Octagon Magic

by Andre Norton

Overview

An orphan girl meets the inhabitants of the mysterious Octagon House—and discovers a portal to America’s past—from the Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy.

Lorrie happens upon a strange and fascinating secret! Did a witch live in the eight-sided house? Was it haunted? There were lots of scary stories about the strange house—but none could match the secret Lorrie uncovered. One day, she climbed the high iron gate and escaped into the garden to save a kitten from some cruel boys—and met the mysterious lady of the house. The woman let Lorrie explore all the odd-shaped rooms. In one of them was a rocking horse and a large, eight-sided dollhouse—an exact miniature of the big house. The dollhouse was beautifully furnished—as if someone lived there! It drew Lorrie back into exciting adventures that she had to face with courage and daring!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781497656543
Publisher:	Open Road Media
Publication date:	07/01/2014
Series:	The Magic Sequence , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	981,791
Lexile:	800L (what's this?)
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Andre Norton was one of the most popular science fiction and fantasy authors in the world. With series such as Time Traders, Solar Queen, Forerunner, Beast Master, Crosstime, and Janus, as well as many other standalone novels, her tales of adventure have drawn countless readers to science fiction. Her fantasy novels, including the bestselling Witch World series, her Magic series, and many other unrelated novels, have been popular with readers for decades. Lauded as a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America, she is the recipient of a Life Achievement Award from the World Fantasy Convention. An Ohio native, Norton lived for many years in Winter Park, Florida, until she passed away in March 2005 at her home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Andre Norton was one of the most popular science fiction and fantasy authors in the world. With series such as Time Traders, Solar Queen, Forerunner, Beast Master, Crosstime, and Janus, as well as many standalone novels, her tales of adventure have drawn countless readers to science fiction. Her fantasy novels, including the bestselling Witch World series, her Magic series, and many other unrelated novels, have been popular with readers for decades. Lauded as a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America, she is the recipient of a Life Achievement Award from the World Fantasy Convention. An Ohio native, Norton lived for many years in Winter Park, Florida, and died in March 2005 at her home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Read an Excerpt

Octagon Magic

The Magic Books #2

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By Norton, Andre

Starscape

Copyright © 2005

Norton, Andre

All right reserved.

ISBN: 0765352982

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"It's--it's just a doll house, isn't it, Sabina? No one does live there. No one could."
      Sabina did not even flick an ear in her direction. Lorrie took another step back and her shoulder struck against the rocking horse. He swayed, and under the rockers the floor creaked. Lorrie drew her hand down his mane. Just--almost as good as a pony.
      She eyed the queer saddle. Why was it made that way? But--it would be fun to take a ride. Rocking horses were for little kids, but this was such a big one.
      Lorrie climbed on and tried to sit astride the saddle. But you could not do that comfortably, it had bumps in the wrong places. Somehow, she did not know how, she found herself sitting the horse in another way, both her feet on the same side of the horse. And he began to rock--faster
      There was a wind blowing and leaves whirled up--leaves? Lorrie blinked. This was not the room, it was a road with trees on either side and the wind in their branches. She was not on a rocking horse at all, but on a real one.

Continues...

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Table of Contents

Contents

WITCH'S HOUSE,
THE BAD WEEK AND OLD MISS ASHEMEADE,
RIDE A WHITE HORSE,
PHINEAS AND PHEBE,
A COLLAR FOR SABINA,
OCTAGON HOUSE KEEPS CHRISTMAS,
CHOLE AND NACKIE,
STORM CLOUDS,
CHARLES,
ONE GOLDEN NEEDLE,

Editorial Reviews

"Suspense and rich elements of magical lore will appeal to lovers of fantasy.” —Library Journal

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