magician-next-door-9781536251241","title":"The Magician Next Door","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An inviting fantasy adventure story for young readers seeking transitional chapter books with appealing characters, unexpected adventures, and more than a little magic.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTen-year-old Callie is desperately homesick. She misses everything about living in London--the apartment building where everyone has known her since she was a baby, her best friend, all the places that remind her of her mother, who died three years ago. She doesn't care to get to know Northern Ireland, no matter how friendly her next-door neighbor Sam is. Then a magical house crash-lands upside down in Callie's backyard, and its magician, Winnifred, turns to Callie for help. The Wanderdust that powers the house and keeps it (and Winnifred) healthy has flown away, leaving Winnifred at the mercy of malicious fairies and dangerous giants. She can't leave her house, so it's up to an eager Sam and a reluctant Callie to find the missing Wanderdust and bring it home again. And maybe, along the way, figure out what \u003ci\u003ehome \u003c\/i\u003emeans to Callie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rachel Chivers Khoo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.65h x 5.25w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781536251241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Chivers Khoo \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wishkeeper's Apprentice. \u003c\/i\u003eShe spent much of her childhood reading books from her local library, and when she was nine, she promised an invisible tiger that one day she would write her own stories. She lives in Oxford, England, with her husband, two young sons, and far too many books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice McKinley \u003c\/b\u003ewanted to be a dalmatian when she grew up. But unfortunately, she didn't have a magician next door to make that dream a reality, so she ended up becoming an author-illustrator instead. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe Dodos Did It!\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNine Lives Newton.\u003c\/i\u003e Alice McKinley lives in England\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Rachel Chivers Khoo \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48363844141213,"sku":"9781536251241","price":10.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_4471610a-f8f5-44e5-adc3-f462364d9090.jpg?v=1780429245","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-magician-next-door-9781536251241","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}