The Magical Peppers and the Great Vanishing Act

The Magical Peppers and the Great Vanishing Act
Sian Pattenden

The third show-stopping adventure from The Magical Peppers. Don’t miss it!The Magical Pepper twins Esme and Monty are back with their Uncle Potty again – a professional magician, with a knack of getting himself – and the twins – into trouble!Potty’s been asked to perform for the Queen at the Monolith Museum in London. But in a museum full of Egyptian mummies, and secret passageways, and enchanted crystal skulls, you can be sure things won’t go to plan…This book includes real magic tricks and tips which readers can try at home!

The Troupe (#ucbd30a77-a20b-5cb6-9030-f29e6ba0e218)

Dr Pompkins - Totality Magic (#ulink_1024452e-519d-57ff-8a64-050603f95a4d)

Chapter 1 - Magic Shed (#ulink_6e52b66f-e41a-542d-a887-c4dc7c12a79d)

TRICK: Möbius Magic (#ulink_c801e146-c842-5209-9fed-e6b771be6de2)

Health and Safety (#ulink_f581567d-67b0-5a41-abbd-b82cfe69f164)

Chapter 2 - Henry J. Henry (#ulink_b0952712-81c3-5bfa-a58d-a8ccac619bb2)

TRICK: Magic Bottle (#ulink_d1e76ac1-eac2-5470-887f-ecaaef7fe832)

The Library (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 3 - Big Ruffled Collars (#litres_trial_promo)

TRICK: Into Thin Air (#litres_trial_promo)

Voice and Tone, Volume and Accents (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 4 - The Crystal Skull (#litres_trial_promo)

TRICK: The Disappearing Coin (#litres_trial_promo)

Sewing and Handicraft (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 5 - Optical Illusion (#litres_trial_promo)

TRICK: Magic Cloak (#litres_trial_promo)

Noises from the Crowd (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 6 - Plump Velvet Cushion (#litres_trial_promo)

TRICK: Mind Magic Spook Tumbler (#litres_trial_promo)

Spookery (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 7 - Warthogs (#litres_trial_promo)

TRICK: Eggs from a Hat (#litres_trial_promo)

Organisation (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 8 - One Smells a Rat (#litres_trial_promo)

TRICK: Penny and Coat Hanger Trick (#litres_trial_promo)

Confusion (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 9 - The Hideaway (#litres_trial_promo)

TRICK: Church Steeple (#litres_trial_promo)

Animals (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 10 - Mrs Celia Nutkins (#litres_trial_promo)

TRICK: Magic Sachet (#litres_trial_promo)

Leaflet-eering (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 11 - Bonce Security™ in Action (#litres_trial_promo)

TRICK: Haunted Pendulum (#litres_trial_promo)

Our Finale (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 12 - A Few Hundred Doves and a Prince (#litres_trial_promo)

Copyright (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

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Welcome once more to Dr Pompkins – Totality Magic (expanded deluxe limited edition with velour cover and gold lettering).

Here you will find the best tricks and the most up-to-date advice. Since I last saw you, I have been trotting round the globe, performing at least four tricks a night to an eager audience. But it has taken its toll on my body. My legs are creaking, the old joints are barking and I also believe that I may be slightly deaf. Reader, I am getting old, so I want you to go forth, take the Pompkins baton, and perform the tricks included inside this book – at home, to friends and relatives, at school – and let’s see that the bubble of magic never bursts.

In all totality,

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errr-flapp!

Esmé Pepper saw the letter arrive first, landing loudly on the doormat of the house at Highwood Road. It was addressed to Uncle Potty, but there was no clue as to the sender. The postmark was smudged and the address was printed, not handwritten. Esmé scratched her right ear and began to worry. She hoped it was not the letter that had been threatened by the local council.

Kerrr-phoooow!

The sound of a small explosion coming from the garden made Esmé start. Her twin brother, Monty, and her uncle Potty, a professional magician, were outside, busy creating new magic tricks. Esmé put the letter in her trouser pocket and ran out to the recently fitted magic shed that Potty had been using over the last few weeks. Potty was standing alone, covered in soot. Only minutes ago, the shed had sported its clean, watertight roof. Now there were pieces of charred wood all over the grass and the entire roof was gone.

“Problem?” asked Esmé.