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The Palace of Glass

Django Wexler · 355 pages

"After learning the truth about her uncle Geryon, 13-year-old Alice--with the encouragement of the magical giant feline, Ending--ventures into a dangerous land searching for a mysterious book that will allow her to exact her revenge on Geryon, and unwittingly sets off a far larger and more dangerous battle than she ever imagined"--

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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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Carbonel, the Prince of Cats

Barbara Sleigh, V.H. Drummond · 240 pages

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The Cats of Tanglewood Forest

Charles de Lint · 312 pages

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Kiki's Delivery Service

Eiko Kadono

When Kiki turns 13, she follows the witches’ tradition of living in another town for a year, the seaside village of Koriko; translated by Emily Balistrieri. (Ages 8 to 12)

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Into the Woods

Dan Jolley · 82 pages

Sasha has everything she wants: kind housefolk who take care of her during the day and the freedom to explore the woods beyond Twolegplace at night. But when Sasha is forced to leave her home, she must forge a solitary new life in the forest. Life on her own is exciting at first but quickly gets lonely. When Sasha meets Tigerstar, leader of ShadowClan, she begins to think that she may be better of

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The Evil Wizard Smallbone

Delia Sherman · 416 pages

When twelve-year-old Nick runs away from his uncle s in the middle of a blizzard, he stumbles onto a very opinionated bookstore. He also meets its guardian, the self-proclaimed Evil Wizard Smallbone, who calls Nick his apprentice and won t let him leave, but won t teach him magic, either.

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The Hounds of the Mórrígan

Pat O'Shea · 472 pages

When a ten-year-old boy finds an old book of magic in a bookshop in Ireland, the forces of good and evil gather to do battle over it.

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Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz

L. Frank Baum · 132 pages

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz is the fourth book in Baum's Oz series. The series chronicles the further adventures of Dorothy both in and out of Oz, as she deals with the characters, situations and desires which continue to spill over from her first fateful adventure.

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The Cat Who Came in Off the Roof

Annie M.G. Schmidt · 160 pages

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The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man

Lloyd Alexander · 112 pages

When he begins dealing with humanity, Lionel the cat begins to understand why his wizard master was reluctant to change him into a man.

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Plain Kate

Erin Bow · 320 pages

Plain Kate's odd appearance and expertise as a woodcarver cause some to think her a witch, but friendship with a talking cat and, later, with humans help her to survive and even thrive in a world of magic, charms, and fear.

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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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The Truth

Zizou Corder · 272 pages

Charlie Ashanti, the hero of LIONBOY, speaks cat - the language of all cats wild and domestic alike. His unusual talent helps him on his quest to find his kidnapped parents who have discovered a cure for asthma. The local cats of his home town (a futuristic London) start him on his search to solve the mystery of his missing parents, which leads him across the channel on board a circus ship bound f

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After the Flood

Erin Hunter, Dan Jolley

Leafstar is struggling to keep SkyClan united in the wake of the flood that destroyed their camp, but her Clanmates are scared of what might happen next. Meanwhile, Sol continues to demand that Leafstar make him a warrior, but Leafstar isn't sure that Sol will ever be ready to embrace the warrior code. As SkyClan faces another devastating challenge, Leafstar must figure out what is best for her Cl

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Catwings

Ursula K. Le Guin · 40 pages

Mrs. Jane Tabby could not explain why all four of her children had wings. But it meant that her dreams for her kittens would some day come true. Thelma, Harriet, Roger, and James could fly away from the dangerous city slum and find a safer place to live. That day came. But who could have known what the four kittens would find in the woods...?

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May Bird Among the Stars

Jodi Lynn Anderson · 260 pages

To find their way home, ten-year-old May Bird and Somber Kitty seek the Lady of North Farm as May Bird struggles with the knowledge that only she can save the Ever After from its terrible ruler, Evil Bo Cleevil.

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Secrets of the Crown

Adam Jay Epstein, Andrew Jacobson

As their old mentor Kalstaff was dead, the six loyals and familiars are completing their studies with Sorceress Edna. All of a sudden, when human magic mysteriously disappears from the land, Queen Loranella is rendered powerless, and is thus unable to stop the impending army of the Dead lead by Paksahara which is about to invade the land. Hence, it is once more up to the familiars to save the land

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A Forest Divided

Erin Hunter, Wayne McLoughlin · 367 pages

Follow your hearts. They will lead you home. Leaf-bare has fallen once more, threatening all cats with hunger and cold. Meanwhile, the message from the spirit-cats remains the same: in order to survive, they must grow and spread like the Blazing Star. And they must hurry. Clear Sky is certain that the only way forward is for all cats to band together again, but few are willing to ally with

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The Alchymist's Cat

Robin Jarvis · 240 pages

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Stuart Little

E.B. White · 131 pages

This is the first children's book by the distinguished author E. B. White. Stuart Little, the hero, is a mouse in the family of Frederick C. Little and is a pleasantly debonair little character, with a shy, engaging manner and a somewhat philosophical turn of mind. He is a great help around the house, and everybody except Snowbell the cat likes him a great deal. In spite of his small size, Stuart

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