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1) The tempest
Author
Lexile Measure
1290L
Summary
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.
Series
Criterion collection volume 537
Pub. Date
[2010]
Summary
A traveling magician bringing his potions and mystical items with him is challenged by the Minister of Health, who believes the magician to be a charlatan.
6) Sleight
Pub. Date
[2017]
Summary
Left to care for his little sister after their parents' passing, a young street magician turns to illegal activities to keep a roof over their heads. He is forced to use his magic and a brilliant mind to save his sister when he gets in too deep and she is kidnapped.
7) Wonka
Pub. Date
[2024]
Formats
Summary
Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the jewel in the Roald Dahl crown and one of the best-selling children's books of all time, "Wonka" tells the wondrous story of how the world's greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today. This irresistibly vivid and inventive big-screen spectacle will introduce audiences to a young Willy Wonka, chock-full of ideas...
Pub. Date
2013
Summary
An elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against 'The Four Horsemen', a super-team of the world's greatest illusionists. 'The Four Horsemen' pull off a series of daring heists against corrupt business leaders during their performances, showering the stolen profits on their audiences while staying one step ahead of the law.
10) Now you see me 2
Pub. Date
[2016]
Summary
One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public's adulation with their Robin Hood-style magic spectacles, The Four Horsemen resurface for a comeback performance in hopes of exposing the unethical practices of a tech magnate. The man behind their vanishing act is none other than Walter Mabry, a tech prodigy who threatens the Horsemen into pulling off their most impossible heist yet.
12) The Tempest
Pub. Date
2011
Summary
Follows the story of Prospero, the banished Duke of Milan. Marooned on a distant island with his daughter, Miranda, Prospero has spent twelve years perfecting his magic arts. Now, with the help of the spirit Ariel, he raises a storm at sea, bringing within his grasp the enemies who robbed him of his dukedom.
Pub. Date
2008
Summary
"The quest undertaken long ago by four souls joined by fate could soon draw to a close, though not for the reason the travelers might hope... destiny is now Syaoran's to mold otherwise, the countless trials he and his friends have endured will prove to have been in vain"--Container.
14) Sleight
Pub. Date
[2017]
Summary
Left to care for his little sister after their parents' passing, a young street magician turns to illegal activities to keep a roof over their heads. He is forced to use his magic and a brilliant mind to save his sister when he gets in too deep and she is kidnapped.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
p2003
Summary
Prospero, wise Duke of Milan, has been deposed by Antonio, his wicked brother and exiled with his daughter Miranda to a mysterious island. But Prospero possesses supernatural powers. Composed at the end of Shakespeare's career, the play contains some of his most lyrical dramatic verse.
Pub. Date
2014
Summary
Soy un prófugo: Cantinflas y el amigo con quien vive trabajan como porteros en un banco del pueblo. Su meta es ganar suficiente dinero para construir una pequeña casa e independizarse. Todos sus planes se desbaratan cuando el banco es robado y la polícia los detiene como sospechosos del suceso, por lo que los meten a la cárcel. Pronto logran escapar para buscar a los verdaderos ladrones pero tendrán que mezclarse con los peores mafiosos...
17) The Tempest
Pub. Date
2011
Summary
"This modern retelling of William Shakespeare's final masterpiece is an exciting, mystical, and magical fantasy... Exiled to a magical island, the sorceress Prospera ... conjures up a storm that shipwrecks her enemies, and then unleashes her powers for revenge"--Container.
18) Now you see me 2
Pub. Date
[2016]
Summary
One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public's adulation with their Robin Hood-style magic spectacles, The Four Horsemen resurface for a comeback performance in hopes of exposing the unethical practices of a tech magnate. The man behind their vanishing act is none other than Walter Mabry, a tech prodigy who threatens the Horsemen into pulling off their most impossible heist yet.
