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1y
The Missing Ace
Lindfield
:
Scholastic Australia
,
2017
11526467
2017
single work
children's fiction
children's
'Dangling on a burning rope while chained above a tank full of hungry sharks... there's only one hero who can beat those odds... COSENTINO, THE GRAND ILLUSIONIST! Cosentino's performances at his run-down old theatre attract the wrong kind of attention when the Ace of Spades dashes through the door, begging to be saved from the clutches of the evil two-headed King! When Cosentino is captured, he's thrown into the dungeon at the bottom of the castle, from which no one has ever escaped. This would be the trick of his life...if he can pull it off!' (Synopsis)
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2y
Rabbit Rescue
James Hart
(illustrator),
Lindfield
:
Scholastic Australia
,
2018
12315671
2018
single work
children's fiction
children's
'The rabbits are in trouble! Meet me at the land of Lost Hats. -- P.
'When Cosentino, the Grand Illusionist, receives a mysterious note, he discovers the evil two-headed King's terrible secret. The King has locked up all but a few of the rabbits of Magicland in the Royal Zoo. And tonight, he is going to have a marvellous feast. Everyone in Silver City is invited for a dinner of . . . ROLLED ROAST RABBIT! Cos needs the help of his friends to pull off this rescue! Includes four foam balls and trick instructions.' (Publication summary)
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3y
The Lost Treasure
Lindfield
:
Scholastic Australia
,
2018
14401918
2018
single work
children's fiction
children's
'Cosentino, the Grand Illusionist, is in danger! He’s trapped in a glass ball hanging over the ocean, where dangerous beasts lurk. He’ll have to undo shackles, a straightjacket, and padlocks to escape!
'The audience watching him from the pier is terrified, but not as much as when the evil two-headed King arrives on a mission to find his lost sunken treasure. Cos must stop the King from taking the treasure, but first he must avoid arrest AND escape from the glass ball... while underwater! But how long can he hold his breath? Can Cos pull off his greatest illusion ever?'Source: Publisher's blurb.
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4y
The Silver Thief
Lindfield
:
Scholastic Australia
,
2019
15444718
2019
single work
children's fiction
children's
fantasy
'Cosentino, the grand illusionist is stuck in the centre of Coppertown until the opening of his new magic theatre. He is frozen inside a block of ice ... or is he? The real Cos is on a mission to stop the supply of silver to the King. Silver enhances magical power, and the King has too much power already. Cos must disguise himself and sneak into the silver mines. But who are all the old people at the mine, and why is Coss old manager Wiggy down there? Could it be a ... TRAP? How will Cos escape the mines AND outwit Wiggy and the twin Jokers?'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
