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  • The Acorn Quest by Jane Yolen

    When the happy kingdom of Woodland is threatened with hunger, King Earthor chooses four of his faithful knights to go in quest of the Golden Acorn which will keep food forever plentiful.



  • Albion's Dream: A novel of terror by Roger Norman

    Edward's involvement with a mysterious adventure game leads to a confrontation with his boarding school's tyrannical headmaster and evil doctor.



  • The Amulet of Komondor by Adam Osterweil

    Like most middle-school kids, Joe and Katie are obsessed with their favorite fantasy card game, DragonSteel: The Amulet of Komondor -- a cross between Pokemon and Magic: The Gathering. When they find a computer game version of DragonSteel at a mysterious shop in the local mall, they jump at the chance to play it. But it turns out to be more than your average video game. Joe and Katie become  read more ...

  • Amy's Eyes by Richard Kennedy

     



  • Are All the Giants Dead? by Mary Norton

    James, a young English boy, journeys to the fairy-tale world of princes and princesses, witches and fairies, giants and giant-killers, and invades the lair of the last giant to free a princess from an evil spell. Here is a bright successor to Bed-Knob and Broomstick and the Borrowers books. Coupled with the inspired pictures, the story is witty, exciting, and most unusual.--Publishers Weekly read more ...

  • The Arkadians by Lloyd Alexander

    Three unusual companions---one fantastic journey!Lucian is on the run from a pair of murderous soothsayers. Joy-in-the-Dance knows magic and marvels, and is on a quest. Fronto is a poet-turned-donkey who wants to break the spell that turned him into an animal. The three of them join forces and set out through Arkadia---on an amazing trip that will change their lives.



  • The Astonishing Stereoscope by Jane Langton

    Five mysterious cards ... When Eddy Hall receives five cards for his stereoscope, he and his sister, Eleanor, can't wait to see what exotic places they reveal-maybe Stonehenge, or a centuries-old European cathedral. But instead, when they look through the stereoscope, Eddy and Eleanor see some very strange things. An odd-looking rope hangs from the sky down into every picture. A marmalad read more ...

  • Babes in Toyland by James Howe

    A retelling, based on the 1903 operetta, of the classic story of how Jane and Alan are pursued by their evil uncle Barnaby who wants to kill them for their fortune.



  • Bailey's Window by Anne Lindbergh

    A masterful fantasy about four children who escape a dull summer via a magical window that allows them to travel through space and time. Lindbergh navigates unerringly between passages of fantasy and the doings of a decidedly earthly quartet of children.-Publishers Weekly



  • Beyond the Deepwoods by Paul Stewart

    Young Twig lives in the Deepwoods, among the Woodtrolls, but he isn’t one of them. In a brave attempt to find out where he belongs, Twig wanders into the mysterious, dangerous world beyond the Deepwoods. He meets a collection of odd companions, such as his wise guardian, the Caterbird; the Slaughterers, a peaceful race who butcher animals for their livelihood; and the vicious, bile-swi read more ...

  • Blade of the Poisoner by Douglas Arthur Hill

    Twelve-year-old Jarral and three friends with strong psychic Talents fight the evil of Prince Mephtik the Poisoner, who serves the Demon-Driver.



  • The Blue Roan Child by Jamieson Findlay

    Syeira is an orphaned girl who lives in a magical land. Fate pairs Syeira with Arwin, a wild mare whose two colts have been taken from her by the evil Lord Ran. Syeira pledges to help Arwin, and they embark on a dangerous quest to free the colts. Along the way, they encounter an array of strange and mysterious characters. But Syeira and Arwin must only trust each other --and it is their shar read more ...

  • The Book of Dragons by Michael Hague

    For thousands of years, the legendary dragon has inspired awe and wonder in cultures the world over. Now Michael Hague, one of America's most beloved painters of fantasy, boldly captures seventeen classic dragon tales. Within these pages are the stories of heroic dragon slayers such as Perseus, St. George, and Sigurd, as well as the magical writings of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. T read more ...

  • A Book of Magical Beasts by Ruth Manning-Sanders

    Modern and ancient poems and short stories from around the world about make-believe beasts.



  • The Book of the Dun Cow by Walter Wangerin

    Walter Wangerin's profound fantasy concerns a time when the sun turned around the earth and the animals could speak, when Chauntecleer the Rooster ruled over a more or less peaceful kingdom. What the animals did not know was that they were the Keepers of Wyrm, monster of evil long imprisoned beneath the earth ... and Wyrm, sub terra, was breaking free.



  • The Book Without Words by Avi

    In the dark of winter in the town of Dulwich, people are more desperate than ever. There's little food, little money, and even less hope. But what the people of Dulwich do have in abundance are secrets. And one man, Godric, has devoted his life to the illegal practice of alchemy in the quest to uncover the Great Secret: of making gold, and of immortality. Yet just as he is on the brink o read more ...

  • The Box of Delights: When the wolves were running by John Masefield

    Kay finds himself involved in a fantastic adventure when he becomes guardian of the mysterious Box of Delights.



  • A Box of nothing by Peter Dickinson

    After the man in the closed, empty shop gives James a box of nothing, he finds himself in the Dump, a bizarre world filled with strangely altered rubbish and large intelligent rats.



  • The Boy Who Ate the Moon by Christopher King

    After eating the moon, a boy takes a strange journey.



  • Bright Shadow by Avi

    Five wishes can save a suffering kingdom--but at a high price to 12-year-old Morwenna, who is responsible for granting them. "A sensitively written tale which poses philosophical questions about selfishness, selflessness, and the terrible burden of what first appears to be wonderful gifts".--School Library Journal. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.



  • Cart and Cwidder by Diana Wynne Jones

    The first book of the quartet of novels about the mythical land of Dalemark, originally published in the 1970s, begins the story of a land divided by warring earldoms. With the help of the Undying, the mysterious gods of Dalemark, four young people, from the past, present and future, must join forces to reunify their land. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.



  • The Castle Corona by Sharon Creech

    Long ago and far away . . .There was a castle. But not just any castle. This was a castle that glittered and sparkled and rose majestically above the banks of the winding Winono River: the Castle Corona. And in this castle lived a family. But not just any family. This was the family of King Guido: rich and royal and . . . spoiled. And King Guido was so spoiled that neither jewels nor gold no read more ...

  • Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones

    Having long indulged himself in daydreams more exciting than his mundane life as a carpet merchant, Abdullah unexpectedly purchases a magic carpet and his life changes dramatically as his daydreams come true and dangerous adventures become daily fare.



  • The Champions of Appledore by Romayne Dawnay

    Hoping to rid their town of wolves, Tom the Boy and Sir Pomfrey hire a sick dragon who is no longer at the height of his powers.



  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

    What happens when the five luckiest children in the entire world walk through the doors of Willy Wonka’s famous, mysterious chocolate factory? What happens when, one by one, the children disobey Mr. Wonka’s orders? In Dahl’s most popular story, the nasty are punished and the good are deliciously, sumptuously rewarded. From the Hardcover edition.



  • Charmed by Marilyn Singer

    Twelve-year-old Miranda and her companion Bastable, an invisible catlike creature from another world, discover that they are part of the Correct Combination, a team that must stop the evil Charmer from taking over the universe.



  • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; the magical car by Ian Fleming

    Ian Fleming, best known for his James Bond novels, wrote only one children' s book— and it is a classic! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is the name of the flying, floating, driving-by-itself automobile that takes the Pott family on a riotous series of adventures as they try to capture a notorious gang of robbers. This is a story filled with humor, adventure, and gadgetry that only a geniu read more ...

  • The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

    The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to flicker. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she’s sure it holds a secret that will save the city. She and her friend Doon must decipher the message before the lights go out on Ember forever! This stunning debut novel offers refreshingly read more ...

  • City of Light, City of Dark: A comic-book novel / story by Avi

    Asterel races against time to locate a token which will prevent the Kurbs from freezing the city.



  • Clovermead : In the Shadow of the Bear by David Randall

    In this debut fantasy, 12-year-old Clovermead Wickward dreams about the thrill of a sword fight, the excitement of heroic quests, and the clash of mighty armies. The last thing she expects is for those things to come true.



  • Colors in the Dreamweaver's Loom by Beth Hilgartner

    Distraught over her father's death, Zan wanders into the forest and into a fantasy world where she becomes involved in the Orathi's fight to save their homeland from invaders.



  • Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith

    A deathbed promise to their father sends a daring girl and her brother off to war. Filled with intrigue, romance, and magic, this spellbinding novel is a dramatic coming-of-age story about a girl who rises from impoverished beginnings to take command of her own fate. Smith tells a fast-moving tale of adventure, intrigue, and honor, with Mel a likable heroine and a lively narrator.--Booklist< read more ...

  • The Curious Adventures of Jimmy McGee by Eleanor Estes

    When Jimmy McGee finds this description of himself in Amy's notebook, he cannot fathom why he is called a hero. He thinks of himself as nothing more than a plumber, even if he does do his job very quickly, thanks to a certain magic he possesses called the zoomie-zoomies.



  • Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede

    This young adult fantasy novel has become a modern classic. Rather than marry a boring prince, Princess Cimerone runs away from her kingdom and becomes an assistant to the dragon Kazul. "School Library Journal" Best Book of 1990.



  • The Doll People by Ann M. Martin

    Annabelle Doll is eight years old -- she has been for over a hundred years. Not a lot has happened, cooped up in the same dollhouse, with the same doll people day after day, year after year...until the Funcrafts move in! Now Annabelle has a friend! Sure, she's bright pink, made of plastic, and living in the scariest room in the house, but she's an adventurer, and after a hundred year read more ...

  • The Dolls' House by Rumer Godden

    For Tottie Plantaganet, a little wooden doll, belonging to Emily and Charlotte Dane is wonderful. The only thing missing is a dollhouse that Tottie and her family could call their very own. But when the dollhouse finally does arrive, Tottie's problems really begin. That dreadful doll Marchpane comes to live with them, disrupting the harmony of the Plantaganet family with her lies and con read more ...

  • The Doomspell by Cliff McNish

    Rachel has been having disturbing dreams at night that feel too real. Then her brother, Eric, has the very same dream-about a dark mysterious woman with a live snake for a necklace. Then, on a quiet afternoon, Rachel and Eric are ripped through a wall of their house and transported to a cold and dangerous other world. It is ruled by Dragwena, a witch. Rachel discovers that she has special po read more ...

  • Dorothy and the Magic Belt by Susan Saunders

    Dorothy and her friends, the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow, and Jack Pumpkinhead, travel across Oz in search of the young wizard who stole Princess Ozma'a Magic Belt.



  • Dorothy and the Seven-leaf Clover by Dorothy F. Haas

    When Toto disappears while they are visiting their friends in Oz, Dorothy finds him caught by an unusual Golden Boy who is under the spell of the Wicked Witch of the West.



  • Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke

    Firedrake, a young dragon, receives a frightening warning one night: Humans are planning to destroy the valley in which he lives! All the dragons must flee. Their only refuge is a place above the clouds called the Rim of Heaven--which may not even exist. Firedrake boldly volunteers to go ahead first. As he embarks on his journey, he meets Ben, a runaway boy. Together, the boy and dragon make read more ...

  • Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George

    Many stories tell of damsels in distress, who are rescued from the clutches of fire-breathing dragons by knights in shining armor, and swept off to live happily ever after. Unfortunately, this is not one of those stories.nbsp; True, when Creel’s aunt suggests sacrificing her to the local dragon, it is with the hope that the knight will marry Creel and that everyone (aunt and family inc read more ...

  • The Dragon that lived under Manhattan by E. W. Hildick

    Jimmy finds a prince who has come to rescue a shy, loveable, dragon hiding out in the subway tunnels of Manhattan.



  • The Dragonling by Jackie French Koller

    Finding a baby dragon accidentally left alive after his older brother's dragonquest, Darek risks death and the anger of his people in trying to return it to the Valley of the Dragons.



  • Dragons & Dreams: a collection of new fantasy and science fiction stories by Jane Yolen

    A collection of ten science fiction and fantasy stories by authors such as Patricia A. McKillip, Jane Yolen, and Diane Wynne Jones.



  • The Dragonslayers by Bruce Coville

    A brave squire, an earnest page, and a strong-willed princess set out, each for individual reasons, to try to slay the dragon created to carry out a witch's revenge.



  • Elfquest Bedtime Stories: New old favorite tales by W. W. Lee

    Warning to parents: these stories are intended for children -- but it's perfectly all right if you enjoy them too. Cutter the Giant Killer? Skywise and the Magic Ring? Trolls and cooking pots, wishing mice, and humans in Wolves' clothing? What is going on here? These are classic fairy tales with an Elfquest twist for younger readers, as well as for the children in all of us who love  read more ...

  • Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

    In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her. At birth, Ella of Frell was given the gift of obedience by a fairy. Ella soon realizes that this gift is little better than a curse, for how can she truly be herself if at any time anyone can order her to hop on one foot, or cut off her hand, or betray he read more ...

  • The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit

    Four English children find a wonderful world of magic through an enchanted wishing ring.



  • The Feast of the Trickster by Beth Hilgartner

    Five companions from another planet visit Earth on a mission to bring Alexandra Scarsdale, a young woman earlier woven into their world, back to their true home.



  • The Feverbird's Claw by Jane Kurtz

    Twice, on the last day of her childhood, Moralin sees death coming straight at her. The first time, in the fighting yard, she saves herself. But the second time, outside the city walls . . . Moralin is captured by the Arkera, age-old enemies of her people. They dress in rough clothes and use a language Moralin can't understand. Why have they kidnapped her? Why are they taking her with th read more ...

  • The First Battle of Morn by Deborah Moulton

    An attempt to protect his flying horse catapults Torin into the center of the struggle for his planet, Morn, where the rulers want him for their "mind child" and the rebels want him as their savior.



  • The Five Sisters by Margaret Mahy

    A row of five linked paper dolls is whisked away by the wind before Sally's Nana can draw all their faces. Tossed by winds, drenched by water, and scorched by fire, the five sisters search for a mysterious island on the edge of the sea -- and acquire their own names, faces and unique personalities along the way.



  • The Fledgling by Jane Langton

    Georgie Hall had just slid off the back of the Goose Prince and was soaring through the night above Walden Pond. It all started when Georgie, hardly more than a wisp of thistledown, discovered she could jump down twelve steps in two big graceful bounds. Next, to her great delight, she learned that jumping from the porch and floating as high as the rooftop was possible too. So when the myster read more ...

  • Flight of the Moth-kin by Kathy Kennedy Tapp

    Having escaped the giants' glass bottle prison, tiny Moth-kins brave the dangers of what seems to be a human playground as they attempt to return to their colony by the river with the aid of their newly developed wings.



  • Fog Magic by Julia L. Sauer

    The Borrowers, a family of miniature people, journey down a drain, live briefly in a teakettle, and are swept away in a flood before finding a new home. Sequel to "The Borrowers Afield."



  • The Folk Keeper by Franny Billingsly

    "Here in the Cellar," Corinna says, "I control the Folk. Here, I'm queen of the world." As Folk Keeper at the Rhysbridge Home, she feeds the fierce, dark-dwelling cave Folk; keeps them from souring the milk, killing the chickens, and venting their anger on the neighborhood; and writes it all down in her Folk Record. Since only boys are Folk Keepers, she has disguised  read more ...

  • The Fossil Snake by L. M. Boston

    When Rob puts the rare fossil of a coiled snake he has discovered under the warm radiator in his room, a wonderful thing happens.



  • The Gammage Cup by Carol Kendall

    A handful of Minnipins, a sober and sedate people, rise up against the Periods, the leading family of an isolated mountain valley, and are exiled to a mountain where they discover that the ancient enemies of their people are preparing to attack.



  • The Gargoyle On the Roof: Poems by Jack Prelutsky

    Trolls. Goblins. Vampires. Werewolves. Basilisks. To say nothing of gargoyles - large and small. Jack Prelutsky and Peter Sis combine their considerable talents to create some of the most unforgettable creatures between book covers. (Well, we certainly hope they stay between book covers.) Be brave. Open the book. It's not you they're after. Probably. 00-01 Utah Book Award (Informatio read more ...

  • The Girl on the yellow giraffe by Ronald Himler

    Wizards and dragons, magic and battles... these are the things the girl on the yellow giraffe sees as she and her mother walk through their busy city neighborhood. Through her eyes, we see the story of the streets transformed into a fairy tale.



  • The Golden Band of Eddris by Ellen Kindt McKenzie

    "A complicated but compelling fantasy. Morals & principles with implications for today's world as well as the imaginary one are as important as the magical elements.... A compact & cogent tale." -School Library Journal



  • Groogleman by Debra Doyle

    When thirteen-year-old Dan journeys to the Dead Lands to rescue the village healer kidnapped by the grooglemen, he discovers strange things about himself and the world.



  • Gulliver in Lilliput by Margaret Hodges

    Shipwrecked, a seaman finds himself tied down by six-inch high Lilliputians.



  • Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

    The voyages of an Englishman carry him to such strange places as Lilliput, where people are six inches tall; Brobdingnag, a land of giants; an island of sorcerers; and a country ruled by horses.



  • Gypsy Rizka by Lloyd Alexander

    Lloyd Alexander has won legions of fans with his terrific adventure stories that feature strong female characters. Alexander's work is also distinguished by its humor, impeccable writing, and subtle moral lessons.



  • Half Magic by Edgar Eager

    SinceHalf Magicfirst hit bookshelves in 1954, Edward Eager’s tales of magic have become beloved classics. Now four cherished stories by Edward Eager about vacationing cousins who stumble into magical doings and whimsical adventures are available in updated hardcover and paperback formats. The original lively illustrations by N. M. Bodecker have been retained, but eye-catching new cover read more ...

  • "Help!" yelled Maxwell by James Stevenson

    When a flood threatens the town, Maxwell finds help in an unlikely place.



  • Help, Pink Pig! by C.S. Adler

    Moving to Los Angeles to live with her mother, a lonely girl escapes the boredom and torment of a neighborhood bully by entering a fantasy world with her magical toy pig.



  • Here There be Dragons by Jane Yolen

    A collection of both new and previously published stories and poems about dragons by Jane Yolen. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.



  • A Hidden Magic by Vivian Vande Velde

    Lost in a magic forest and separated from her prince, Princess Jennifer seeks help from a kindly young sorcerer in battling an evil witch.



  • Hidden Turnings: a collection of stories through time and space by Diana Wynne Jones

    A collection of twelve fantasy stories on the theme of the supernatural touching and changing everyday life.



  • The Hobbit/There and Back Again by J. R. R. Tolkien

    "In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit." So begins one of the most beloved and delightful tales in the English language. Set in the imaginary world of Middle-earth, at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale, The Hobbit is one of literature's most enduring and well-loved novels. This gift edition, with new watercolor paintings by the artist Alan Lee, celebrates the  read more ...

  • Home by Betsy Gould Hearne

    Megan and Randall's adventuresome and dangerous search for the lost king Brendan takes them to a strange land inhabited by lion-like men.



  • The House at Pooh Corner by A. A Milne

    This deluxe edition of Milnes classic work is a stunning companion to the "Winnie-the-Pooh 80th Anniversary Edition." The interior features the unabridged text and Shepards charming illustrations in full color on cream-colored stock, along with a die-cut window that reveals the full-color art on the case cover.



  • The House of Arden by E. Nesbit

    Young Edred Arden and his sister Elfrida have inherited Arden Castle, but they will loose it forever unless they can find the long-lost treasure of the Ardens before Edred's birthday. With the aid of the Mouldiwarp of Arden -- a tempermental but magical golden-furred mole -- they travel back thorugh time to Tudor, Stuart and Napoleonic days to search for the missing treasure.

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  • In Grandpa's House by Philip Sendak

    A huge talking bird, a friendly giant, and other fantastic creatures help David find his missing grandfather and discover the lessons every Jewish boy should know.



  • In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak

    1971 Caldecott Honor Book Notable Children's Books of 1940--1970 (ALA) Best Books of 1970 (SLJ) Outstanding Children's Books of 1970 (NYT) Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1970 (NYT) Children's Books of 1970 (Library of Congress) Carey-Thomas Award 1971--Honor Citation Brooklyn Art Books for Children 1973, 1975



  • Instead of Three Wishes by Megan Whalen Turner

    A collection of seven stories featuring leprechauns, ghosts, time travel, and other extraordinary creatures and experiences.



  • The Interesting Thing that Happened at Perfect Acres, Inc. by Barbara Brooks Wallace

    Perfecta and her friend Puck climb a ladder to the stars, acquire covers which make them invisible, and pursue evil Mr. Snoot who is trying to change the characters in children's books.



  • The Iron Ring by Lloyd Alexander

    Lloyd Alexander has won legions of fans with his terrific adventure stories that feature strong female characters. Alexander's work is also distinguished by its humor, impeccable writing, and subtle moral lessons.



  • James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

    Roald Dahl's children's classic will be rediscovered with wonder and delight in this handsome gift edition with all-new black-and-white illustrations by Caldecott Honor Book artist Lane Smith (who also designed the characters for the Disney animated film).  How James escapes from his miserable life with two nasty aunts and becomes a hero to his new insect family, including  read more ...

  • Jeremiah in the dark woods by Janet Ahlberg

    A little boy sets out to find the thief of his grandmother's strawberry tarts and meets a number of unusual characters on his search.



  • Jonathan Swift's Gulliver by Martin Jenkins

    A tour de force of illustration and design, JONATHAN SWIFT'S GULLIVER is a magnificent introduction to one of the most popular stories in the English language. First published in 1726, Jonathan Swift's classic adventure story has long been a favorite with adults and children alike. This magnificent edition contains all of Gulliver's extraordinary voyages. Travel to Lilliput, land read more ...

  • Journey outside by Mary Q. Steele

    Grandfather said they were headed for the Better Place, but Dilar suspected they were headed nowhere, simply following the dark underground river blindly. And so one night he leaped onto a shelf of rock and watched the flotilla of the Raft People disappear. And from there he found his way Outside, into a world so beautiful and strange he could only suppose he had died-a world of day, and sun read more ...

  • Journey to freedom by Gilbert Morris

    In this adventure-filled book, an unlikely hero leads an army of fellow Whitefeet Mice to protect the royal family and defend their homeland against a Brown Rat invasion.



  • Justice and her brothers by Virginia Hamilton

    An eleven-year-old and her older twin brothers struggle to understand their supersensory powers.



  • The Kelpie's Pearls by Mollie Hunter

    An old woman of the Scottish highlands makes friends with a kelpie, sees the Loch Ness monster, and practices some of her grandmother's witchcraft.



  • Kiteman of Karanga by Alfred Reynolds

    Banished from his homeland for cowardice, Karl uses his kitewing glider to fly across the "endless" desert where he faces unkind odds against surviving, and ultimately reaches a new land which contains perils of its own.



  • The Last of the really great whangdoodles by Julie Edwards

    The Whangdoodle was once the wisest, the kindest, and the most extraordinary creature in the world. Then he disappeared and created a wonderful land for himself and all the other remarkable animals -- the ten-legged Sidewinders, the little furry Flukes, the friendly Whiffle Bird, and the treacherous, "oily" Prock. It was an almost perfect place where the last of the really great Wh read more ...

  • Lights on the Lake by Gregory Maguire

    Lonely Daniel Rider, living with his parents in his dead grandmother's house in the Adirondack Mountains, becomes involved with a young poet grieving for a dead friend and a mysterious black bird that reveals other people's dreams.



  • The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

    An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who relates his adventures in seeking the secret of what is important in life. Howard's new translation of this beloved classic beautifully reflects Saint-Exupery's unique, gifted style. Color and b&w illustrations. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.



  • Little Sophie and Lanky Flop by Els Pelgrom

    The night that all her toys come to life, a sick little girl embarks on a strange journey with a dishonest rag doll, a wealthy teddy bear, and a talking cat, and her life is changed forever.



  • The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones

    Young Christopher Chant, in training to become the next Chrestomanci or head controller of magic in the world, becomes a key figure in a battle with renegade sorcerers because he has nine lives.



  • Lucky Bucky in Oz by John R. Neill

    Join young Lucky Bucky for a valiant voyage from New York Harbor to the Emerald City. On the high seas of the Nonestic Ocean, Lucky Bucky meets and joins forces with a strange and wondrous creature, the Wooden Whale. This is no casual cruise: dangers lurk in the oceans and discouragements wait in the shallows of rivers, but our Bucky has enough courage and self-reliance -- and luck -- to tri read more ...

  • Lure of the dark by Sarah Sargent

    The force of chaos and disorder generated by the Norse god Loki pervades the life of a high school freshman in Wisconsin, whose personal problems have left her in a vulnerable state.



  • The Magic Circle by Donna Jo Napoli

    After learning sorcery to become a healer, a good-hearted woman is turned into a witch by evil spirits and she fights their power until her encounter with Hansel and Gretel years later.



  • The Magical worlds of Harry Potter : a treasury of myths, legends, and fascinating facts by David Colbert

    The ultimate fan's guide to the underlying mythology contained in the multi-million-selling novels and record-breaking film. Have witches always flown on broomsticks? Where does magic come from? Why do wizards use wands? J.K. Rowling fills Harry Potter's world with real history and famous legends from as far away as India and Japan, as long ago as ancient Egypt. This book tells all a read more ...

  • The Map that breathed by Melanie Gideon

    Nora Sweetkale has a strong feeling that her life is about to change. It starts when she receives a mysterious blank book in the mail. Then she meets Billy, who can make windows that look into other worlds. Through one of these windows they glimpse the lovely island of Sanasaera, where the colorful cats are as big as ponies and the cheerful people love nothing better than a good ear-pulling  read more ...

  • Martin the Warrior by Brian Jacques

    The Redwall series captured the hearts of readers and critics alike with its exhilarating tales of the wondrous creatures of Redwall. Martin the Warrior continues the saga with the long-awaited history of Martin, Redwall's most glorious hero, who rises from slavery to become the greatest warrior the land would ever know.



  • Master of fiends by Douglas Arthur Hill

    Relates the further adventures of twelve-year-old Jarral and three friends with strong psychic Talents as they battle demons to rescue a wizard imprisoned in the faraway palace of the Unnamed Enemy.



  • Medallion of the Black Hound by Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    The power of the Medallion of the Black Hound brings David into a world called Meryn where he must join in the battle good against evil.



  • Mendel's Ladder by Mark Karlins

    One summer during a drought, Mendel builds a ladder to the clouds and sets out to find the Rainmaker.



  • The Merlin Conspiracy by Diana Wynne Jones

    The islands of Blest keep the balance of magic in half the multiverse. If something goes wrong with the magic on Blest, it will have a ripple effect on many other worlds. Something is about to go wrong ... It all begins when the Merlin of Blest dies of a heart attack. Or was he murdered by sorcery? Two friends, Roddy and Grundo, suspect a conspiracy, but no adult will believe them. When a bo read more ...

  • Merlin dreams by Peter Dickinson

    Nine stories of blood, magic, and fabulous creatures, set in the framing device of dreams coming to the enchanted wizard Merlin as he lies imprisoned under a great stone.



  • Merry go round in Oz by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

    Robin Brown mounts a merry-go-round in Oregon, grabs the brass ring, and suddenly he and his scarlet carousel horse fly off to Oz! With the magically animated merry-go-round horse as a companion, Robin joins Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, Prince Gules, and a unicorn on a quest to save the Kingdom of Halidom.

    Merry Go Round in Oz was the 40th and last of the original Oz books issued b read more ...

  • Midnight blue by Pauline Fisk

    Bonnie, a girl torn between the harsh reality of her mother's weaknesses and her grandmother's strong will escapes her home one day by sneaking into her neighbor's hot air balloon. But instead of flying into the clouds and back down, she lands in another world, something like her own, but both kinder and somehow much more terrifying. She's not sure if she can ever leave this  read more ...

  • Midnight Magic by Avi

    Night after night, a ghost appears in the royal castle Pergamontio, terrifying the princess. Mangus the Magician doesn't believe in ghosts, but that doesn't stop him from being charged with finding this one. The King demands that Mangus free his daughter from the torment of the ghost...otherwise, the magician will pay with his life. Mangus's only hope is his faithful, street-smar read more ...

  • Mindy's mysterious miniature by Jane Louise Curry

    A young girl finds an old dollhouse with unsuspected magic powers.



  • The Minpins by Roald Dahl

    Terrible monsters lurk in the forest, but if you climb up into the trees you may be lucky and meet some of the thousands of tiny Minpins who live there, too. The hollow trees are filled with their miniature homes--and they travel around the country on the backs of birds! "Vintage Dahl for reading aloud".--Booklist. Full color.



  • Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo

    A timeless tale by the incomparable Kate DiCamillo, complete with stunning full-color plates by Bagram Ibatoulline, honors the enduring power of love. "Someone will come for you, but first you must open your heart. . . ." Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a read more ...

  • Moominland Midwinter by Tove Jansson

    Everyone knows that the Moomins sleep through the winter, but this year Moomintroll has woken up in January. After his initial shock at seeing his familiar haunts under the snow, Moomintroll discovers that winter is worth waking up for after all.



  • The Moon of Gomrath by Alan Garner

    With the help of the wizard Cadellin, Colin and Susan struggle to contain the forces of evil unleashed by the inadvertent awakening of the band of ancient horsemen known as the Wild Hunt.



  • Mooncoin Castle by Brinton Turkle

    A ghost and a witch agree to help the jackdaws prevent the razing of Mooncoin Castle ruins to make way for a supermarket.



  • Moth-kin Magic by Kathy Kennedy Tapp

    Several members of a Mothkin family, tiny people less than an inch tall, must escape or die when they are inadvertantly captured by giants and imprisoned in glass bottles used to study plant life.



  • The Mouse and his Child by Russell Hoban

    From the author of the "Frances and the Badger" series comes this story, first printed in 1967. It is considered to be one of the great works of children's literature in the 20th century and is available again in an updated format with new illustrations.



  • The Neverending Story by Michael Ende

    Unicorns, dragons, sprites, will-o'-the-wisps: the inhabitants of an enchanted world. And into this word-through the pages of an old book-ventures Bastian, a lonely boy of ten or twelve. But Fantastica is slowly decaying, its childlike Empress dying. Only a real human being can set things right by giving the Empress a new name. Bastian takes up the challenge, and finds himself crossing t read more ...

  • Nicobobinus by Terry Jones

    Nicobobinus and his friend Rosie go in search of the Land of Dragons and find more adventure than they'd bargained for.



  • The Night of the Solstice by L. J. Smith

    Four children set out to rescue a sorceress held captive in a parallel world.



  • No flying in the house by Betty Brock

    Annabel Tippens seems like an ordinary little girl, with short blond hair and very good manners. But Annabel is actually quite unusual. Instead of parents, she has Gloria, a tiny white dog who talks and wears a gold collar. Annabel never wonders why her life is different, until one day a cat named Belinda tells her the truth -- she's not just a little girl, she's half fairy! But now  read more ...

  • Oaf by Julia Cunningham

    Eight-year-old Oaf, seeking his fortune with a band of talking animals, seeks to rescue five dwarfs and a dancing fox from their cruel master.



  • Of two minds by Carol Matas

    Follows the adventures of two royal teenagers who possess extraordinary mental powers.



  • Outside the Gates by Molly Gloss

    Vren, exiled into the dark forest outside the Gates, finds a new life with a friendly weather-worker, until their gentle existence is disrupted by a spellbinder misusing his power.



  • The Owlstone Crown by X. J. Kennedy

    Orphans Timothy and Verity are cruelly treated by their foster parents before escaping to another world where they are caught up in a struggle against a despicable tyrant and his wicked ally.



  • Painted devil by Michael Bedard

    A visit from strange Aunt Emily invokes in Alice a foreboding sense of evil, as they find connections between the local library's collection of old puppets and a sinister magic show that took place twenty-eight years earlier.



  • Perloo the bold by Avi

    In this antic page-turner by a peerless storyteller, rabbit-like creatures called Montmers are enemies of the coyote-like Felbarts. Among the Montmers is mild-mannered Perloo, whose fate is to bring peace to the two tribes.



  • Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

    Illustrated in black-and-white. We're celebrating the thirty-fifth anniversary (1996) of this modern kids' classic with a special hardcover edition! This ingenious fantasy centeres around Milo, a bored ten-year-old who comes home to find a large toy tollbooth sitting in his room. Joining forces with a watchdog named Tock, Milo drives through the tollbooth's gates and begins a mem read more ...

  • The Pig Who Could Conjure the Wind by Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    A witch pig's one passion in life, to fly on the wind, is seriously endangered when a demon puts a spell on her.



  • The Pigs are Flying! by Emily Rodda

    After complaining that her life is uninteresting, Rachel finds herself transported to a place where periodic storms occur which affect the inhabitants in strange ways and cause pigs to float in the air.



  • Power of three by Diana Wynne Jones

    The curse on Orban spreads bad luck to the rest of the Otmounders, the Giants, and the Dorig until three Otmounder children are born with Gifts.



  • Princess Nevermore by Dian Curtis Regan

    When a fifteen-year-old Mandrian princess makes a wish in a wizard's circle, she winds up on Earth alone and without the ability and desire to return to home.



  • The Quest for Queenie by Brian Ball

    Harry and Jill are chosen by a magic talking sword to rescue a damsel from the Bad Wizard in Mandragora, but the damsel is Harry's complacent fat spaniel and she decides she wants to stay in Mandragora.



  • Rapunzel’s Revenge (graphic novel) by Shannon Hale

    Once upon a time, in a land you only think you know, lived a little girl and her mother . . . or the woman shethoughtwas her mother.Every day, when the little girl played in her pretty garden, she grew more curious about what lay on the other side of the garden wall . . . a rather enormous garden wall.And every year, as she grew older, things seemed weirder and weirder, until the day she fin read more ...

  • Red Wizard by Nancy Springer

    Seventh-grader Ryan is whisked from his world into a fantasy kingdom by an incompetent wizard trying to find the perfect color red, but the mistake may avert a crisis with a rebel warlock and help Ryan solve a problem with his own father.



  • The River bank: and other stories from the Wind in the willows by Kenneth Grahame

    The escapades of four animal friends who live along a river in the English countryside--Toad, Mole, Rat, and Badger.



  • Rosemary's Witch by Ann Warren Turner

    After moving into an old house in a small New England town, 9-year-old Rosemary discovers that the nearby woods conceal a 150-year-old witch, who once lived in the house and is using her magic to take it back.



  • The Runaway Princess by Kate Coombs

    “A dragon darkens our dells. A witch haunts our woods. Bandits roam our moors” . . . King Stromgard swept on. “In the tradition of so many monarchs, I offer my daughter’s hand in marriage and half my kingdom to the prince who can rid us of these evils, restoring peace and prosperity to our realm.” nbsp; And so the contest in the Kingdom of Greeve begins. But Pri read more ...

  • The Same Place but Different by Perry Nodelman

    Young John Nesbit enters the world of the Strangers in order to rescue his baby sister whom the fairies have replaced with a Changeling.



  • The Sea Child by Carolyn Sloan

    A mysterious "sea child" ventures into a nearby village where she meets a lonely nine-year-old.



  • The Sea Egg by L. M. Boston

    Toby and Jo are two brothers on holiday with their parents. They've made friends with the lobster man who sells polished shells for extra money. At the beginning of this story he shows them his latest find - a smooth egg-shaped stone that the two boys instantly feel they have to own. They take it to their secret rock pool and see something strange among the seals - a young boy with a fis read more ...

  • The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer

    Jack was eleven when the berserkers loomed out of the fog and nabbed him. "It seems that things are stirring across the water," the Bard had warned. "Ships are being built, swords are being forged.""Is that bad?" Jack had asked, for his Saxon village had never before seen berserkers."Of course. People don't make ships and swords unless they intend to us read more ...

  • The Search for Delicious by Natalie Babbitt

    In this classic novel by a Newbery Honor author, the Prime Minister is compiling a dictionary, and when no one at court can agree on the meaning of delicious, the King sends his 12-year-old messenger Gaylen to poll the country. Illustrations.



  • The Secret of Castle Cant by K. P. Bath

    With remarkable wit and a flair for the fantastic, this debut author captivates readers with fast-paced action, a cast of eccentric characters, and two strong female heroines who learn that cunning and heroism are not merely words in a storybook. Includes artistic embellishments by David Christiana.



  • Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson

    A hilarious fantasy for fans of Carroll, Nesbit, and Barrie!In the British tradition of comic fantasies, here is a wildly witty caper that would make Lewis Carroll laugh and E. Nesbit snicker.A forgotten door on an abandoned railway platform is the entrance to a magical kingdom -an island where humans live happily with feys, mermaids, ogres, and other wonderful creatures. Carefully hidden fr read more ...

  • The Secret world of Polly Flint by Helen Cresswell

    Polly Flint, a girl who sees things other people can't, finds herself involved with the "time gypsies" of Grimstone, inhabitants of a lost village who have become trapped in a time not their own.



  • Seven Spells to Farewell by Betty Baker

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  • Shadow Dancers by Jane Louise Curry
    Wrongfully accused of stealing a valuable moonstone, Lek the conjuror determines to enter the dread Shadowland where the sun never shines and search for the long-sought Opal Mountains where he might find another stone with equally potent powers.

  • The Shuteyes by Mary James

    A boy is carried off by a giant one-eyed parrot to the planet, Alert, where sleeping is a crime and those caught in this activity are contemptuously called "shuteyes."



  • The Silver Child by Cliff McNish

    When Milo couldn't stop himself from eating every scrap of food in his house in one sitting, he was worried and scared. Little did he know that this was only the beginning of the changes that he would experience. And he's not alone! Follow the adventures of six extraordinary kids as they experience life-altering changes and eventually find one another in the wasteland of Coldharbour. read more ...

  • The Six who were Left in a Shoe by Padraic Colum

    After her children grew up, the old woman who lived in a shoe went away, leaving six animals behind in the shoe. They go together in search of a new home, and find one with another old woman who has a house just like the one they left.



  • Sky Carver by Dean Whitlock

    Thomas Painter was born with the wrong name. Though his father was a brilliant painter, Thomas couldn't be less of one. His talent is woodcarving. Yet because he lives in a place where one's name dictates his trade, he is forced to be a painter's apprentice. Destiny intervenes when a tree branch falls from the sky. For the branch, at least in Thomas's hands, is a magic wand.  read more ...

  • A Small, Elderly Dragon by Beverly Keller

    When the kingdom is overtaken by a sorcerer, young Princess Dorma, nearsighted and awkward, helps a small, elderly dragon find the power needed to save the villagers.



  • Sophocles' Oedipus the King by Sirish Rao

    Among the Greek tragedies, none is better known than the story of Oedipus, the king of Thebes, who sets out to uncover the sin for which his people are being punished, only to discover that it is he who has unwittingly committed unspeakable acts. Oedipus's slow uncovering of the truth of his birth, marriage, and kingship, and the dreadful punishments he and his unfortunate mother and wif read more ...

  • The Sorcerer's Companion: a guide to the magical world of Harry Potter by Allan Zola Kronzek

    Who was the real Nicholas Flamel? How did the Sorcerer’s Stone get its power? Did J. K. Rowling dream up the terrifying basilisk, the seductive veela, or the vicious grindylow? And if she didn’t, who did? Millions of readers around the world have been enchanted by the magical world of wizardry, spells, and mythical beasts inhabited by Harry Potter and his friends. But what most r read more ...

  • South Star by Betsy Gould Hearne

    A young giant girl is chased from her ancestral home by the "Screamer."



  • Spaceships & Spells : a collection of new fantasy and science-fiction stories by Jane Yolen

    A collection of thirteen fantasy and science fiction short stories by such authors as Bruce Coville, Isaac Asimov, and Jane Yolen.



  • Spellfall by Katherine Roberts

    In this story of kidnapping and sorcery that spans two worlds, the captured Natalie discovers her own extraordinary powers. But is she strong enough to win back her own freedom? And can she save Earthaven, the enchanted realm beyond the Thrallstone Gateway, where giant soultrees weave a new kind of magic?



  • Stone Fey by Robin McKinley

    Maddy has been roaming the hills of Damar with her sheep since she was a girl. The Hills hold everything she desires: her family; her beloved dog, Aerlich - and soon, her fianc, Donal, who has been away for a year. But one evening a lamb is lost. And when Maddy returns to the Hills to find it, she discovers something else the Hills possess - something that will change her forever...



  • The Stones are Hatching by Geraldine McCaughrean

    After centuries of undisturbed slumber, the Stoor Worm -- the World Eater -- is waking. A creature of monstrous proportions and unimaginable evil, the Stoor Worm must be destroyed. Already its murderous hatchlings are bringing terror and destruction to every corner of Britain. And an odd trio--a Fool, a Maiden, and a Horse -- is desperately trying to convince one quite ordinary boy that he a read more ...

  • Storm at the Edge of Time by Pamela F. Service

    'All doors except the main one are locked at closing time, children, ' the man said smoothly. 'Give that to me, and we'll let you out.' Angrily, Jamie turned back to the door. She jabbed the lock wildly with the point of the staff. 'Open, blast you!' she yelled.The flame that sprang from the staff was like a welding torch. The iron bands on the door tuned white ho read more ...

  • Stuart Little by E. B. White

    A hardcover edition of this treasured story, for which Garth Williams's original black-and-white line drawings for the jacket of Stuart Little have been colorized by the celebrated illustrator Rosemary Wells. Stuart Little is no ordinary mouse. Born to a family of humans, he lives in New York City with his parents, his older brother George, and Snowbell the cat. Though he's shy and t read more ...

  • Taash and the Jesters by Ellen Kindt McKenzie

    An orphan boy who lives with a witch becomes involved in a dangerous adventure, from which he eventually emerges as the brother of a king.



  • Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

    DiCamillo's cherished Newbery Medal winner receives a stunning new treatment in a slipcased edition featuring 24 new full-color illustrations specially created for this collectible gift edition.



  • The Tar Pit by Tor Seidler

    Shy Edward Small has only one real friend, a loving and brave dinosaur, with whom he finds adventure at the edge of a curious pond full of dark, oily goo and daydreams.



  • Tecwyn, the last of the Welsh dragons by Mary Dawson

    The last of the fire breathing dragons hatches out in Pennyben, Wales, placing a serious drain on the town's coal supply.



  • Things that go bump in the night : a collection of original stories by Jane Yolen

    A collection of original stories about the noises, dreams, and shadows of the night that frighten and beguile the imagination.



  • Three dreams and a nightmare, and other tales of the dark by Judith Gorog

    Presents sixteen short stories of fantasy, the supernatural, and the macabre.



  • Tomorrow's Magic by Pamela F. Service

    Originally published in two volumes in the 1980s, this creative, futuristic spin on the Camelot legend is now back in print, and will appeal to Arthurian purists and fantasy lovers alike.



  • Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins

    Lumphy is a stuffed buffalo. StingRay is a stuffed stingray. And Plastic... well, Plastic isn't quite surewhatshe is. They all belong to the Little Girl who lives on the high bed with the fluffy pillows. A very nice person to belong to. But outside of the Little Girl's room things can be confusing. Like when Lumphy gets sticky with peanut butter on a picnic, why is he called "di read more ...

  • Treekeepers by Susan Britton

    Bird is a tough, streetwise urchin, stealing and begging to get by. In this stirring fantasy, a murderous leader has taken over the land where Bird lives and destroyed the tree that gives life. He will do anything to find the Opener-one who is prophesied to save the people. A few other orphans and a sad, mysterious caretaker lead Bird to a special locket that, amazingly, opens easily in her  read more ...

  • TruckDogs: A novel in four bites by Graeme Base

    In a far-off desert world remarkably similar to outback Australia, evolution has taken an unexpected turn. The dominant life form is a creature covered in fur but with living steel panels beneath. It gnaws on bones and sniffs lampposts but fills up on oil, brake fluid, and petrol. This is the world of Truckdogs.



  • The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White

    Swan Song Like the rest of his family, Louis is a trumpeter swan. But unlike his four brothers and sisters, Louis can't trumpet joyfully. In fact, he can't even make a sound. And since he can't trumpet his love, the beautiful swan Serena pays absolutely no attention to him. Louis tries everything he can think of to win Serena's affection--he even goes to school to learn to re read more ...

  • Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

    < b>A New York Times Bestseller< br>An ALA Notable Book< /b>< p>Granted eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck finds that living forever at one age is less a blessing than it might seem. < p>An Accelerated Reader® title for Ages 9-12.



  • Tunnels by Roderick Gordon

    14-year-old Will Burrows has little in common with his strange, dysfunctional family. In fact, the only bond he shares with his eccentric father is a passion for archaeological excavation. So when his dad mysteriously vanishes, Will is compelled to dig up the truth behind his disappearance. He unearths the unbelievable: a subterranean society that time forgot. "The Colony" has exis read more ...

  • The Twenty-one balloons by William Pène Du Bois

    Professor William Waterman Sherman intends to fly across the Pacific Ocean. But through a twist of fate, he lands on Krakatoa, and discovers a world of unimaginable wealth, eccentric inhabitants, and incredible balloon inventions. Winner of the 1948 Newbery Medal , this classic fantasy-adventure is now available in a handsome new edition."William Pne du Bois combines his rich imaginatio read more ...

  • Uncle Terrible: More adventures of Anatole by Nancy Willard

    Anatole is faced with the formidable task of retrieving the thread of death from the wizard Arcimboldo.



  • Under the cat's eye : a tale of morph and mystery by Gillian Rubinstein

    Is the headmaster of Nexhoath Boarding School a monster -- stealing the children's souls? Jai doesn't believe it at first, but when he stumbles onto the headmaster's shape-shifting assistants, he knows he's got to unravel the mystery ... or he might be next.



  • Uninvited ghosts and other stories by Penelope Lively

    A Martian comes to stay -- The disastrous dog -- Uninvited Ghosts -- The dragon tunnel -- Time trouble -- Princess by mistake -- A flock of gryphons -- The great mushroom mistake.



  • Until the Celebration by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

    At a time when the Erdlings are to reenter Green-sky, mounting tension is eventually soothed by two children who have become symbols of the unification.



  • Visions of fantasy : tales from the masters by Isaac Asimov

    The smallest dragonboy / by Anne McCaffrey -- A message from charity / by William Lee -- The seventh mandarin -- by Jane Yolen -- The voices of El Dorado / by Howard Goldsmith -- The box / by Bruce Coville -- The lake / by Ray Bradbury -- A dozen of everything / by Marion Zimmer Bradley -- Poor little Saturday / by Madeleine L'Engle -- The fable of the three princes / by Issac Asimov --  read more ...

  • Voyages by Doris Buchanan Smith

    While immobilized in a hospital bed, Janessa journeys into a world of dreamlike adventures with the gods of Norse legend.



  • Warlock at the wheel and other stories by Diana Wynne Jones

    Warlock at the wheel -- The plague of peacocks -- The fluffy pink toadstool -- Auntie Bea's day out -- Carruthers -- No one -- Dragon reserve, home eight -- The sage of Theare.



  • The Waterstone by Rebecca Rupp

    In the tradition of epic fantasy fiction comes a breathtaking adventure peopled by unforgettable characters - in a mythical world threatened by an unspeakable secret. The world is drying. Twelve-year-old Tad - who is only a few inches tall - doesn’t even notice it at first. Busy practicing with his new spear, arguing with his sister, Birdie, and living the normal life of a youngling of read more ...

  • The Wayfinder by Darcy Pattison

    Young Winchal Eldras is a Wayfinder, one of the gifted few of G'il Rim who have the ability to locate anything: a lost ring, the way home, a blue dress in the marketplace, a lost child. "Finding" is a valuable talent in this city that sits dangerously close to the Rift, a mysterious, unexplored chasm. When the Rift claims his little sister in a bizarre accident, though, Win is  read more ...

  • Well wished by Franny Billingsly

    "A coin for passage to your heart's desire," says Agnes, Guardian of the Wishing Well in the village of Bishop Mayne. "That is the first rule." But Nuria doesn't think she needs a wish. Wishing on the Well is dangerous. Wishes often go wrong. That's why there are no other children around. A wish-gone-wrong took them all away. But now, because her grandfather,  read more ...

  • Westmark by Lloyd Alexander

    This winner of the American Book Award, which was also named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, begins Alexander's classic fantasy trilogy. When apprentice Theo prints a pamphlet for a traveling showman, it sets off a chain reaction that results in the murder of his master. Theo flees and teams up with the showman and Mickle, a strong-willed girl with a mysterious past.



  • Where the Wild Geese Go by Meredith Ann Pierce

    In order to save her sick grandmother, Truzjka embarks on a fanciful journey to find the answer to the question of where the wild geese go.



  • Wingman by Daniel Manus Pinkwater

    To escape the problems of being poor and Chinese, Donald begins to cut school to climb the George Washington Bridge where he meets wingman, a sort of Chinese Superman.



  • Wise Child by Monica Furlong

    In a remote Scottish village, nine-year-old Wise Child is taken in by Juniper, a healer and sorceress. Then Wise Child’s mother, Maeve, a black witch, reappears. In choosing between Maeve and Juniper, Wise Child discovers the extent of her supernatural powers—and her true loyalties. From the Paperback edition.



  • The wishing tree by Ruth Chew

    A bird and cat that talk and a special tree in a nearby park involve a brother and sister in some magical adventures.



  • The Witch family by Eleanor Estes

    Two little girls who love to draw witches build an elaborate world around the imaginary Old Witch and her family.



  • Wizard in Wonderland by Jean Ure

    Twins Joel & Gemma take a tour of Wonderland.



  • Wizard Test by Hilari Bell

    Dayven has passed the test he wanted most desperately to fail -- he's been proven to have the powers of a wizard. He had promised never to become one of the deceitful, disloyal sorcerers who believe in nothing and alter people's true destinies -- but now he has no choice. Thrown into an apprenticeship with a roguish wizard, Dayven discovers that loyalty and trust are never simple, an read more ...

  • A Wizard's Dozen: Stories of the fantastic by Michael Stearns

    Thirteen new short stories by some of the most original fantasy writers for young adults comprise a wizard's dozen.



  • Wizard's Hall by Jane Yolen

    Poor Henry. It’s not enough that his mother has sent him away from home to learn magic. It’s not enough that everyone at his new school calls him Thornmallow because he’s “prickly on the outside, squishy within.” It’s not enough that the only talent he shows at Wizard’s Hall is an ability to make messes of even the simplest spells. Now, when Wizard&r read more ...

  • Wizards of the game by David Lubar

    Mercer Dickenson lives for the battle. Along with his warrior-mage, Shath'dra, Mercer plans to dominate the world of Zule with wealth and power. But first, there is the little problem of Geography class. . . . Such is the real world for Mercer, an eighth grader who loves nothing more than the role-playing fantasy game Wizards of the Warrior World. Until, that is, a group of students prot read more ...

  • The Wizards' Den: Spellbinding stories of magic and magicians by Peter Haining

    - Includes stories from William F. Nolan, Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, and Philip Pullman



  • The Wolves of Aam by Jane Louise Curry

    Searching for his missing lucky "dreamstone" and the answers to some mysteries surrounding it, Runner, one of the swiftest Tiddi scouts, ventures into the northern Icelands and the grim mountain fortress of Gzel.



  • The World's Worst Fairy Godmother by Bruce Coville

    Every spell Maybelle Clodnowski casts seems to backfire causing magical mix-ups that throw the entire twon into an uproar. Then she discovers a secret enemy is working against her. Can a good heart triumph over bad magic? Or will Maybelle find herself facing a fate worse than death? Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.



  • Wren to the Rescue by Sherwood Smith

    With the help of a prince and an apprentice, Wren strives to rescue her best friend, a princess named Tess, from the fortress of a wicked king.



  • Year of the Griffin by Diana Wynne Jones

    It is eight years after the tours from offworld have stopped. High Chancellor Querida has retired, leaving Wizard Corkoran in charge of the Wizards' University. Although Wizard Corkoran's obsession is to be the first man on the moon, and most of his time is devoted to this project, he decides he will teach the new first years himself in hopes of currying the favor of the new students read more ...

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