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The Sandman and the War of Dreams

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The Girl Who Could Not Dream

Sarah Beth Durst · 379 pages

"Sophie's parents run a secret shop where dreams are bought and sold. When Sophie dreams, her dreams become real, so she is forbidden to have any. Sinister events are set in motion when she is accidentally seen by one of her parents' customers, and it's up to Sophie to save her family"--

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Alice in Wonderland Collection

Lewis Carroll · 474 pages

Alice can't believe her eyes when a white rabbit wearing a waistcoat and carrying a pocket watch dashes by her. She chases after him, down a rabbit hole to a strange land full of exotic creatures, like the Mad Hatter and March Hare, a smiling Cheshire cat, a philosophical caterpillar, and a temperamental croquet-playing queen. Alice can hardly keep track of all the curious characters, let alone he

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Monster Madness

Dean Lorey

Thirteen-year-old Charlie Benjamin and his fellow students at the Nightmare Academy try to stop the four Named Lords of the Nether from coming to Earth and summoning an even more deadly creature called the Fifth.

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Bone: Quest for the Spark, Vol. 1

Tom Sniegoski, Thomas E. Sniegoski · 224 pages

Twelve-year-old Tom Elm, his raccoon friend Roderick, Percival, Abbey, and Barclay Bone, warrior-priest Randolf, and forest-woman Lorimar join in a quest to find the pieces of the Spark that can save Dreaming--and the Waking World--from a Darkness created by the Nacht.

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Palace of Dreams

Adam Jay Epstein, Andrew Jacobson · 329 pages

The familiars Aldwyn, Skylar, and Gilbert have defeated the evil Paksahara, but when Queen Loranella falls victim to a terrible curse, the familiars who are prime suspects must set out on a quest to prove their innocence and find a cure for the queen. Aldwyn, Skylar, and Gilbert must embark on a journey to clear their names and save a Vastia after a necklace they give to Queen Loranella puts he

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Dormia

Jake Halpern, Peter Kujawinski · 528 pages

After learning of his ancestral ties to Dormia, a hidden kingdom in the Ural Mountains whose inhabitants possess the ancient power of "wakeful sleeping," twelve-year-old Alfonso sets out on a mission to save the kingdom from destruction, discovering secrets that lurk in his own sleep.

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Nightmare Escape

Greg Grunberg · 201 pages

"Ben has a gift. He can jump into other people's dreams. So when his classmates start falling victim to an evil dream monster he knows he has to do something. But can he get to them in time? With help from a mysterious companion, Ben just might be able to defeat the monster and save his friends . . . if he can harness the power within" -- page 4 of cover.

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Death Weavers

Brandon Mull · 507 pages

Cole is about to face his biggest peril yet. Since arriving in the Outskirts, Cole and his friends have fought monsters, challenged knights, and battled rampaging robots. But none of that has prepared them for Necronum. In this haunting kingdom, it’s hard to tell the living from the dead, and secret pacts carry terrifying risks. Within Necronum lies the echolands, a waystation for the depart

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Aenir

Garth Nix · 261 pages

Exiled Chosen Tal and Milla the Icecarl enter the dream world of Aenir to summon the Storm Shepherds to help them find the magical Codex, but discover that they are facing greater dangers than they ever imagined.

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Philippa Fisher and the Dream-Maker's Daughter

Liz Kessler · 279 pages

Twelve-year-old Philippa gets caught up in unraveling the mystery of a dream-catcher that threatens the life of her fairy friend Daisy and the happiness of her human friend Robyn, who is grieving over her mother's death.

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Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder

Obert Skye · 363 pages

All of Foo is rushing madly to exit the realm of dreams while Leven is headed in the opposite direction. Fate snatches him to the island of Alder, where he is poised to pass or fail the final test. Meanwhile, in Reality, Ezra and Dennis are welcoming those flowing out of Foo— but only so they can selfishly conquer them and gain control of both realms. Phoebe is loose, and it takes Geth getting aho

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The Dream Merchant

Isabel Hoving · 638 pages

Having been hired by a mysterious corporation called Gippart, twelve-year-old Josh--along with two friends and the ghost of his dead twin sister--finds himself trapped in "umaya," a place between dreams, time, and reality.

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Nightmare of the Iguana

Ursula Vernon

Wendell the iguana's dreams are all nightmares and a Dream Wasp wants him as a host for her eggs--so, with Great-grandfather Dragonbreath's help, Danny the dragon and Suki the salamander enter Wendell's dreams to try and defeat the wasp.

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Nightmares! The Sleepwalker Tonic

Jason Segel · 360 pages

"Twelve-year-old Charlie and his friends must find out why their neighboring town has become overrun with sleepwalkers before what's going around reaches them and it's too late"--

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Abarat

Clive Barker · 489 pages

Candy Quackenbush, a sixteen-year-old girl, is bored with her life and is desperate for something new. She lives in Chickentown, Minnesota, has a drunkard father, and is often made fun of by other kids. One day at school, a strange image enters her head, and she draws it in a textbook. When her teacher notices, she is furious, and Candy has the sudden impulse to simply walk out of school. She wand

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The Diamond in the Window

Jane Langton · 256 pages

Eleanor and Edward Hall are orphans being raised by their Aunt Lily and Uncle Freddy in a faded old Victorian mansion. When they stumble upon the hidden bedroom of another aunt and uncle who disappeared from the house as children, they begin a series of dream adventures in hopes of discovering the fate of their lost relatives and restoring the family fortunes. An imaginative and exciting tale that

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Firelight

Kazu Kibuishi · 197 pages

Emily, Trellis, and Vigo visit Algos Island, where they can access and enter lost memories. They're hoping to uncover the events of Trellis's mysterious childhood -- knowledge they can use against the Elf King. What they discover is a dark secret that changes everything. Meanwhile, the Voice of Emily's Amulet is getting stronger, and threatens to overtake her completely.

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The Sleeper and the Spindle

Neil Gaiman · 70 pages

On the eve of her wedding, a young queen sets out to rescue a princess from an enchantment. She casts aside her fine wedding clothes, takes her chain mail and her sword and follows her brave dwarf retainers into the tunnels under the mountain towards the sleeping kingdom.

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The Black Unicorn

Terry Brooks · 320 pages

A year had passed since Ben Holiday bought the Magic Kingdon from the wizard, Meeks. But unbeknownst to him, he has been the victim of a trap by Meeks, who has succeeded in stealing the Paladin and appropriating his face. Suddenly none of Ben's friends know him, but all of his enemies do. He must win it all back again--only this time on his own!From the Paperback edition.

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Night Mare

Piers Anthony · 307 pages

Although the Nextwave of barbarian warriors was invading Xanth, Mare Imbrium discovered that ever since she had gained the half soul, the night mare had begun to mishandle her job of delivering bad dreams. Exiled to the day world with a message for King Trent, Mare met the relentless, unforgiving Horseman. For the night mare, it began to be all a horrible nightmare!From the Paperback edition.

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll

Iacob Adrian · 206 pages

Alice's adventures in wonderland By Lewis Carroll - illustrated edition

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Dreamland

Alyson Noel

Eager to contact her sister Ever, ghost Riley goes in search of the place where dreams are made, where she finds a renegade ghost boy who has been flouting the rules of Dreamland for decades.

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A Wild Sheep Chase

Haruki Murakami · 299 pages

It begins simply enough: A twenty-something advertising executive receives a postcard from a friend, and casually appropriates the image for an insurance company's advertisement. What he doesn't realize is that included in the pastoral scene is a mutant sheep with a star on its back, and in using this photo he has unwittingly captured the attention of a man in black who offers a menacing ultimatum

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Hero of Dreams

Brian Lumley · 242 pages

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