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The Wishing Spell

Chris Colfer · 448 pages

Frustrated by all the happy goofy representations of fairy tales? (Note: Chris began the concept for this book in his late high school years, which were much earlier than the copyright date of 2012.) Well, so was Chris. So, he decided to mix them up a little. This book has several of the standard fairy tale characters, such as Red Riding Hood, the witch who liked to eat children (Hansel & Gretel),

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The Frog Princess

E.D. Baker · 219 pages

After reluctantly kissing a frog, an awkward, fourteen-year-old princess suddenly finds herself a frog, too, and sets off with the prince to seek the means--and the self-confidence--to become human again.

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A Spindle Splintered

Alix E. Harrow · 119 pages

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Alice in the Country of Hearts, Vol. 01

QuinRose, Soumei Hoshino

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The Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum · 235 pages

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The Fairy's Mistake

Gail Carson Levine · 87 pages

In this humorous retelling of a Perrault tale, the fairy Ethelinda rewards one twin sister for good behavior and punishes the other for bad, only to discover that her punishment is more pleasing than her reward.

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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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House of Many Ways

Diana Wynne Jones · 416 pages

The sequel to Howl's Moving CastleWhen Charmain Baker agreed to look after her great-uncle's house, she thought she was getting blissful, parent-free time to read. She didn't realize that the house bent space and time, and she did not expect to become responsible for an extremely magical stray dog and a muddled young apprentice wizard. Now, somehow, she's been targeted by a terrifying creature cal

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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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Summer in Orcus

T. Kingfisher · 265 pages

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Little Red Quacking Hood

Noah Z. Jones · 80 pages

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The School for Good and Evil

Soman Chainani · 496 pages

**A dark and enchanting fantasy adventure perfect for those who prefer their fairytales with a twist. The first in the bestselling School for Good and Evil series.** Every four years, two girls are kidnapped from the village of Gavaldon. Legend has it these lost children are sent to the School for Good and Evil, the fabled institution where they become fairytale heroes or villains. With her

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Wondrous

Heather Fawcett

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Twice Upon a Marigold

Jean Ferris · 304 pages

After a quiet happy year in a small town, Queen Olympia regains her memory and initiates new plots and manipulations, as the residents of Zandelphia and Beaurivage, now ruled by Christian and Marigold, feel the effects of her bad energy.

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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

C.S. Lewis · 178 pages

A beautiful paperback edition of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, book two in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition is complete with cover and interior art by the original illustrator, Pauline Baynes. Four adventurous siblings--Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie-- step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter and e

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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 Unusual Suspects

Michael Buckley · 290 pages

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Twice Upon a Time

James Riley · 340 pages

Jack, of the village of Giant's Hand, is now accompanied by a prince as he continues trying to help a reluctant princess find her family, while also attempting to save a city full of fairies from a nameless curse.

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The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

Terry Pratchett · 270 pages

Winner of the 2001 Carnegie MedalOne rat, popping up here and there, squeaking loudly, and taking a bath in the cream, could be a plague all by himself. After a few days of this, it was amazing how glad people were to see the kid with his magical rat pipe. And they were amazing when the rats followed hint out of town.They'd have been really amazed if they'd ever found out that the rats and the pip

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Dealing with Dragons

Patricia C. Wrede · 212 pages

**A well written, fast paced YA fantasy with a good sense of humour. Cimorene, an independent minded princess, runs away from home and volunteers to be the a dragon's princess, getting caught up in dragon politics, magic, and the machinations of rival wizards. This is the first book in a series of four.**

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Of Mice and Magic

Ursula Vernon

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Storybound

Marissa Burt · 406 pages

Shy, twelve-year-old Una Fairchild is suddenly transported by a mysterious book into the Land of Story, where characters from books hope to be cast into a tale of their own, and Una attends the Perrault Academy while trying to discover why she is there.

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