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The Chronicles of Narnia. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

C. S. Lewis · 121 pages

"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" is the enchanting first installment in C.S. Lewis's timeless fantasy series, "The Chronicles of Narnia." The story unfolds with the discovery of a magical world beyond the back of a wardrobe, where four siblings—Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie—stumble upon the wondrous land of Narnia. In Narnia, the land is under the oppressive rule of the White Witch

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Lyman Frank Baum · 226 pages

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz remains one of the world's most beloved and widely read books. Throughout a century of remarkable change, the popularity of L. Frank Baum's classic tale has endured and grown, embraced by generation after generation of children and the young at heart. To honour the centennial of its publication in 1900, the University Press of Kansas is presenting this special anniversar

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The Chronicles of Narnia Vol I: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

C.S.Lewis · 154 pages

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe tells the story of four adventurous children: Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie, who have been evacuated to the English countryside in 1940 following the outbreak of World War II. They discover a wardrobe in Professor Digory Kirke's house that leads to the magical land of Narnia. Narnia is a charming, once peaceful land inhabited by talking beasts, dwarfs

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The Chronicles of Narnia

Clive Staples Lewis · 68 pages

Journeys to the end of the world, fantastic creatures and epic battles between good and evil.

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The Phantom Tollbooth

Norton Juster · 256 pages

It has been fifty years—and millions of readers—since the world was first introduced to Milo and his adventures in the Lands Beyond with Tock, the Humbug, and the captive princesses Rhyme and Reason. Now we have a remarkable 50th anniversary edition to honor this universally adored and deeply influential novel.  This special edition will include:    • Gorgeous packaging that features the classic

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The Wonderful Wizard of OZ Illustrated

L Frank Baum · 160 pages

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (/ɒz/) is an American children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W.W. Denslow, originally published by the George M. Hill Company in May 1900.[1] It has since seen several reprints, most often under the title The Wizard of Oz, which is the title of the popular 1902 Broadway musical adaptation as well as the iconic 1939 live-action film.The story

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank L. Frank Baum · 169 pages

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children's novel written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. Originally published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17, 1900, it has since been reprinted numerous times, most ofte

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The Enchantress Returns

Chris Colfer · 448 pages

Alex and Conner Bailey have not been back to the magical Land of Stories since their adventures in The Wishing Spell ended. But one night, they learn the famed Enchantress has kidnapped their mother! Against the will of their grandmother, the twins must find their own way into. The Land of Stories is no longer the joyful world Alex and Conner Bailey remember from their Wishing Spell adventure: The

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Gregor the Overlander

Suzanne Collins · 311 pages

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Fablehaven

Brandon Mull · 351 pages

For centuries, mystical creatures of all description were gathered to a hidden refuge called Fablehaven to prevent their extinction. The sanctuary survives today as one of the last strongholds of true magic in a cynical world. Enchanting? Absolutely! Exciting? You bet. Safe? Well, actually, quite the opposite . . . Kendra and her brother Seth have no idea that their grandfather is the current c

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The Kingdom of Fantasy

Geronimo Stilton

"The Kingdom of Fantasy" is a children's novel written by Italian author Geronimo Stilton. The book follows the adventures of Geronimo, a mouse journalist who is magically transported to a fantasy world called the Kingdom of Fantasy. In the story, Geronimo receives a mysterious invitation to visit the Kingdom of Fantasy from a queen who is in danger. He sets off on a quest to save her, encounte

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Mary Poppins

P.L. Travers · 206 pages

An extraordinary English nanny blows in on the East Wind with her parrot-headed umbrella and magic carpetbag and introduces her charges, Jane and Michael, to some delightful people and experiences.

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Coraline

Neil Gaiman · 176 pages

When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous. But there's another mother there, and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go. Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and courage if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life.

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The Neverending Story

Michael Ende · 396 pages

From award-winning German author Michael Ende, The Neverending Story is a classic tale of one boy and the book that magically comes to life. When Bastian happens upon an old book called The Neverending Story, he's swept into the magical world of Fantastica--so much that he finds he has actually become a character in the story! And when he realizes that this mysteriously enchanted world is in g

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Dragon Rider

Cornelia Funke · 532 pages

After learning that humans are headed toward his hidden home, Firedrake, a silver dragon, is joined by a brownie and an orphan boy in a quest to find the legendary valley known as the Rim of Heaven, encountering friendly and unfriendly creatures along the way, and struggling to evade the relentless pursuit of an old enemy.

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Drowned Wednesday

Garth Nix · 389 pages

This is Book Three in Garth Nix's blockbuster fantasy-adventure series, The Keys to the Kingdom, following the best-selling Mister Monday and Grim Tuesday.Arthur Penhaligon has a broken leg and a bad attack of asthma, but there's no time for recovery. Drowned Wednesday has sent a ship to pluck him from the safety of his bed, miles from any ocean, and sail him back to the House.From hospital room t

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The Faraway Tree Stories

Enid Blyton · 560 pages

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My Father's Dragon

Ruth Stiles Gannett · 79 pages

A young boy runs away from home to rescue an abused baby dragon held captive to serve as a free twenty-four hour, seven-days-a-week ferry for the lazy wild animals living on Wild Island.

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Into the Land of the Unicorns

Bruce Coville · 176 pages

Having jumped into the fantasy land of Luster, Cara joins Lightfoot the unicorn in the search for Queen Arabella Skydancer.

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The Magic City

E. Nesbit · 162 pages

An extremely unhappy ten-year-old magically escapes into a city he has built out of books, chessmen, candlesticks, and other household items.

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Wildwood

Colin Meloy · 560 pages

When her baby brother is kidnapped by crows, seventh-grader Prue McKeel ventures into the forbidden Impassable Wilderness--a dangerous and magical forest in the middle of Portland, Oregon--and soon finds herself involved in a war among the various inhabitants.

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Magic by the Lake

Edward Eager · 183 pages

When seven-year-old Martha and her twelve-year-old sister Jane wish for a whole lakeful of magic, there is nothing for a poor old turtle to do but grant their wish. The girls, along with their sister, Katharine, and brother, Mark, soon find themselves in adventures with mermaids, pirates, and cannibals in this delightful sequel to Half Magic.

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